Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet is honored to be named a 2025 MLB All-Star, but he decided Friday not to pitch in MLB’s All-Star Game in Atlanta.
The 25-year-old southpaw explained that he’s focused on something bigger this season: Crochet wants to save his innings for Boston in the second half of the year and help the team make a playoff push.
“For me, it’s just looking at my past four years,” Crochet said of his decision to pull out of the All-Star Game (via MassLive’s Chris Cotillo). “In 2022, I threw zero innings. In ‘23, I threw 13.