Trevor Story Reveals Red Sox Recruiting Pitch To Alex Bregman

Trevor Story was open to a former teammate joining the Red Sox, but that wasn’t the only All-Star he was in contact with.

Story opened up to NESN.com’s Greg Dudek about Nolan Arenado joining Boston. The All-Star shortstop doubled down on the potential pursuit, and he revealed Saturday he helped recruit Alex Bregman to the Red Sox.

“It feels great. Obviously, a huge addition,” Story told reporters, as seen on NESN. “A guy that’s won, brings a certain amount of intensity to our clubhouse and some leadership. I’ve known Alex. We’ve gotten close over the last few years. It was cool, man, because he was kind of recruiting me to Houston (in 2022), and now the roles had reversed. I was recruiting him pretty hard to come here. It’s great to see we got it done and just excited to get going.”

The full-circle moment was made official Saturday, and the Red Sox released a video on social media of Bregman meeting up with his likely middle infield partner when he arrived at Fort Myers, Fla. Story also revealed his pitch to Bregman.

“He knows. He’s played at Fenway,” Story said. “He’s been through it. He’s had his fair share of games there. There’s just nothing like the atmosphere. There’s nothing like playing in Boston, and there’s nothing like winning it Boston. To me, it just feels like it means more, and I think that was a big thing that drew me to Boston. Obviously. the Monster in left, he’s a big pull-side guy, plays well for his swing. Also, just winning. It was hard to say that after the last few years, but he could see what we have brewing here, the moves we made, the young players we have, the young core. He can definitely see how we can win, and that’s what he’s all about, so that was a big part of his decision.”

Red Sox fans will get a chance to hear more from Bregman when he and the club’s top brass hold a news conference Sunday at 8:30 a.m. ET. You can catch the news conference on NESN and NESN 360.