Chicago White Sox The White Sox selected Crochet in the first round, with the 11th overall selection, in the
2020 Major League Baseball draft, and he signed a contract on June 22, 2020, that included a $4,547,500 bonus. On September 18, 2020, Crochet became the first player from the 2020 MLB Draft class to be promoted to the major leagues. He is the 22nd player to go straight from the draft to the majors without playing in the minor leagues (the first since
Mike Leake in 2010) and was the first player to be promoted in their draft year since
Brandon Finnegan in 2014. With the
2020 Chicago White Sox, Crochet appeared in five games, not allowing a run in six innings pitched while consistently throwing . He came out of the bullpen to strike out both batters he faced in Chicago's 6–4 loss to the
Oakland Athletics in the decisive Game 3 of the
2020 American League Wild Card Series before leaving with forearm tightness. Crochet had his first full season in 2021, when he recorded a 2.82 ERA with 65 strikeouts in innings. He would miss the entire 2022 season after undergoing
Tommy John surgery on April 2. In 2023, Crochet made his return from surgery, appearing in 13 games and recording a 3.55 ERA with 12 strikeouts across innings pitched. On March 18, 2024, Crochet was named the White Sox
Opening Day starting pitcher despite having never started a major league game before. In his first start, Crochet went 6 innings giving up 5 hits, one run, and striking out 8 batters in a 1–0 loss to the
Detroit Tigers. He was named
MLB Pitcher of the Month for June that year, becoming the 17th White Sox pitcher to do so. In June, Crochet went 1–1 with an ERA of 1.91 with a 0.93 WHIP in innings while striking out 56 batters in six starts. On July 7, Crochet would be named to his first
All-Star Game in his career. In the first half of the season, Crochet was 6–6 with an 3.02 ERA and a WHIP of 0.95 in 20 starts in innings, while leading the league in strikeouts with 150 and strikeouts per 9 innings at 12.6. Crochet made 32 starts for the White Sox in 2024, posting a 3.58 ERA with 209 strikeouts across 146 innings pitched, setting a new career-high. After the season, he was named
AL Comeback Player of the Year.
Boston Red Sox On December 11, 2024, Crochet was traded to the
Boston Red Sox in exchange for prospects
Kyle Teel,
Braden Montgomery,
Chase Meidroth, and
Wikelman González. On March 27, 2025, Crochet was named the Red Sox
Opening Day starting pitcher. In his first start, Crochet went 5 innings, giving up 5 hits, two runs, and striking out 4 batters in a 5–2 victory against the
Texas Rangers. On March 31, it was reported that Crochet and the Red Sox had agreed to a six-year contract extension worth $170 million. On June 1, Crochet went seven innings, throwing a career-high 112 pitches, giving up five hits, one run, walking two batters, and striking out a season-high 12 batters in a 3–1 victory against the
Atlanta Braves. On July 6, Crochet was named to the
2025 All-Star Game roster, his second consecutive AL All-Star selection. On July 12, Crochet threw his first career
complete game shutout in a 1–0 victory over the
Tampa Bay Rays. On August 23, Crochet recorded his 500th strikeout when he struck out
José Caballero in the seventh inning in a 12–1 victory over the
New York Yankees. On September 25, Crochet struck out George Springer to begin his start against the Toronto Blue Jays, becoming the first pitcher to reach 250 strikeouts in 2025. Crochet pitched eight innings, only allowing three hits and striking out six batters in a 7-1 victory over the Blue Jays. Crochet made 32 starts for the Red Sox in 2025, posting a 18–5 record and a 2.59 ERA with 255 strikeouts across innings pitched, setting a new career-high in strikeouts and innings pitched. In Game 1 of the
2025 American League Wild Card Series against the Yankees, Crochet pitched innings as he allowed four hits and one earned run while striking out 11 Yankee batters in his first career postseason start. The Red Sox won the game 3–1. On April 13, 2026, Crochet endured one of the worst outings of his career as he allowed 11 runs in 1.2 innings against the Minnesota Twins. On April 29, Crochet was placed on the injured list due to left shoulder inflammation. ==See also==