Overview
- The setback was confirmed Sunday by interim manager Chad Tracy after Crochet reported lat tightness and the team stopped his planned live batting-practice build-up.
- Crochet is scheduled to see team physicians early this week and is expected to undergo an MRI, with the Red Sox declining to give a new return date.
- He first landed on the 15-day injured list on April 29 with left-shoulder inflammation and an initial MRI then showed no structural damage; the club had been advancing him through side sessions and a bullpen step.
- The pause removes a near-term option for a rotation already weakened by multiple injuries and poor results, contributing to Boston’s current 24-33 record and last-place standing in the AL East.
- Crochet was the 2025 AL Cy Young runner-up and signed a six-year, $170 million extension in April 2025, so the MRI outcome will affect high expectations for his role and the club’s roster decisions over the coming weeks.