Red Sox re-sign Steve Pearce to one-year deal
The Red Sox are keeping Steve Pearce around on a one-year deal.
Oct 28, 2018; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Boston Red Sox first baseman Steve Pearce (25) reacts after hitting a solo home run in the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in game five of the 2018 World Series at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
Not even a month after his 2018 World Series performance earned him MVP honors, Steve Pearce is sticking with the Boston Red Sox on a one-year deal worth $6.25 million, according to Yahoo's Jeff Passan.
Acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays in late June, Pearce was an immediate fit with the Red Sox as a platoon option at first base with Mitch Moreland (and in the outfield when needed), and hit .279 with seven home runs and 26 RBIs in 50 games. Some of Pearce's finest work as a Sox contributor came in an August series with the Yankees in which he hammered four home runs and eight RBIs in just three games (including a three-homer effort in a 15-7 smackdown of the Bombers).
But it was in the postseason that Pearce truly shined, with a .289 batting average and a team-leading four home runs. Pearce delivered the knockout blow in Game 5 of the World Series, too, with two homers and three RBIs.
Pearce, of course, is the first Red Sox postseason hero to officially re-sign with the club.
And presumably, all eyes will now turn towards the future of pitcher Nate Eovaldi.
