At the end of the 2025 season, Boston Red Sox fans expected the club's infield alignment for the following season to be obvious — Trevor Story would be the shortstop, as the Red Sox said he would, Marcelo Mayer would play second base and Alex Bregman would suit up at third.
Losing Bregman obviously threw a wrench in those plans. Boston then had to pivot to former Milwaukee Brewer and 2025 Rookie of the Year finalist Caleb Durbin to fill out its infield, which should've been an easy switch, since he's also a third baseman. But the Red Sox have been testing out some different alignments early in spring training.