Red Sox make unexpected signing of Brewers postseason hero Jake Bauers

BOSTON — The Red Sox made a big splash Friday afternoon, signing first baseman Jake Bauers to a four-year, $58 million contract. Bauers is coming off a breakout campaign with the Milwaukee Brewers in his seventh year in the majors. He hit .266 with an .874 OPS over a career-high 144 regular-season games in his age-30 season, with career highs of 22 doubles, 26 home runs, 86 RBIs and 93 runs. kAmq2F6CD E96? A=2J65 2? :?DECF>6?E2= C@=6 :? 96=A:?8 E96 qC6H6CD H:? E96:C 7:CDE\6G6C (@C=5 $6C:6D =2DE >@?E9] w6 H2D ?2>65 |'! @7 E96 }2E:@?2= {628F6 r92>A:@?D9:A $6C:6D 27E6C 96 32EE=65 E9C@F89 >F=E:A=6 =6?8E9J 2E\32ED 2E 4CF4:2= >@>6?ED E@ 96=A E96 qC6H6CD C6249 E96 u2== r=2DD:4 7@C E96 7:CDE E:>6 D:?46 `hga]k^Am kAmxE’D 2 3@=5 >@G6 7@C E96 #65 $@I[ AF?4EF2E65 3J E96 5C27E\A:4< 4@>A6?D2E:@? E96J H:== ?665 E@ 8:G6 E96 qC6H6CD[ H9@ 6IE6?565 E96 Sab]`d >:==:@? "F2=:7J:?8 ~776C E@ q2F6CD 62C=:6C E9:D >@?E9]k^Am kAm$@I 3C2DD 92D 366? @A6? 23@FE E96 ?665 E@ 7@CE:7J E96:C =:?6FA 27E6C 2? @776?D:G6=J H62< J62C[ 3FE E9:D D:8?:?8[ 7:CDE C6A@CE65 3J t$!}’D y677 !2DD2?[ DF886DED >@C6 492?86D E@ 4@>6] q@DE@? 4FCC6?E=J 92D 7:CDE 32D6>2? (:==D@? r@?EC6C2D F?56C 4@?EC24E E9C@F89 a_af H:E9 2 4=F3 @AE:@? 7@C a_ag[ 2?5 96 :D 4@>:?8 @77 2 42C66C\36DE @776?D:G6 J62C] p?5 q2F6CD :D 2 =67EJ 9:EE6C ;@:?:?8 2? 2=C625J =67EJ\962GJ =:?6FAj 9:D 2CC:G2= DA6==D EC@F3=6 7@C y2CC6? sFC2? 2?5 |2D2E2<2 *@D9:52[ :? A2CE:4F=2C[ EH@ F?56CA6C7@C>:?8 =67E\92?565 9:EE6CD E96 #65 $@I 92G6 24E:G6=J D@F89E E@ EC256 7@C E96 =2DE D6G6C2= J62CD]k^Am kAm%96 5676?D:G6 ?F>36CD 2C6 DF3A2Cj q2F6CD E9:D J62C C2?<65 :? E96 D6G6?E9 |{q A6C46?E:=6 :? ~FED p3@G6 pG6C286[ `aE9 A6C46?E:=6 :? u:6=5:?8 #F? '2=F6[ 2?5 E96 aa?5 A6C46?E:=6 :? 7:CDE\32D6 C646:G:?8] qFE 96 42? 2=D@ A=2J E96 @FE7:6=5 @C ;@:? E96 ?F>36C @7 #65 $@I A=2J6CD H9@ 4J4=6 E9C@F89 E96 56D:8?2E65 9:EE6C C@=6[ >2<:?8 9:> 2 G6CD2E:=6 255:E:@? E@ E96 q@DE@? 32== 4=F3] x? q2F6CD 2?5 r@?EC6C2D[ E96 #65 $@I ?@H 92G6 EH@ @7 E96 7:G6 >2;@C =628F6CD H9@ 9:E 2E =62DE ad 9@>6 CF?D 2?5 A@DE65 2 ]bgd @?\32D6 A6C46?E286 @C 9:896C :? a_ae]k^Am