Red Sox acquire Curtis Mead, trade LHP Connelly Early to Nationals

BREAKING: The Boston Red Sox are trading left-hander Connelly Early to the Washington Nationals for infielder Curtis Mead, sources tell ESPN.

Players that have at least 50 PA in each of the four months so far, and at least a .200 Isolated Power in each: Willson Contreras Curtis Mead Junior Caminero Dillon Dingler Juan Soto CJ Abrams Shohei Ohtani Yordan Alvarez Miguel Vargas

Lots of ways the Sox could improve the roster. But somebody with a little pop (ideally righthanded) would be a simple way to upgrade. Ty France, Curtis Mead, Spencer Steer ... somebody like that.

Nats are hoping Mead is as good to them as when he was traded previously from the Phils for Cristopher Sanchez

I have not been as baffled in the thought process of a trade in a long time as I am by the concept of trading Connelly Early, a very good 24-year-old SP with top prospect background, for Curtis Mead, a corner guy who is less than 350 good but not profile-altering PA removed from being DFA’d

The Red Sox-Nats deal is now official: Curtis Mead for Connelly Early. Here’s @peteabeglobe.bsky.social on the deal: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/25/s...

We have acquired LHP Connelly Early from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for INF Curtis Mead.

The Nationals have traded Curtis Mead to the Red Sox for LHP Connelly Early, source confirms. That would certainly qualify as both buying and selling, yes? (ESPN's Jeff Passan reported the deal first)

People usually take on fragments of a local accent after living somewhere long enough. (I've got one or two stray Chicago vowels after my three stints in the Midwest.) I hope Curtis Mead plays in Boston for 10 years so we can study him for science.

Curtis Mead is 25 years old. This is the fourth trade of his career, and the Red Sox will be his fifth organization. He’s been traded for Cristopher Sánchez, Adrian Houser, Boston Smith and now Connelly Early. Sánchez, Smith and Early were all one-for-one deals.

Trade summary, per Jeff Passan: Red Sox get - Curtis Mead Nationals get - Connelly Early

Curtis Mead solidified a career after clearing a hurdle thought impossible even 2 years ago: being better than Alec Bohm

The Boston Red Sox acquire INF Curtis Mead from the Washington Nationals, for LHP Connelly Early.

Nationals reportedly acquire LHP Connelly Early from Red Sox for INF Curtis Mead, per multiple reports including MLB's @Feinsand. (MLB x @CohnReznick)

File Curtis Mead under the category of guys having a much better season than I realized