boston red sox laid ace Garrett Crochet On the 15-day injured list with inflammation in his pitching shoulder, the latest setback of the season for the star left-hander.
Red Sox announce roster moves before Wednesday afternoon’s game blue Jays in Toronto. utility man Nate Eaton Was recalled from Triple-A Worcester in a related roster move.
Crochet, 26, is off to a great start in his second season in Boston. The two-time All-Star has a 6.30 ERA over his first six starts, including an outing at Minnesota two weeks ago when he allowed a career-worst 10 earned runs. Twins.
Crochet told reporters on Wednesday that he is “pretty confident” that he will return to Boston’s rotation when he is eligible to be activated from the IL. He said the Red Sox decided on the IL move after conversations with chief baseball officer Craig Breslow and the team’s medical staff.
According to MassLive.com, he said, “It makes more sense to get ahead of it right now so I’m not playing catch-up for the rest of the season.” “It’s tough…after all, what good does it do the team if I’m just throwing garbage on the road?”
Crockett recently pitched six shutout innings on Saturday against baltimore orioles And no health problems were reported after the game. The Red Sox fired manager Alex Cora and several coaches later that day.
Crochet said Wednesday that he started feeling “fatigue” in his left shoulder during his debut in Baltimore. He also said that he continued to throw despite the swelling in his shoulder.
“We’ve seen some very good developments over the last three days,” Crockett said, according to MassLive.com. “The plan is just to keep challenging it and also give it time to recover.”
6-foot-6 Crochet becomes the latest Red Sox starting pitcher to be placed on the 15-day IL sonny gray (Hamstring). The Red Sox (12-18), who clinched the AL East last Wednesday, have not named a replacement for Crockett in the rotation Friday.
The Red Sox traded for Crockett in December 2024 and signed him to a six-year, $170 million contract through March 2025. Last season he went 18-5 with a 2.59 ERA, when he was runner-up for the AL Cy Young Award.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
