Red Sox, Garrett Crochet agree to 6-year, $170 million contract extension: report

The Boston Red Sox and starting pitcher Garrett Crochet reportedly agreed to a six-year, $170 cardinal declaration hold connected Monday night.

Crochet, 25, was acquired successful a commercialized with the Chicago White Sox successful speech for a bevy of prospects. The Red Sox traded distant prospects Kyle Teel, Braden Montgomery, Chase Meidroth and Wikelman Gonzalez for Crochet. 

The agreed-upon hold begins successful 2026 and includes an opt-out aft the 2030 season, ESPN reported. Crochet volition beryllium 31 years aged astatine the clip of his opt-out. 

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Boston Red Sox's Garrett Crochet pitches against the Rangers connected opening day, Thursday, March 27, 2025, successful Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

The woody is the largest ever for a pitcher with four-plus years of work time, according to ESPN.

Crochet is the archetypal pitcher successful MLB past to person a nine-figure declaration portion having thrown less than 800 innings. The 6-foot-6 left-hander has thrown conscionable 224 vocation innings. 

With the White Sox, Crochet broke onto the country arsenic a reliever, pitching successful 2020 and 2021 retired of the bullpen. 

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Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Garrett Crochet throws against the Philadelphia Phillies astatine BayCare Ballpark connected Feb. 28, 2025. (Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images)

He missed 2022 owed to Tommy John country and past returned to the bullpen successful 2023. Crochet transitioned into a starter going into 2024 and saw contiguous success.

That season, Crochet started 32 games and had a 3.58 ERA crossed 146 innings portion helium struck retired an awesome 209 hitters with his ascendant fastball. He was named to the American League All-Star team. 

However, implicit the past 2 months of past season, Crochet struggled. In his last 10 starts, his ERA was 4.83 and helium pitched conscionable 31.2 innings. Despite the late-season struggles, the Red Sox inactive gave up a haul for Crochet. 

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Boston Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet pitches against the Texas Rangers astatine Globe Life Field connected March 27, 2025. (Tim Heitman-Imagn Images)

Crochet started connected opening time for the Red Sox, and did not get a determination successful the team’s 5-2 triumph implicit the Texas Rangers. Crochet pitched 5 innings, gave up 2 earned runs connected 5 hits and 2 walks and struck retired 4 batters.

The opening time triumph is the lone triumph the Red Sox person this season, arsenic they person mislaid their past 4 games and are 1-4 connected the season. 

Crochet volition get the commencement successful the Red Sox's adjacent crippled against the Baltimore Orioles astatine 6:35 p.m. ET Wednesday.

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