{"id":37550,"date":"2025-04-01T03:08:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T03:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=37550"},"modified":"2025-04-01T03:08:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T03:08:29","slug":"breaking-red-sox-reach-six-year-extension-agreement-with-pitcher-garrett-crochet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=37550","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Red Sox Reach Six-Year Extension Agreement With Pitcher Garrett Crochet"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Boston Red Sox reached a six-year, $170 million contract extension with pitcher Garrett Crochet on Monday,\u00a0ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported.<\/p>\n

The extension starts in 2026 and has an opt-out in 2030. Crochet’s deal is actually the biggest signed by a pitcher with four-plus years competing. The previous record was Jacob deGrom’s five-year, $137.5 million extension he signed with the New York Mets in 2019.<\/p>\n

Crochet is in his first year with the Red Sox, and he was the team’s Opening Day starter. He spent the past four seasons with the Chicago White Sox.\u00a0The Red Sox acquired him\u00a0in December.<\/p>\n

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