ESPN: Brewers first baseman Jake Bauers signing with Red Sox

ESPN: Brewers first baseman Jake Bauers signing with Red Sox Brewers first baseman Jake Bauers is heading to Boston. Advertisement Updated: 12:00 PM CST Nov 13, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Stephen Cohn ESPN: Brewers first baseman Jake Bauers signing with Red Sox Brewers first baseman Jake Bauers is heading to Boston. Updated: 12:00 PM CST Nov 13, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Stephen Cohn MILWAUKEE — World Series Champion and Brewers first baseman Jake Bauers is heading to Boston. ESPN MLB Insider Jeff Passan reported Friday morning that Bauers and the Red Sox are in agreement on a four-year, $58 million contract. Advertisement This will be his sixth team in eight major league seasons. Bauers, 31, was named NLCS MVP after the Brewers swept the Dodgers en route to their first World Series title in franchise history. Two seasons after he nearly quit baseball , Bauers became a big hitter in the middle of the Brewers' lineup. Patient and disciplined with a sharp eye at the plate, Bauers drew 94 walks and compiled a .389 on-base percentage this season. He also had 86 RBI in 144 games, shattering his previous career-highs across the board. Video below: Jake Bauers says he sits in the hot tub playing chess until 30 minutes before World Series game Bauers was drafted in 2013 by the San Diego Padres out of Marina High School in Huntington Beach, located about 40 miles south of Dodger Stadium. After batting .202 for the New York Yankees in 2023, he was traded that November to Milwaukee — where he hit .199 in 2024. Ready to hang up his spikes, Bauer changed his mind when his wife told him she was pregnant. Wanting to be a provider for his growing family, he put off retirement and maintained their health insurance. Our parent company, Hearst, is a part owner of ESPN. Make WISN a preferred source on Google Add Preferred Source Share Infinite Scroll Enabled Top Picks 'The new bank robbery': What is ATM 'jackpotting'? NFL QB named as next star on 'The Bachelor' Microsoft says recovery efforts are making progress on worldwide outage VIDEO: Frankie Muniz says he's recovering after crash at Daytona International Speedway