Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet to 15-day IL with shoulder inflammation
And this week in Red Sox baseball gets even worse.
BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 25: Garrett Crochet #35 of the Boston Red Sox looks on after pitching against the Baltimore Orioles during the fifth inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on April 25, 2026 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) | Getty Images The fact that baseball managers and coaches wear uniforms is so weirdly delightful. It’s one of those things that, like gravity, we all just accept because it’s always been there, despite the fact that it is obviously absurd.
None of them play the game on the field. Many of them probably use the back pockets for cigs instead of batting gloves. Hell, there have been plenty of managers and coaches through the years who were so old that you’d be tempted to stand behind them as a spotter when they climbed up the dugout steps.
They don’t belong in uniform. And yet we stuff them into clothing designed for athletic performance and end up with this: This is hilarious and wonderful. But it’s also very ironic.
Because the truth is that, compared to every other major team sport, baseball managers have by far the smallest influence over what actually happens on the field. Baseball players win and lose baseball games, not the coaches. Complain about pitching changes and batting order all you want, but know that you’re complaining about things on the margins.