Garrett Crochet said his favorite Boston memory may still be ahead, even after a 2025 season that put him at the center of the Red Sox rotation and ended with him finishing second in American League Cy Young voting. On Saturday, at Banners Kitchen and Tap, he was asked to look back on his time in Boston alongside Derrick White, Julian Edelman and Zdeno Chara, three athletes whose answers came wrapped in championships and duckboat rides.
Crochet’s answer was more understated. After just over one season with the Red Sox, he said he likes to think the moment he will remember most has not happened yet. That fits the way his first full year in Boston unfolded. He led the pitching staff in 2025 and delivered the kind of stretch that made him one of the club’s most important players, including eight shutout innings against the Baltimore Orioles on April 2, 2025, a start that snapped a four-game losing streak.
The Red Sox rewarded that impact with a contract extension through the 2031 season, keeping a pitcher who quickly moved from newcomer to fixture in the organization. Crochet also framed the moment through the mood around the team, saying he could feel the energy brewing this offseason from the fanbase and that the club wants more after getting a taste of the playoffs last year.
Read Also: Garrett Crochet faces Jacob Misiorowski as cold wind chills Fenway on April 6
That was the contrast at the heart of Saturday’s gathering. White, Edelman and Chara could point to title runs and the city’s familiar victory parade scene. Crochet could not. He said he has never won a championship in Boston and never ridden a duckboat there, but added that the people have treated him well since he arrived. He even joked that he has not yet been challenged to a fight for cutting someone off in traffic, a line that landed because it sounded like someone still getting used to the city.
Read Also: Hornets Vs Celtics: Boston Hosts East Clash With Playoff Stakes Tight
For now, Crochet’s Boston story is defined less by what he has already collected than by what the Red Sox think he can still help deliver. The next chapter comes quickly, with Garrett Crochet facing Jacob Misiorowski as cold wind chills Fenway on April 6, a reminder that the expectations around him have already moved far beyond the novelty of a first season.
