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Reports: Rays Close to 2-Year Deal with LHP Steven Matz

On Monday, veteran left-handed reliever Steven Matz agreed to a two-year contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, the deal first reported by Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times.
After just two-plus months in a Red Sox uniform, Boston's offseason pitching remake made Matz a casualty after acquiring him from the St. Louis Cardinals at the July 31 deadline for Blaze Jordan.
Matz was largely effective for Boston, recording one save in relief appearances and throwing two scoreless innings in Boston's AL Wild Card series against the New York Yankees.
The Rays add a veteran left-handed late-inning option by signing Steven Matz, while Boston now could use at least one high-leverage lefty to complement Aroldis Chapman; Matz is the first Red Sox free agent to find a new team this winter.
Outside of Matz the left-handed relief market remains relatively thin, with free agent Justin Wilson and Caleb Ferguson among options Boston Red Sox may pursue soon.

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Reports: Rays close to 2-year deal with LHP Steven Matz

The Tampa Bay Rays are finalizing a two-year contract with free-agent left-hander Steven Matz, multiple media outlets reported.

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Red Sox Lose Veteran Free Agent Pitcher to AL East Rival

The Boston Red Sox are remaking their pitching staff this offseason, and Steven Matz was a casualty of that. The effective left-handed reliever departed Boston, agreeing to a two-year contract with the American League East-rival Tampa Bay Rays on Monday. The Red Sox had acquired Matz from the St. Louis Cardinals for minor-league infielder Blaze Jordan at the trade deadline to bolster their bullpen, since 2025 was Matz’s first full season as a re…

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