Boston Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman is "almost certainly off the table" in trade talks, according to MLB insider Jeff Passan.

Once seen as deadline sellers, Boston entered the All-Star Break on a 10-game winning streak, catapulting the team into playoff contention. When ESPN updated its top 50 trade candidates on Monday, Bregman was notably absent. The story comes three days after Jeff Passan, who co-wrote the piece, poured cold water on a potential Bregman trade.

CHICAGO — Alex Bregman wasn’t in the Red Sox starting lineup Sunday. Manager Alex Cora and the training staff are trying to ease the All-Star third baseman back after he missed 43 games with a right quad strain.