The club informed second baseman David Hamilton after Thursday’s win that he is being optioned to the WooSox, sources confirmed, meaning Bregman will be in the lineup for Friday night’s game.

Veteran third baseman Alex Bregman is in his tenth major-league season and first as a member of the Boston Red Sox, bringing veteran leadership to Fenway Park.

“He’s a guy we would like to have here in a Red Sox uniform for a long time.”