If the Red Sox could draw up the ideal game, it would probably look a lot like Tuesday night’s 10-2 series opener victory in Toronto. They received seven innings from their new ace, Garrett

Garrett Crochet is already the ace of the Boston Red Sox. Could he soon be one of the aces of Team USA? News. MLB. Excitement is already ratcheting up for the 2026 World Baseball Classic, thanks to the rollicking success of the event in 2023.

The 25-year-old is already living up to his six-year, $170 million contract with the Red Sox. He has a 1.95 ERA, a 2.24 FIP, and 44 strikeouts to 15 walks over his first 37 innings in Boston. Crochet earned his first all-star nod last summer and is well-positioned to make many more.