Red Sox Looking For Offensive Help In Pete Alonso, Kyle Schwarber, JT Realmuto, & Others

The Red Sox are surveying the market for middle-of-the-order help and have been linked to two right-handed sluggers: Pete Alonso and Kazuma Okamoto, and also have interest in Kyle Schwarber and a reunion with Alex Bregman. Both Alonso and Okamoto hit from the right side and would share similar Fenway Park considerations, but their backgrounds and skill sets differ.

Alonso is a right-handed first baseman who bats and throws right, and will be in his age-31 season in 2026. In 2025, he logged 709 plate appearances with a .272/.347/.524 line, a .252 ISO, and an 8.6% walk rate. Over 2023 and 2024 combined, he produced a 122 wRC+. He has consistent pull rates in the low-40 percent range on balls in the air, making him a good fit for the Green Monster profile that converts deep flies into extra-base hits. His offensive value is concentrated at first base, so any fit with Boston would be almost exclusively as a primary first baseman and designated hitter.

Kazuma Okamoto is a right-handed hitter with experience at third base, first base, and the outfield; he will be in his age-29 season in 2026.  In 2025, with Yomiuri, he recorded 293 plate appearances, hitting .327 with 15 home runs.  Over 11 NPB seasons, he has 248 career home runs, including six straight seasons with at least 30 homers from 2018–2023. 

As another right-handed power bat, Okamoto would also work in front of the Green Monster, with Fenway’s doubles-friendly environment potentially interacting with his history of consistent home run power. His positional background at both corner infield spots creates a different roster fit than Alonso, combining right-handed power with some flexibility between third base and first base.

Schwarber offers a different offensive profile from Alonso and Okamoto, bringing left-handed power to pair with their right-handed bats. A left-handed hitter, Schwarber has primarily played left field and designated hitter, but is exclusively a DH as he enters his age-33 season in 2026. Over 11 MLB seasons, he has logged more than 5,300 plate appearances with a .231/.346/.500 batting line and 300-plus home runs, producing an .846 OPS across that stretch. He cleared 690 plate appearances in both 2024 and 2025 with on-base percentages in the mid-360s and slugging percentages of .500 or better.