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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-alex-bregman-finally-1st-hr-boston');   ga('set', 'title', 'Watch Alex Bregman finally smack 1st HR with Red Sox');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Alex-Bregman-with-Boston-Red-Sox-2.jpg"><figcaption>Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Watch Alex Bregman finally smack 1st HR with Red Sox</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-03T11:50:38-07:00">April 3rd, 11:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-03T11:50:38-07:00">April 3rd, 11:50am</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles are playing a rubber game at Camden Yards on Thursday. A lot has been made of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-dh-rafael-devers-very-happy-reaction-after-breaking-0-for-21-slump">Rafael Devers’ struggles to start the season for Boston</a>, but not much attention has been paid to their newest acquisition. Alex Bregman hit his first Red Sox home run against the Orioles,<a href="https://x.com/MLB/status/1907843809116815497" rel="noopener"> breaking his drought</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Alex Bregman's first home run with the <a href="https://twitter.com/RedSox?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RedSox</a>! <a href="https://t.co/nbBI57ZAID">pic.twitter.com/nbBI57ZAID</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1907843809116815497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Bregman smoked a hanging Charlie Morton sinker over the left-field wall to give the Red Sox a 2-0 first-inning lead. It was not only his first home run, but his first RBIs and extra-base hit. This is Bregman’s first season not playing for the Houston Astros, so growing pains were to be expected.</p><p>The Red Sox won on Opening Day and then dropped five consecutive games before Wednesday’s win. Bregman and Devers both struggling was not a sustainable recipe for Boston and this could be a slump breaker for the former. The latter finally got his first hit on Wednesday and even picked up a second, so he entered Thursday 2-23.</p><p>The highlight of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-red-sox-garrett-crochet-message-front-office-humbling-orioles">Red Sox season so far has been Garrett Crochet</a>. After trading four of their top prospects for the lefty this offseason, he has dominated his first two starts and inked a monstrous extension. Many pundits picked the Sox to return to the playoffs because of Bregman and Crochet’s arrivals. If both are clicking, they will be hard to beat.</p><p>After Thursday’s matinee, the Red Sox return to Beantown to open Fenway Park for the 2025 season. They <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/cardinals-vs-red-sox-prediction-odds-pick-4-4-2025">welcome the St Louis Cardinals</a> and Toronto Blue Jays to town before hitting the road again. Those teams are both supposed to be worse than Boston this year, but have gotten off to solid starts. They need to click to get hot through the chilly Boston spring.</p><p>Opening Day at Fenway Park is on Friday at 2:10 p.m.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Watch Alex Bregman finally smack 1st HR with Red Sox

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He's a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic. In addition to sports writing, he works for Arizona Football in the Player Personnel and Recruiting department and formerly served as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For the first five games of the season, Rafael Devers couldn’t buy a hit. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/red-sox-news-fans-clown-rafael-devers-miserable-slump-season-start">Boston Red Sox slugger was mired in an 0-for-21 slump</a> with a staggering 15 strikeouts, drawing concern from fans and frustration across the lineup. But on Wednesday night at Camden Yards,<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/red-sox-news-jonathan-papelbon-calls-out-rafael-devers-shape-amid-struggles"> Devers finally delivered — and the weight of the world seemed to lift.</a></p><p>Devers went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and a single in Boston’s 3-0 win over the Orioles, providing both relief and production at a much-needed time. The <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/rafael-devers-rbi-double-for-first-hit-of-2025" rel="noopener">double came in the fifth inning</a> off Orioles starter Zach Eflin, a 109.5 mph liner to right field that scored Ceddanne Rafaela and extended Boston’s lead to 3-0. The crowd — filled with Red Sox fans — gave Devers a standing ovation.</p><p>“I enjoy it a lot,” Devers said through interpreter Carlos Villoria-Benítez. “It makes me happy, seeing that reaction, because that makes me see that they’re paying attention to my at-bat and they’re supporting me.”</p><p>Devers added a single in the eighth inning and didn’t strike out once, a noticeable shift after striking out three or more times in four of the team’s first six games. While Devers insisted he wasn’t worried about the slump, manager Alex Cora admitted the breakthrough was much needed — for everyone.</p><h2><b>Rafael Devers gets his first hit in Red Sox win over Orioles</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Rafael-Devers-1.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>“We all needed that one,” Cora said. “The at-bats are getting better. He walked twice the other day. He put some good swings on it, got a breaking ball in the zone, put a good swing, and then the line drive we’ve been looking for for five days. He did an outstanding job.”</p><p>Devers’ struggles at the plate were magnified not just by the results, but by the context. After being moved off third base due to the offseason signing of Gold Glove winner Alex Bregman, Devers — recovering from a shoulder injury that ended his 2024 season — expressed frustration about his position shift. But with his early struggles and Bregman’s defensive value, the Red Sox stuck with the switch, and Devers has since embraced his new role as designated hitter.</p><p>Helping fuel Boston’s win was left-hander Garrett Crochet, fresh off signing a six-year, $170 million extension. In his second start for the Red Sox, the 25-year-old was dominant, throwing eight scoreless innings while striking out eight and allowing just four hits.</p><p>“I felt really good,” Crochet said. “I was just in control. Let’s pour some pitches in the zone and eliminate the walks as much as we can.”</p><p>Aroldis Chapman locked down the ninth for his first save, sealing the Red Sox’s second win of the season and ending a short skid.</p><p>“I never pressured myself or anything like that,” Devers said. “I knew it was going to come. It was more for other people than for me.”</p><p>Now with that elusive first hit — and second — in the books, Devers and the Red Sox can finally turn the page and look forward to brighter days ahead.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox DH Rafael Devers’ ‘very happy’ reaction after breaking 0-for-21 slump

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-red-sox-garrett-crochet-message-front-office-humbling-orioles');   ga('set', 'title', 'Red Sox’ Garrett Crochet sends message to front office after humbling Orioles');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Red-Sox-news-Garrett-Crochet-sends-message-to-front-office-after-humbling-Orioles.jpg"></figure><h1>Red Sox’ Garrett Crochet sends message to front office after humbling Orioles</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-02T21:00:29-07:00">April 2nd, 9:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-02T21:00:29-07:00">April 2nd, 9:00pm</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He's a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic. In addition to sports writing, he works for Arizona Football in the Player Personnel and Recruiting department and formerly served as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Garrett Crochet didn’t waste any time <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/red-sox-news-boston-garrett-crochet-agree-to-monster-170-million-extension">showing the Boston Red Sox why they were right to bet big on him</a>. Just two days after inking a six-year, $170 million extension, the 25-year-old left-hander delivered the best start of his young career, tossing eight shutout innings in a 3-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park on Wednesday night. He <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44512127/newly-signed-garrett-crochet-throws-8-scoreless-red-sox" rel="noopener">allowed just four hits</a>, walked one, and struck out eight on 102 pitches — one shy of his career high.</p><p>“My first start in college I went eight, and I haven’t sniffed it since,” Crochet said after the game, smiling.</p><p>His <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/red-sox-news-full-details-garrett-crochet-170-million-contract-extension">dominance backed up Boston’s decision to lock him up through 2031,</a> and manager Alex Cora didn’t shy away from praising the front office’s commitment to its new ace.</p><p>“That’s the reason he’s here. That’s the reason we committed to him,” Cora said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"That's the reason he's here. That's the reason we committed to him."</p><p>Alex Cora on Garrett Crochet's stellar outing ⭐ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RedSox?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RedSox</a> <a href="https://t.co/dxwE8c36O4">pic.twitter.com/dxwE8c36O4</a></p><p>— NESN (@NESN) <a href="https://twitter.com/NESN/status/1907604888382509444?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Red Sox acquired Crochet in a blockbuster December trade with the White Sox, sending away top prospects Kyle Teel and Braden Montgomery to land a high-upside arm with frontline potential. Despite limited time as a starter in the big leagues, the Red Sox were confident enough in both his talent and work ethic to make Crochet the second-highest-paid starting pitcher in club history — trailing only David Price’s $217 million deal.</p><h2><b>The Red Sox’ extension of Garrett Crochet seems to be paying off so far</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Garrett-Crochet_f510b6.jpg"><figcaption>Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Crochet, who entered the year with just 146 career innings as a starter due to prior injuries and bullpen usage, said the decision to stay in Boston came quickly.</p><p>“Going back to when the trade went through, we knew Boston was a place where we would love to be long term,” he told reporters. “Credit to the front office for staying diligent, and my agency as well.”</p><p>In a tweet by MassLive’s Christopher Smith, Crochet revealed just how close the deal came to not happening before Opening Day: “Crochet had set an Opening Day deadline for extension talks. But the sides were close enough he was willing to extend it. He said it was so close ‘You could smell it.’”</p><p>Boston’s front office, led by chief baseball officer Craig Breslow, recognized the rare opportunity to secure a 25-year-old ace with elite strikeout stuff. Crochet’s 2024 numbers — including an MLB-best 35.1% strikeout rate among starters — rivaled those of Cy Young winners Tarik Skubal and Chris Sale, and he was one of the few bright spots on a 121-loss White Sox team.</p><p>“There’s always risk associated with these types of contracts,” Breslow said earlier this week. “But we believe Garrett’s best days are ahead of him.”</p><p>The win over Baltimore also featured encouraging signs elsewhere for Boston. Young infielder Kristian Campbell, who signed his own eight-year, $60 million deal Wednesday, doubled twice. Rafael Devers broke out of an 0-for-21 slump to start the season with an RBI double and added another hit later in the game. But the night belonged to Crochet — both as a pitcher and a statement.</p><p>“I can’t think of the last time I played baseball for pride,” Crochet said. “So to have this security and feel like I’m playing to truly just win ballgames, it takes a lot of the riff-raff out of it.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox’ Garrett Crochet sends message to front office after humbling Orioles

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-lucas-giolito-looks-strong-in-rehab-start-brayan-bello-nearing-return');   ga('set', 'title', 'Red Sox’s Lucas Giolito looks strong in rehab start, Brayan Bello nearing return');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Red-Sox-news-Lucas-Giolito-looks-strong-in-rehab-start-Brayan-Bello-nearing-return.jpg"></figure><h1>Red Sox’s Lucas Giolito looks strong in rehab start, Brayan Bello nearing return</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-02T19:53:34-07:00">April 2nd, 7:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-02T19:53:34-07:00">April 2nd, 7:53pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Red Sox haven’t gotten off to the best of starts to the 2025 season, with Rafael Devers’ slump from the plate dominating the headlines. But help is on the way for the Red Sox as they move to 2-4 on the year after an impressive 3-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday which was buoyed by an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-boston-garrett-crochet-agree-to-monster-170-million-extension">ace-level start from Garrett Crochet</a>, who pitched eight innings and struck out eight in a shutout victory.</p><p>Crochet is having to do some very heavy lifting for the Red Sox rotation, and he’s certainly capable of doing so. In fact, both Red Sox wins thus far in 2025 have come during Crochet’s starts. But Boston is going to get a few starting pitching reinforcements in no time, with Lucas Giolito and Brayan Bello <a href="https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2025/04/red-sox-injuries-starter-feeling-good-after-rehab-start-lucas-giolito-goes-21-scoreless.html" rel="noopener">receiving positive updates</a> in their road to recovery from injury.</p><p>Giolito looked very good in his rehab start with Triple-A Worcester, as he allowed just one hit and one walk in 2.1 innings of work while striking out two, as per Christopher Smith of Mass Live. He also had his <a href="https://x.com/SmittyOnMLB/status/1907586216993677778" rel="noopener">entire repertoire</a> in display, as he threw his four-seamer, changeup, slider, and curveball at least once, and his fastball topped out at 94.7 mph on a night where he averaged 93.2 on his heater, as noted by Smith.</p><p>Meanwhile, manager Alex Cora said that “everything went well” in Bello’s rehab start for Triple-A, although he did allow four runs on four hits and two walks in 2.1 innings of work. The good news is that his fastball looked good at 97.3 mph.</p><h2><b>Red Sox’s rotation to receive a boost shortly</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Garrett-Crochet.jpg"><figcaption>Tim Heitman-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The first go-around for the Red Sox’s current starting rotation wasn’t very promising. The likes of Walker Buehler, Tanner Houck, Sean Newcomb, and Richard Fitts all underwent their fair share of struggles in their season debut, and with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-alex-cora-defiant-take-rafael-devers-historic-strikeout-rate">Red Sox offense sputtering</a> to start the year, this is not the kind of play Boston envisioned prior to the start of the season. Of course, we are only six games in, and the Red Sox have plenty of time to figure it out.</p><p>It’s not quite clear when Giolito will be returning to the big-league roster, but this performance suggests that he is getting very close to making his season debut for the Red Sox. On the other hand, the Red Sox are going to be cautious with Bello, as Smith noted that Boston is going to be requiring him to make <a href="https://x.com/SmittyOnMLB/status/1907587379256234493" rel="noopener">three more rehab starts</a> before receiving the big-league call.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox’s Lucas Giolito looks strong in rehab start, Brayan Bello nearing return

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-alex-bregman-teases-torpedo-bat-bombshell');   ga('set', 'title', 'Red Sox’s Alex Bregman teases torpedo bat bombshell');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Red-Sox-news-Alex-Bregman-teases-torpedo-bat-bombshell.jpg"></figure><h1>Red Sox’s Alex Bregman teases torpedo bat bombshell</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-02T11:16:36-07:00">April 2nd, 11:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-02T11:16:36-07:00">April 2nd, 11:16am</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-jazz-chisholm-jr-s-torpedo-bat-explanation-hilarious-donovan-mitchell-response">torpedo bats introduced by</a> the New York Yankees this season have caused controversy in MLB. Fans and talking heads alike have argued whether or not they’re considered cheating while players across the league don’t seem to have a problem with it. On Tuesday, Boston Red Sox star Alex Bregman teased the possibility of him using the torpedo bat.</p><p>Bregman <a href="https://x.com/tylermilliken_/status/1907135204952617029" rel="noopener">shared a photo on his Instagram Story</a> holding a torpedo bat. The photo was posted on April Fool’s Day, so there’s a chance it was a joke. Even so, Alex Bregmans’ image caused quite a stir on social media.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Oh baby. Alex Bregman has his hands on a torpedo bat. <a href="https://t.co/92v92qk1sa">pic.twitter.com/92v92qk1sa</a></p><p>— Tyler Milliken (@tylermilliken_) <a href="https://twitter.com/tylermilliken_/status/1907135204952617029?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 1, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Yankees introduced the torpedo bat, which is thicker around the hardest part of the bat, on Opening Day. In their second game of the season, New York hit nine home runs, beating the Milwaukee Brewers 20-9. They also tied the Detroit Tigers’ 2006 record for most home runs hit by a team in their first three games of the season (15). Since then, non-Yankees fans have been calling for the torpedo bat to be banned by MLB.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-jazz-chisholm-jr-idiots-complaining-new-bats">Red Sox fans might be the most vocal</a> about it with Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy leading the way. Portnoy got into a social media feud with Yankees star Jazz Chilholm Jr. Since Alex Bregman’s Instagram post, other baseball fans have called out Boston, despite the fact Bregman has not used a torpedo bat in any games so far. Meanwhile, other fans want Red Sox players to start using the controversial bats.</p><p><a href="https://x.com/fight_club40/status/1907151854942716219" rel="noopener">One individual claimed</a>, “I thought these were illegal and using it was cheating. Right Red Sox fans? Isn’t that what yall were saying?”</p><p>“Any chance we can get [Rafael] Devers, [Trevor] Story, and [Triston] Casas tennis rackets,” <a href="https://x.com/analyst4sports_/status/1907152469148209364" rel="noopener">asked one fan</a>.</p><p><a href="https://x.com/TannerLWhitt/status/1907163177541841208" rel="noopener">This person stated</a>, “Yah [Alex Bregman] needs it.”</p><p>“Bet that thing can absolutely hammer a trash can,” <a href="https://x.com/SilverStylestx/status/1907229601748640090" rel="noopener">joked another user</a>.</p><p>One person <a href="https://x.com/VinnyC89/status/1907169714188452331" rel="noopener">called out Dave Portnoy</a>, saying, “Hey @stoolpresidente, care to comment, or does cheating and players who suck using them only apply to the Yankees?”</p><p>Alex Bregman has had a sluggish start to the 2025 season, as has several players on the Red Sox. Boston is 1-4 through its first five games of the season as the team has seemingly struggled at the plate. But, luckily it’s a long season.</p><p>Through 22 at-bats, the 31-year-old third baseman has recorded a .227 batting average and .267 OBP and has yet to hit a home run or hit any RBIs. Alex Bregman will have a chance to get back on track on Wednesday when the Red Sox take on the Baltimore Orioles.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox’s Alex Bregman teases torpedo bat bombshell

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He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/red-sox-news-alex-cora-defiant-take-rafael-devers-historic-strikeout-rate">Boston Red Sox have crawled out of the gate</a> to a 1-4 record, and while they have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/red-sox-news-fans-clown-rafael-devers-miserable-slump-season-start">watched several players in their lineup struggle</a>, one guy who has not dealt with those woes is rookie second baseman Kristian Campbell. After getting off to a strong start over his first five games in the majors, Campbell has already earned a long-term contract extension from the Red Sox.</p><p>Campbell was one member of Boston’s trio of star prospects, with outfielder Roman Anthony and shortstop Marcelo Mayer joining him in that group. While all three made cases for a spot on the team’s Opening Day roster, Campbell was the only one who earned a spot, winning the team’s starting second base gig. Now, he’s got a nice new pay raise, as he’s put pen to paper on an <a href="https://x.com/JeffPassan/status/1907489037902037183" rel="noopener">eight-year, $60 million contract extension</a>.</p><p>“Rookie second baseman Kristian Campbell and the Boston Red Sox are in agreement on a eight-year, $60 million contract extension that includes two club options, sources tell ESPN. Campbell, 22, is expected to be a franchise cornerstone and is now locked up through 2034,” Jeff Passan of ESPN reported in a post on X, formerly Twitter.</p><h2><b>Red Sox ensure Kristian Campbell will be part of their long-term future</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Red-Sox-second-baseman-Kristian-Campbell.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Campbell had some big expectations entering spring training, and while he struggled to the tune of a .167 batting average, he’s come out of the gates hot to start the regular season campaign. Through five games, Campbell has a .375 batting average, while also hitting a home run and driving in a pair of runs. Considering how much the Red Sox lineup has struggled, Campbell’s production has been a silver lining.</p><p>There are more details to this deal than initially meets the eye, as Boston has a pair of club options, and when factoring in all the escalators, Campbell could earn over $100 million with this contract. This is a big win for both sides, and the Red Sox will now focus on getting back in the win column when they take on the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox ink Kristian Campbell to $60 million contract extension amid hot start

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-full-details-garrett-crochet-170-million-contract-extension');   ga('set', 'title', 'Full details of Garrett Crochet’s $170 million contract extension');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Full-details-of-Garrett-Crochets-170-million-contract-extension.jpg"></figure><h1>Full details of Garrett Crochet’s $170 million contract extension</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-01T15:46:40-07:00">April 1st, 3:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-01T15:46:40-07:00">April 1st, 3:46pm</time><address><a>Russell Steinberg</a>Russell Steinberg covers Major League Baseball and the New York Liberty for ClutchPoints. A baseball and basketball lifer, he has written for Boardroom, SLAM, SB Nation, The Next, and more. He graduated from NYU in 2012 and still returns to serve as PA announcer and occasional broadcaster for the school’s basketball and volleyball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Red Sox wasted no time <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-boston-garrett-crochet-agree-to-monster-170-million-extension">signing pitcher Garrett Crochet to an extension</a>, agreeing with him on a $170 million contract before April of his first season in Boston.</p><p>The Red Sox acquired Crochet from the Chicago White Sox in a trade over the offseason with two more years of team control. Though he will only make $3.8 million this season, his new six-year deal <a href="https://x.com/BNightengale/status/1907170439786639503" rel="noopener">kicks in next year</a> with a $24 million salary in 2026, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today.</p><p>Crochet’s salary will then increase to $28 million in 2027-30 and will bump up to $30 million in 2031, the last guaranteed year of the deal.</p><p>The Red Sox will then have a $15 million club option for 2032 if Crochet spends 120 consecutive days on the Injured List between 2026 and 2031 for a left arm injury. Crochet can opt out in 2030 if that condition has not yet been satisfied.</p><p>From 2027 to 2031, Crochet will also be able to increase his base salary based on his previous season performance. It will bump up by $2 million if he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-garrett-crochet-hard-fought-al-cy-young-new-poll">wins the Cy Young Award</a>, $1.5 million if he finishes second or third in Cy Young voting, $1 million for fourth or fifth place and $500,000 for sixth through tenth place. His salary will also increase by $2 million if he is traded.</p><h2><b>The Red Sox see Garrett Crochet as their long-term rotation anchor</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Garrett-Crochet.jpg"><figcaption>Tim Heitman-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>At 25 years old, Crochet emerged last year as one of the young pitching stars in baseball. He was one of the lone bright spots for the Chicago White Sox last year, making the All-Star team by striking out nearly 13 batters per nine innings, pitching to a 3.58 ERA and boasting a WHIP of 1.068.</p><p>The contract will make Crochet one of the highest-paid Red Sox players on a long-term deal. Boston currently has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-fans-clown-rafael-devers-miserable-slump-season-start">star third baseman Rafael Devers</a> locked up through 2033 at $28.5 million a year and Ceddanne Rafaela on a team-friendly deal through 2032.</p><p>Crochet’s contract, however, represents a gigantic commitment for a pitcher who has turned in only one complete season as a starter. In fact, it’s the biggest contract ever signed by a pitcher <a href="https://www.mlb.com/redsox/news/garrett-crochet-red-sox-contract-extension" rel="noopener">with four or more years of service time</a>.</p><p>“My hope is that this is another step in charting the course for sustainable organizational health, vying for division titles, for World Series championships year over year,” Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow said, per Ian Browne of MLB.com. “We can all get excited about the young position player talent that we have. Now we have Garrett locked up for the foreseeable future. We have a really strong rotation behind him. And we have some pitching up and coming alongside some of those position players.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Full details of Garrett Crochet’s $170 million contract extension

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He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Red Sox are 1-4 to start the 2025 MLB season. They lost three of four to the Texas Rangers to start and lost Monday’s game to the Baltimore Orioles. Designated hitter <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-fans-clown-rafael-devers-miserable-slump-season-start">Rafael Devers has been brutal for the Red Sox</a>, with 15 strikeouts in 23 plate appearances, but Alex Cora is not worried. The manager spoke to ESPN’s David Schoenfield <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44491202/mlb-2025-season-rafael-devers-red-sox-strikeouts-history" rel="noopener">about the drought before</a> Tuesday’s game.</p><p>“As Cora argued Monday, it’s a small sample size. ‘You know, this happens in July or August, we’d not even be talking about it,’ he said,” Schoenfield wrote.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-jonathan-papelbon-calls-out-rafael-devers-shape-amid-struggles">Devers is 0-19 with only four walks through the Red Sox’s</a> first five games. That type of drought would be spoken about no matter when it happened because of Devers’ star power and the expectations around Boston this year. His defiance about playing third base makes this an even bigger story with the home opener around the corner.</p><p>Alex Bregman has played third base in each of the five games so far. Cora originally said that he saw Bregman as a second baseman, but then Kristian Campbell made the team. That left five infielders with only four spots. Devers was put in the DH role, but has struggled so far.</p><h2><b>How can the Red Sox fix the Rafael Devers problem?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Rafael-devers-with-Boston-Red-Sox-1.jpg"><figcaption>Tim Heitman-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>If the solution to Devers’ offensive issues is putting him back in the field, that will be difficult for the Red Sox to do. Campbell has been excellent to start his MLB career, with a .500 on-base percentage.  Bregman does not have any extra-base hits yet, but his defense is part of his $40 million payday. Devers does not have a natural place in the field and is struggling at the plate.</p><p>Tristan Casas is also struggling to start the year, with just one hit and one walk in 17 plate appearances. If Devers needs to play the field to be successful, maybe a day at first base is the answer. Casas could still DH if necessary, and both lefties would still be in the lineup.</p><p>The Red Sox will open Fenway Park for 2025 against the St Louis Cardinals on Friday. Devers needs to have something on his stat line before he digs in during that game. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/beantown-rundown-are-red-sox-world-series-contenders">Boston sports fans are not known for their patience, and with the expectations around this team</a>, frustrations will bubble over quickly. To avoid Opening Day boos, Devers has to rake at Camden Yards.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-boston-garrett-crochet-agree-to-monster-170-million-extension">Newly extended ace Garrett Crochet</a> will take the hill for the Red Sox against the Orioles on Tuesday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox’s Alex Cora drops defiant take on Rafael Devers’ historic strikeout rate

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He has covered athletics at the University of Michigan and is now serving as an Associate Editor, Chicago Bulls beat writer, and Michigan football reporter at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Red Sox and pitcher Garrett Crochet <a href="https://x.com/jeffpassan/status/1906880430973800758?s=46&amp;t=t0whIKQHb8OeDuFs8twM-g" rel="noopener">have agreed to terms</a> on a six-year, $170 million contract extension. The contract goes into effect in 2026. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/way-too-early-garrett-crochet-predictions-with-red-sox">Crochet just started his fifth year</a> in the MLB, and this is his first season with the Red Sox. He spent the previous four seasons with the Chicago White Sox.</p><p>“BREAKING: Left-hander Garrett Crochet and the Boston Red Sox are in agreement on a six-year, $170 million contract extension, sources tell ESPN,” Jeff Passan said in a post. “The deal starts in 2026 and includes an opt-out after 2030. By far the largest deal ever for a pitcher with 4+ years of service.”</p><p>There is also the possibility for the contract <a href="https://x.com/ByRobertMurray/status/1906881385929052572?t=tUZKy0cwXfaQEvgg-eKmyw&amp;s=19" rel="noopener">to max out</a> at $180 million over six years.</p><p>“Confirming this. The deal also includes escalators that can max the contract out at $180 million over the six seasons,” Robert Murray said in a post.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-garrett-crochet-offers-bittersweet-comment-white-sox-trade">Garrett Crochet was traded to the Red Sox</a> this offseason, and he got his first start with Boston on Opening Day against the Texas Rangers. The Red Sox ended up winning the game 5-2, but the score was tied at two when Crochet exited the game, so he did not get the win. Still, he looked solid in the performance as he lasted five innings and gave up two earned runs and five hits. He struck out four batters and walked two.</p><p>The Red Sox signed multiple big-name players this offseason, and they are expected to be a contender this year. They unfortunately have not won a game since Crochet’s Opening Day start, so they are 1-4 to start the season. That isn’t how Boston wanted to get the year started, but it is a 162-game season. There is a lot of baseball left to be played, and you can’t let losses in March create an overreaction. Every game is important, however, and the Red Sox do need to turn things around soon.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox, Garrett Crochet agree to monster $170 million extension

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He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Expectations were high for the Boston Red Sox this year but the team fell to a 1-4 record after suffering an 8-5 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Monday. There’s plenty of time to bounce back but it appears the fanbase is growing weary of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-rafael-devers-unwanted-mlb-record-brutal-start">star designated hitter Rafael Devers</a>.</p><p>The 28-year-old star has played in all five games for the Red Sox so far but has failed to record a single hit, starting the season off 0-19 at the plate. To make matters worse, Devers has already struck out 15 times on the season. Historically, <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/rafael-devers-begins-2025-with-historic-strikeout-mark" rel="noopener">this is the worst start</a> for a hitter through five games in an MLB season.</p><p>Although we’re only five games into the regular season, Red Sox fans are growing concerned. It’s getting to the point where numerous individuals are roasting Rafael Devers for his sluggish slump. Many make jokes while others ponder whether moving him off of third base is affecting his play.</p><p>“Rafael Devers is 0-19 with 15 Ks. That’s almost impossible to do. Not even sure sitting him will change much right now. This is brutal,” <a href="https://x.com/Steve_Perrault/status/1906808192534995124" rel="noopener">said one user</a>.</p><p><a href="https://x.com/Thomas_Carrieri/status/1906800975987519508" rel="noopener">One fan jokingly suggested</a>, “Have they tried turning off Rafael Devers and turning him back on again?”</p><p>“The Red Sox should really consider moving Rafael Devers back to 3rd base so he can build back up his confidence by committing a bunch of errors to go with all those strikeouts,” <a href="https://x.com/John_Zannis/status/1906799923992920073" rel="noopener">joked another individual</a>.</p><p>Former Baltimore Orioles first baseman <a href="https://x.com/ryanripkenshow/status/1906826897633186280" rel="noopener">Ryan Ripken stated</a>, ” Devers is struggling BAD but he is going to get it figured out soon.”</p><p>“I actually to this point could have the same stats as Devers has,” <a href="https://x.com/Tags2424/status/1906826819405586703" rel="noopener">claimed another fan</a>.</p><p>With the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-jonathan-papelbon-calls-out-rafael-devers-shape-amid-struggles">Red Sox star acquiring his 15th strikeout</a> on the season so far, he’s currently on pace for 486 strikeouts on the season. The current MLB record was set in the 2009 season by Mark Reynolds, who struck out 223 times that season. Devers is well on pace to smash that record.</p><p>Red Sox <a href="https://x.com/RSNStats/status/1906826979204338069" rel="noopener">manager Alex Cora fielded questions</a> about Devers’ slow start after Monday’s contest. Cora seemed a bit more optimistic about the situation than the fanbase, claiming there “were some positives today.” He also claimed that he likes that Devers isn’t “chasing pitches.”</p><p>“Red Sox Manager Cora on Rafael Devers: “We’ll find it mechanically. The good thing is that he’s not chasing pitches, he’s swinging at pitches in the zone. Obviously, the bad thing is he’s swinging and missing…but there were some positives today and we just build from that.”</p><p>Devers will have his next opportunity to get his first hit on the season on Wednesday when they face off against the Orioles again. 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Red Sox fans clown Rafael Devers after miserable slump to start season continues

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He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP,  he's writing sports betting predictions for numerous sites across North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/red-sox-news-rafael-devers-unwanted-mlb-record-brutal-start">Boston Red Sox star Rafael Devers got off to the worst possible start</a> to begin the 2024 season, going 0 for 16 with 12 strikeouts in a four-game set against the Texas Rangers. He even set an ugly MLB record in the process.</p><p>Following the Red Sox’s loss to the Rangers on Sunday, former pitcher and current analyst Jonathan Papelbon<a href="https://x.com/gfstarr1/status/1906453490093740234" rel="noopener"> bluntly said</a> Devers must lose weight.</p><p>Via Gabrielle Starr:</p><p>“”Maybe (Devers is) out of shape. … Maybe we gotta trim a little bit of fat. … You trim fat, pigs squeal. … Is it the shoulders? Is he in shape? We don’t know these things, but to me, it looks like the swing is just a little bit behind,” Papelbon said on the NESN broadcast.</p><p>Yikes. To make matters worse for Devers, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/red-sox-news-alex-cora-red-sox-winning-business-reason-rafael-devers-alex-bregman-decision">he lost his spot at third base after the Red Sox signed Alex Bregman in free agency</a>. While he publicly made it clear he wanted to keep playing at the hot corner, skipper Alex Cora instead shifted Devers over to the full-time DH in Beantown, which upset the Dominican.</p><p>Now that he’s strictly in the lineup for offense, going hitless in four games is far from ideal. I mean, Devers could barely make contact with the baseball. Obviously Papelbon is just giving his brutally honest opinion, but when the bat is moving slowly, it’s understandable to say he needs to shed weight.</p><p>On a more positive note, the campaign just began. Yes, Devers is struggling immensely, but there’s little doubt he will figure it out. After all, Devers is one of Boston’s best hitters, slashing .272 with 28 home runs and 83 RBI last year.</p><p>The Red Sox are back in action on Monday afternoon as they begin a three-game set with the Baltimore Orioles, who will be one of their biggest rivals this season en route to a hopeful AL East title. We’ll see if Devers can end the cold streak.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The MLB season of officially underway and teams across the league are settling in with their new rosters as they look to make a playoff push in 2025. The Boston Red Sox made one of the most high-profile additions of the offseason when they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/alex-bregmans-free-agency-admission-will-sting-tigers-fans">signed former Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman</a> to a three-year, $120 million contract in free agency.</p><p>Now, to start the season, Bregman is at the hot corner while <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/red-sox-news-alex-cora-red-sox-winning-business-reason-rafael-devers-alex-bregman-decision">Rafael Devers has been moved exclusively to be a designated hitter</a>. The results haven’t quite been there yet, as Boston sits at just 1-2 ahead of the conclusion of a four-game set with the Texas Rangers on Sunday.</p><p>It turns out that Bregman wasn’t always the plan for the Red Sox at third base this offseason. Over the winter, Boston was close to <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2025/03/30/bruce-bochy-brian-snitker-mlb-managers/82723066007/" rel="noopener">pulling off a trade</a> for Cardinals star Nolan Arenado before the Bregman deal became available, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today.</p><p>“The Boston Red Sox were deep into trades talks and on the verge of acquiring Nolan Arenado from the St. Louis Cardinals until Alex Bregman dropped into their laps,” Nightengale wrote.</p><p>Arenado has been one of the best third basemen in the league for a very long time, so it comes as no surprise that the Red Sox would have wanted to trade for him. Boston also appeared on the 10-time Gold Glover’s shortlist of possible trade destinations that he would be interested in going to during trade rumors this winter.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/red-sox-news-alex-bregman-accepting-challenge-top-prospects">Bregman is doing just fine settling in with Boston</a>, recording a trio of singles in 12 at bats over three games. On the other hand, Arenado has been spectacular on the way to the Cardinals opening with a 2-0 record. He is 4-for-8 at the plate with a home run and two RBIs in two games.</p><p>Time will tell if the Red Sox should have pushed harder to get a deal done for Arenado or if Bregman can match that production this season with his new team. While Arenado hasn’t been dealt yet it is still something that could come up during the season. Regardless, the Red Sox are moving forward with their new $40 million a year third baseman.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB rumors: Red Sox nearly traded for Nolan Arenado prior to Alex Bregman signing

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