The Red Sox have named their starting rotation for the first three games of the 2025 season, with Garrett Crochet starting Opening Day.

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Major League Baseball's 2025 Opening Day is less than two weeks away. As such, it is never too early to keep tabs on each team's Opening Day starter. These announcements have come in throughout spring training,

The Red Sox acquired Garrett Crochet in a blockbuster trade with the White Sox back in December with the idea he would swiftly emerge as the ace of their staff. That became a reality on Saturday morning,

Garrett Crochet made a name for himself with the Chicago White Sox last season, but now he has officially been tabbed as the Boston Red Sox ace to open 2025.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora announced Friday morning that Crochet, Tanner Houck and Walker Buehler will pitch the club’s first three games to open the season in Texas. Cora said he informed Crochet earlier this week, and that Tanner Houck — the club’s top incumbent starter — took the news that he’d be the No. 2 guy well.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Red Sox manager Alex Cora often selects his Opening Day starter before spring training starts. But this year he wanted to get a sense of his team first, Garrett Crochet in particular. The Sox traded for Crochet in December, sending four prospects to the White Sox for 25-year-old lefthander.

The Boston Red Sox need a lot to go right to win the World Series this season, but the season may hinge on ace Garrett Crochet.