While the Boston Red Sox have made a number of moves this offseason, one of the most interesting has been the signing of former Los Angeles Dodgers starter Walker Buehler to a one-year deal with a mutual option for 2026.

Walker Buehler is eager to make an immediate first and lasting impression with the Boston Red Sox, based on his latest comments.

Buehler gets a $3.05 million signing bonus under the agreement announced Dec. 28 and a $15 million salary this year.

If Walker Buehler had hit free agency after, say, the 2021 season when he posted a 2.47 ERA over 33 starts with the Dodgers, he likely would have commanded one of the biggest contracts for a pitcher in baseball history. That wasn’t the case. The 30-year-old’s first foray into the open market came at a much-different point in his career.

Walker Buehler signed with the Boston Red Sox last week and on Friday, he revealed why he chose the organization in free agency.

Walker Buehler will have a new look when he takes the mound for the first time in 2025. After spending the first eight seasons of his Major League Baseball career with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Buehler will be donning a Red Sox uniform next season.

Starting pitcher Walker Buehler inked a one-year, $21.05 million deal with the Boston Red Sox in December.The 30-year-old righthander discussed his departure from the Los Angeles Dodgers with reporters during a Zoom call on Friday.

It appears one star really wants Alex Bregman on a new team. Recent Red Sox signing Walker Buehler told reporters on a video call on Friday that he has pitched the free agent third baseman on the idea of joining him in Boston.

Buehler felt his mechanics click back into place towards the end of last season and feels ready for a rebound season with the Red Sox.

Walker Buehler signed with the Red Sox because he believes the club is primed for a breakout, and if the right-hander has his way, he won’t be coming to Boston alone.