The Boston Red Sox have acquired veteran pitcher Sonny Gray from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for pitcher Richard Fitts and minor league southpaw prospect Brandon Clarke.
Gray, who turned 36 earlier this month, spent the past two seasons with the Redbirds. In 32 starts with St. Louis in 2025, Gray went 14-8 with a 4.28 ERA striking 201 batters against only 38 walks. Those 14 wins match a career high that Gray set with the Oakland A's in both 2014 and 2015.
Boston is Gray's sixth big league stop. In his 13-year MLB career, Gray has pitched with the Oakland A's, New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins and the St. Louis Cardinals. In 2023, while a member of the Twins, Gray finished runner up in AL Cy Young balloting to New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole.
Gray enters the 2026 season with a 125-102 record with a 3.38 ERA with 1925 strikeouts against 621 walks in 339 career appearances (including 330 starts). He is signed through 2026 with a mutual option for 2027. As far as 2026 is concerned, barring serious injury, Gray will be a solid number two starter behind Garrett Crochet who finished runner up in AL Cy Young balloting to Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal.
With the Cardinals embarking upon a rebuild under former Red Sox CEO Chaim Bloom, this is a very good short-term deal for the Red Sox.
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