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Garrett Nolan Crochet (; born June 21, 1999) is an American professional
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for the
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of
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(MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the
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. Crochet played
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for the
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and was selected by the White Sox with the 11th overall selection of the
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. He was called up in September 2020 by the White Sox to become the first MLB player in six years to reach the big leagues in the same year in which he was drafted.


Amateur career

Crochet grew up in
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, and attended
Ocean Springs High School Ocean Springs High School is an International Baccalaureate, IB-certified public high school in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. The school serves students in Educational stages, grades ninth grade, 9–twelfth grade, 12 and is part of the Ocean S ...
. During his junior season, he posted a 3–0
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with a 0.51
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(ERA) and 25
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s in
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. Following the season, Crochet initially committed to play
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at
Jones County Junior College Jones College is a public community college in Ellisville, Mississippi. It is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and serves its eight-county district consisting of Clarke, Covington, G ...
. As a senior, he went 6–4 with a 1.48 ERA and 76 strikeouts to draw late recruiting interest from many top collegiate programs, including Texas and Tennessee. Crochet was selected by the
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in the 34th round of the
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, but chose not to sign and instead enrolled at Tennessee. As a true freshman at Tennessee in 2018, Crochet appeared in 17 games with 11 starts, posting a 5–6 record with a 5.51 ERA and 62 strikeouts. In 2019, his sophomore year, he went 5–3 with a 4.02 ERA over 18 appearances (six starts), missing the SEC Tournament after suffering a broken jaw in his last regular season start. After the season Crochet was invited to training camp for the United States Collegiate National Baseball Team, and entered his junior season as a first team preseason All-American by ''
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'' and on the watch list for the
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. Crochet missed the first three weeks of the season due to arm soreness, then appeared in one game before the college baseball season was cut short due to the
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.


Professional career


Chicago White Sox

The White Sox selected Crochet in the first round, with the 11th overall selection, in the
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, 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
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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
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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
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starting pitcher. 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
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. He was named MLB Pitcher of the Month for June that year becoming the 17th White Sox pitcher to do so. In the month of 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
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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
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.


Boston Red Sox

On December 11, 2024, Crochet was traded to the
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in exchange for prospects
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, Braden Montgomery, Chase Meidroth, and Wikelman González. On March 27, 2025, Crochet was named the Red Sox
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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, 2025, it was reported that Crochet and the Red Sox had agreed to a 6-year contract extension worth $170 million. On June 1, Crochet went seven innings, throw a career–high 112 pitches, giving up five hits, one run, two walking two batters, and striking out a season–high 12 batters in a 3–1 victory against the
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.


See also

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References


External links


Tennessee Volunteers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Crochet, Garrett 1999 births Living people American League All-Stars Baseball players from Mississippi Birmingham Barons players Boston Red Sox players Charlotte Knights players Chicago White Sox players Major League Baseball pitchers People from Ocean Springs, Mississippi Sportspeople from Jackson County, Mississippi Tennessee Volunteers baseball players United States national baseball team players