Anthony Seigler stayed at second base for the Boston Red Sox on Saturday, and the start gave him an eighth straight turn in the lineup. It also kept a recent call-up in a regular role as Boston tried to keep pressure on the New York Yankees after winning the first two games of the series.
Seigler Keeps Boston Spot
Saturday was Seigler’s third straight start against the New York Yankees, and the Red Sox used him again at second base behind Jake Bennett. The move came after Boston recalled him from Triple-A Worcester on June 20, turning a short-term roster fix into a longer look in the middle infield.
Seigler is 27 years old and arrived in Boston in the February 2026 trade that sent Kyle Harrison, David Hamilton and Shane Drohan to the Milwaukee Brewers. Boston got Seigler, Caleb Durbin and Andruw Monasterio back in that deal, and the former 23rd overall pick in the 2018 draft had already reached the majors with Milwaukee in 2025.
Worcester Built His Case
The path back was not smooth. Seigler missed all of spring training with left knee patellar tendinopathy, then did not begin a rehab assignment until April 9. He played 11 Worcester games and hit.222 before heating up in May.
That turnaround mattered. In 18 games for the Worcester Red Sox in May, he hit.344/.468/.531 with three home runs and 14 RBIs, and he carried that form into Boston with a.321/.367/.429 line in nine 2026 appearances and a 125 OPS+.
Red Sox Need The At-Bats
Worcester skipper Iggy Suarez said the lack of a spring ramp-up slowed Seigler at first, then helped him once he had a month of work behind him. He said, “He didn’t have a spring training, so now a month in, that’s spring training for him. Now, he’s getting into the swing of things and getting his rhythm back. I think having that month under his belt when he was a month behind helps a lot,” and added, “You kind of see his eyes light up and everything,” when Seigler heard he was going back to the majors.
Suarez also called the promotion “Well deserved. He’s at a point where he’s swinging it. That’s opportunities that come up. You hate to see someone like Sogie go on the IL, but again, it’s an opportunity [Seigler] was ready for. I think it’s a good time for him to go up there.” Nick Sogard’s oblique strain opened the second-base job, and Boston has kept Seigler there while the club sits 34-46 and 13 1/2 games out of first place.
Boston beat New York 6-3 on June 25 and 6-1 on June 26, so a third straight win would lock up a series victory heading into Sunday’s finale. For Seigler, the immediate question is simple: how long does he keep the job once Boston has more infield options again?
