Red Sox’s Rival Hall Of Famer Questions Alex Cora After Garrett Crochet Decision
The Boston Red Sox manager sent his ace southpaw back out in the midst of a concerning start, raising questions from a legendary pitcher.
BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 28: Alex Cora #13 of the Boston Red Sox addresses the media before a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on August 28, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) Getty Images The Boston Red Sox suffered a shutout loss against the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday but the team could still be more concerned with Monday’s loss instead. In that game, Red Sox superstar ace Garrett Crochet took the mound looking to build on a strong outing against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Instead, he posted the worst start of his Major League Baseball career by far, a brutal 11-run performance that was cut short by manager Alex Cora with two outs in the second inning. “Crochet, a two-time All-Star who finished second in American League Cy Young Award voting last season, became the first Red Sox pitcher to allow 10 runs in fewer than two innings,” ESPN News Services reported . “The 26-year-old left-hander gave up four runs, three earned, in a 31-pitch first inning.
Minnesota scored seven more in the second before Crochet was removed with two outs and Boston trailing 11-0. ” MORE FROM FORBES Blue Jays Make Jeff Hoffman Change After Struggles: ‘I’m Pitching No Matter What’ By Peter Chawaga Boston Red Sox Ace Garrett Crochet Turns Heads With ‘Shocking’ Start After posting a 2. 59 ERA in 32 starts for the Red Sox last year, Crochet entered Tuesday’s start with high expectations and a growing resume to back them up.
So the issues — which ranged from a wild pitch to a hit batter to several emphatic home runs allowed — were a significant surprise. “It was shocking,” Dan Shaughnessy wrote for The Boston Globe . “Suddenly, Garrett Crochet was a meatball artist.