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Garrett Crochet Is Key to Red Sox’s Return to October Baseball

The Boston Red Sox became a legitimate contender for the American League pennant in 2025 when they traded for pitching star Garrett Crochet last December.
Garrett Crochet Is Key to Red Sox’s Return to October Baseball
Garrett Crochet (35) of the Boston Red Sox reacts after striking out a player for the Kansas City Royals during the seventh inning at Fenway Park in Boston, Mass., on Aug. 5, 2025. Brian Fluharty/Getty Images
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As goes pitching sensation Garrett Crochet, so does the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox are 65–53 as they play their final game of their series on the road with the San Diego Padres on Sunday. Currently in the top American League Wild Card spot with 44 games to play in the regular season, pitching is what has led them to where they are now.

A team batting average of .254 isn’t strong enough to carry the club to an American League East title, or even a Wild Card sweep. A healthy Crochet is what could carry the ballclub beyond their final three games of the regular season against the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park.

Donald Laible
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Don has covered pro baseball for several decades, beginning in the minor leagues as a radio broadcaster in the NY Mets organization. His Ice Chips & Diamond Dust blog ran from 2012-2020 at uticaod.com. His baseball passion surrounds anything concerning the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and writing features on the players and staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don currently resides in southwest Florida.