At the 2024 All-Star Game, Boston Red Sox stars Tanner Houck and Jarren Duran were pictured multiple times alongside then-Chicago White Sox starter Garrett Crochet. Red Sox fans took the pictures and ran with them.
Boston almost instantly believed its future relationship with Crochet was meant to be, and it came true five months later. Red Sox fans are hoping a similar manifestation works this year, but sooner.
Red Sox 2025 All-Stars Crochet and Alex Bregman seemed to spend much of their break with Minnesota Twins pitcher Joe Ryan, to whom Boston has been linked ahead of the upcoming trade deadline.