As the Red Sox prepare for a playoff clash with the Yankees next week, they’re rewarding the manager who led them there after early-season turmoil.

Chad Tracy had his interim title removed Tuesday, with Boston naming him its full-time manager and signing him to a three-year contract that carries a club option for the 2030 season, the team announced.

Boston also said it exercised its 2029 and ’30 options for chief baseball officer Craig Breslow.

Chad Tracy celebrates with champagne after the Red Sox clinch a playoff berth on Sept. 20, 2026. Getty Images

Tracy, 41, was the manager of the Red Sox’s Triple-A affiliate in Worcester before taking over for Alex Cora, who was fired along with five other coaches following a 10-17 start to the season.

Boston is 74-55 since.

“Craig and Chad are two exceptionally talented leaders who have earned these opportunities in very different ways,” Red Sox president and CEO Sam Kennedy said in a statement. “Over the last three years, we have watched Craig bring clarity, discipline, and conviction to the work of building our baseball operation. Chad was asked to step into a difficult situation with little notice, but the trust he immediately commanded at the major league level was earned through years of work across our organization.

“What this team has accomplished over the past several months has been historic. Results matter greatly in this business, but so do judgment, character, and the ability to bring out the best in others. Craig and Chad have demonstrated all of those qualities, and they have earned our confidence in leading us forward.”

Boston Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy looks on during the third inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Tracy was a third-round pick by the Rangers in 2006 and played in the minors and in independent ball, but never played in the majors.

He began his managerial career in the Angels farm system before taking over as Worcester manager for the 2022 season.

Boston is on pace to be the No. 2 wild-card team in the AL and head to The Bronx, and the Yankees aren’t expecting Aaron Judge to return from his calf strain for that series.