Red Sox, Garrett Crochet agree to 6-year, $170 million contract extension: report

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The Boston Red Sox and starting pitcher Garrett Crochet reportedly agreed to a six-year, $170 million contract extension on Monday night.

Crochet, 25, was acquired in a trade with the Chicago White Sox in exchange for a bevy of prospects. The Red Sox traded away prospects Kyle Teel, Braden Montgomery, Chase Meidroth and Wikelman Gonzalez for Crochet. 

The agreed-upon extension begins in 2026 and includes an opt-out after the 2030 season, ESPN reported. Crochet will be 31 years old at the time of his opt-out. 

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Boston Red Sox's Garrett Crochet pitches against the Rangers on opening day, Thursday, March 27, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

The deal is the largest ever for a pitcher with four-plus years of service time, according to ESPN.

Crochet is the first pitcher in MLB history to receive a nine-figure contract while having thrown fewer than 800 innings. The 6-foot-6 left-hander has thrown just 224 career innings. 

With the White Sox, Crochet broke onto the scene as a reliever, pitching in 2020 and 2021 out of the bullpen. 

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Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Garrett Crochet throws against the Philadelphia Phillies at BayCare Ballpark on Feb. 28, 2025. (Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images)

He missed 2022 due to Tommy John surgery and then returned to the bullpen in 2023. Crochet transitioned into a starter going into 2024 and saw immediate success.

That season, Crochet started 32 games and had a 3.58 ERA across 146 innings while he struck out an impressive 209 hitters