The Red Sox’s new ace is reportedly sticking around for the foreseeable future.
According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the Red Sox have signed starter Garrett Crochet to a six-year, $170 million contract extension that will keep the southpaw in Boston through at least 2030.
Per Passan, Crochet’s new deal will officially start in 2026, and will include an opt-out after the 2030 season.
Monday’s news stands as a stark reversal from what had been a months-long negotiation between the Red Sox and Crochet’s camp that had yet to reach a resolution.
While the 25-year-old Crochet noted in February that he was interested in signing a long-term deal with Boston, he added on several occasions that he was setting Opening Day as a deadline to table contract talks with the Red Sox if a deal was not agreed upon.