The Boston Red Sox organization has taken yet another big hit. After cleaning out house and firing manager Alex Cora on April 25, the Red Sox lose another key contributor to the team.
Boston Red Sox beat writer Chris Cotillo, announced on X, “Garrett Crochet to the IL with shoulder inflammation and Nate Eaton called up.
Per team announcement, Red Sox placed Crochet on the 15-day injured list due to inflammation in his left shoulder. Filling Crochet’s spot on the roster is utility man Nate Eaton from Triple-A Worcester.
In six starts this season, Crochet is 3-3 with a 6.30 ERA and 37 strikeouts. In Crochet’s last appearance however, the lefty tossed six shutout innings against the Baltimore Orioles.
Ironically, Crochet’s last solid start, was also Alex Cora’s last game as manager.
Crochet was slated to start on Friday, May 1, against the Houston Astros. As of right now, the pitcher to takes his place is TBD.
Garrett Crochet Goes From Cy Young Candidate to Struggling Pitcher
In 2025, Garrett Crochet had a phenomenol breakout season. Crochet transitioned from consistent reliever to an ace starter.
Acquired from the Chicago White Sox via a trade on the last day of the Winter Meetings in 2024, Crochet quickly signed a six-year, $170 million contract the following April with Boston.
The left-handed pitcher finished as runner-up behind Tarik Skubal for the 2025 American League Cy Young Award. Crochet finished the season 18-5 with a 2.59 ERA, he led the AL with 205 1/3 innings pitched, while also setting the pace in the AL with an 11.18 K/9 and led MLB with 255 strikeouts.
This season however, has taken a different turn for the 26-year-old. In Crochet’s first start of 2026, he only pitched five innings while giving up four earned runs.
A few starts later, Crochet had his worst start in Boston, giving up ten runs in 1.2 innings against the Minnesota Twins. After that performance, many people began to speculate if Crochet was dealing with some underlying injury.
Two weeks later, it remains true for the 26-year-old.
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Red Sox Recall Nate Eaton
Following Garrett Crochet heading to the injury list, the Boston Red Sox recalled infielder/outfielder Nate Eaton.
Eaton, 29, has floated around the minor league system since 2018, before making his MLB debut with the Kansas City Royals in 2022. He joined the Red Sox’s system in 2025, where he played 41 games with Boston, posting a .296 batting average.
In 27 games for Worcester this season, Eaton is hitting .292 with five doubles, a triple, three home runs, and an .831 OPS. The utility man has made 12 starts in center field, seven in right field, and five in left field.
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Boston Red Sox Starting Lineup vs. Toronto Blue Jays
Following the tragic news about starting pitcher Garret Crochet, the Red Sox announced their starting lineup in the series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays.
- Roman Anthony (L) LF
- Willson Contreras (R) 1B
- Wilyer Abreu (L) RF
- Ceddanne Rafaela (R) CF
- Trevor Story (R) SS
- Andruw Monasterio (R) DH
- Connor Wong (R) C
- Isiah Kiner-Falefa (R) 2B
- Caleb Durbin (R) 3B
Starting pitcher: Bryan Bello RHP
Initially, Chris Cotillo reported that a lineup that did not feature Roman Anthony or Masataka Yoshida. However several minutes later, he shared an update lineup that replaced Jarren Duran with Anthony.
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