Red Sox’s Alex Cora Shares Interesting Kristian Campbell News

It’s easy for Boston Red Sox fans to overlook Kristian Campbell’s ongoing development while they focus on other of the club’s emerging young stars like Roman Anthony, Marcelo Mayer and Connelly Early. But Campbell’s career arc has been fascinating already.

Campbell’s meteoric rise within Boston’s farm system in 2024 happened at a pace seldom seen in baseball (with any franchise), and it landed him an Opening Day roster spot above Anthony and Mayer this past season.

After a torrid start (contributing to the Red Sox signing him to an extension), Campbell cooled off big-time, as if the sheer speed of his ascent had begun to take a toll. It also didn’t help that KC was being asked to juggle multiple defensive positions while facing MLB pitching for the first time.

He’s still just 23. Campbell remains a special talent and an intriguing player to keep an eye on for 2026 and beyond. And according to new intel from Red Sox manager Alex Cora, Campbell is working hard this offseason and may even play winter ball in Puerto Rico beginning in a couple weeks.

Alex Cora with some big news on Kristian Campbell on the latest @Section10Pod:

"There's a good chance he'll be here (Puerto Rico) in 2 weeks playing for Ramon Vazquez and the Criollos de Caguas in winter ball."

He's currently spending a few weeks in Fort Myers working on things pic.twitter.com/C876cvgRHt

— Tyler Milliken (@tylermilliken_) November 21, 2025

Cora revealed the news while appearing as a guest on the Section 10 podcast.

Campbell played 67 MLB games in 2025, ending up with a .223/ .319/ .345/ .664 slash line six homers, and 21 RBI in 229 at-bats. After his demotion to Triple-A Worcester, Campbell hit .273/ .382/ .417/ .799 with eight homers and 38 RBI for the WooSox.

Recent reports have indicated that the Red Sox plan to make Campbell a full-time outfielder in the future.