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You might know their stats, positions, and contracts, but there’s a lot more to these Red Sox players than what you see on the field. From acting families to former side gigs and unusual paths to the majors, here are five things you probably didn’t know about some of the guys wearing the Boston uniform in 2025. 1. Jarren Duran – Not A Natural Outfielder Before he was ever the left fielder and center fielder for the Red Sox, Duran was a second baseman at Long Beach State. And not just a part-time second baseman. He never even played one inning in the outfield for his college team. The Red Sox picked him in the seventh round of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft, and that quickly changed. He split time between second base and center field for the Lowell Spinners (the now-defunct Red Sox Short-Season A Minor League affiliate) before the organization made him a full-time outfielder. An American League All-Star last year, Duran is now one of the better outfielders in baseball, even if he's having a down year. - Lucas Giolito – Famous Family
The starting pitcher doesn’t just come from a baseball background — he comes from a Hollywood and Olympic pedigree. His mother, Lindsay Frost, is a television actress best known for roles in As the World Turns, The Ring, Lost, and Crossing Jordan. His father, Rick Giolito, is a video game executive who served as executive producer for the first-person shooter Medal of Honor series in the early 2000s. But it goes even deeper. His uncle is Mark Frost, the co-creator of the cult-classic TV show Twin Peaks and a writer for Hill Street Blues. And his grandfather? His name is Warren Frost; he played Susan’s dad, Mr. Ross, on Seinfeld — the guy who famously hated George Costanza after Susan’s untimely death from envelope glue. Additionally, his grandfather, Silvio Giolito, was an Olympic fencer who competed for the United States at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. - Alex Bregman – Father Is Running For Governor
You may know Bregman as the Red Sox’s injured star third baseman and longtime Houston Astro. What you may not know? His father, Sam Bregman, is trying to become governor of New Mexico. Sam Bregman — a longtime defense attorney, former state Democratic Party chairman, and current district attorney for Bernalillo County — launched his campaign for the 2026 race in the spring, and he's trying to position himself as a moderate, blasting both President Donald Trump and the far left. “It’s the intolerance of the radical left that has divided our party,” the Democrat told Politico in April. “At a time when we need everyone to unite in the fight against Trump. Whether it’s them, or the MAGA extremists, they’ve all hijacked our politics leaving everyday New Mexicans in the dust.” - Brennan Bernardino – Former Uber Driver
Bernardino has emerged as a steady left-handed reliever for the Red Sox over the past three seasons, and even President Donald Trump says he knows about him. However, before the 33-year-old made his Major League Baseball debut for the Seattle Mariners in 2022 and came to Boston a year later, he was a journeyman trying to make it to the big leagues. Bernardino had been playing pro baseball since 2014 and was never a highly-touted prospect. Since Minor League Baseball players often don't make a living wage, Bernardino worked various jobs in the offseason early in his career. He drove for both Uber and Lyft and was a construction worker in California, he told MassLive in 2023. - Marcelo Mayer – Former Switch-Hitter
Did you know that the Red Sox rookie infielder used to be a switch-hitter? Mayer, a left-handed hitter, hit righty against left-handed pitchers for several years growing up. However, the rookie stopped hitting righty when he was in eighth grade, he told NewBostonPost in an April 2024 interview when he was a member of the Portland Sea Dogs (Red Sox Double-A Minor League affiliate). "Yeah, I was a switch hitter, and I switch hit for four or five years, but I got to the point where I was in the cage for like hours because I didn't want to take away from my lefty swings too, so I was like: 'screw it. I'm just gonna hit lefty,'" he said. "Because I'd be in the cage for four hours and I wanted to have a life outside of hitting in the cage. But yeah, I like switch-hitting, but I think I hit lefties just fine."
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