{"id":120921,"date":"2026-04-29T23:01:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T03:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=120921"},"modified":"2026-04-29T23:01:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T03:01:19","slug":"red-sox-roster-moves-garrett-crochet-injury-nate-eaton-call-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/04\/29\/red-sox-roster-moves-garrett-crochet-injury-nate-eaton-call-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Garrett Crochet Concerns Preceded Injury; Nate Eaton Recalled by Sox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Wednesday morning, prior to the Boston Red Sox suffering a series-ending loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, the Red Sox announced ace <\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/crochga01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/a><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/crochga01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-29_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Garrett Crochet<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has left shoulder inflammation problems. As a result of this, he will be going on the 15-day injured list. This is very concerning, as Crochet was expected to start Friday\u2019s series opener against the Houston Astros. Garrett Crochet is the latest Boston pitcher to join the injured list, as the number two starter <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/04\/20\/sonny-gray-exits-game-injury\/\" target=\"_self\">Sonny Gray exited with an injury<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0on Marathon Monday<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\"><smartframe-embed class=\"smartframe_wp_element\" customer-id=\"b0c95bc04383cef69c6b47df872135cf\" image-id=\"WmOB1Wl0HlS7\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 3072px; aspect-ratio: 3072\/2048;\" ><\/smartframe-embed><\/p>\n<h2>Fallout from Garrett Crochet&#8217;s Injury, Nate Eaton&#8217;s Callup by Red Sox<\/h2>\n<h2><b>How Has Crochet Done So Far?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crochet has had an uncharacteristic year for him through the opening month of the season. The southpaw, whom the Sox <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/12\/11\/red-sox-acquire-garrett-crochet-from-white-sox\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">acquired from the Chicago White Sox<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the 2024-25 offseason, has a record of 3-3 with an ERA of 6.30 in 2026. The ERA is elevated due to a somewhat concerning outing in Minnesota. Against the Twins, he let up ten earned runs on nine hits in less than two innings. Even though both former manager <\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/managers\/coraal01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/a><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/coraal01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-29_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Cora<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Crochet claimed that the ace was healthy at the time, it did feel like something was off. He allowed more walks than strikeouts. His fastball was at an<\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.overthemonster.com\/red-sox-analysis\/98807\/garrett-crochets-rough-start-aberration-or-cause-for-concern\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> all-time low in terms of velocity<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. And the Twins were crushing his pitches.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Garrett Crochet has been placed on the 15-Day IL with left shoulder inflammation <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UbRhUxAm0y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/UbRhUxAm0y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Talkin&#8217; Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TalkinBaseball_\/status\/2049528230915272992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 29, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, that start followed a 107 pitch outing against the Milwaukee Brewers, where he outdueled <\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/misioja01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/a><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/misioja01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-29_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jacob Misiorowski<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. But between the Twins start, the game against the Detroit Tigers, and the first start against Houston, something\u2019s up. It may be this injury, but his inconsistencies are sticking out.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Who Will Replace Crochet?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next big question: who\u2019s filling Crochet&#8217;s role in the rotation? When Gray went down, the Red Sox called up top prospect <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/tollepa01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-29_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Payton Tolle<\/a> to take his place. When he comes back, the original assumption was that either Tolle or <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bellobr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-29_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brayan Bello<\/a> would get moved down. But with Crochet out, there are a few different options. Obviously, with both Crochet and Gray out, someone needs to take that place. It seems like all signs lead to Triple-A pitcher <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=bennet007jak,bennet007wil&amp;search=Jake+Bennett&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-29_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jake Bennett<\/a> making his MLB debut. MLB Pipeline&#8217;s No. 7 prospect in the Red Sox system (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/03\/04\/red-sox-prospects-mlbs-top-30\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">preseason ranking<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) is currently 2-1 with a 0.86 ERA in Worcester. He was projected to start on Tuesday night, but was <\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/redsox\/2026\/04\/red-sox-scratch-pitching-prospect-from-woosox-start-to-keep-options-open-with-rotation-this-weekend.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">scratched from his appearance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, possibly in anticipation of a call-up.\u00a0 And with the former Worcester manager in Boston now, he might become the first of many possible call-ups this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jake Bennett got the ball in Worcester for Wednesday&#8217;s start: <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XPFnKp4zMQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/XPFnKp4zMQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Red Sox Player Development (@RedSoxPlayerDev) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RedSoxPlayerDev\/status\/2047719214945845747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Nate Eaton Recalled<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In immediate reaction to the Crochet news, Boston called up utility outfielder <\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/e\/eatonna01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nate Eaton<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Eaton was a part of the Red Sox\u2019s success last season, hitting .296 in 41 games, also stealing nine bases. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eaton was part of a deep bench unit for the Red Sox and is expected to maintain that role when he comes up. Even though he can play third, the infield depth is big enough already, with <\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mayerma01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/a><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mayerma01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-29_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marcelo Mayer<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/monasan01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/a><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/monasan01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-29_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andruw Monasterio<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kineris01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Isiah-Kiner Falefa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the mix as well. He will most likely enter in pinch run situations, as his speed is a great addition, but it\u2019s entirely unknown what the capacity of his role is currently.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">OF Nate Eaton has been balling with Triple-A Worcester lately&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday: 3-for-3, 2B, HR, BB, 3 RBI<\/p>\n<p>Over his last 10 games:<br \/>\n\u26be\ufe0f 16-for-40 (.400 BA)<br \/>\n\u26be\ufe0f 1.155 OPS<br \/>\n\u26be\ufe0f .351 xwOBA<br \/>\n\u26be\ufe0f 202 wRC+ (!!) <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EbH7rxQ5Sy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/EbH7rxQ5Sy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 G.G. (@ggeiss_mlb) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ggeiss_mlb\/status\/2048738352858325499?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>The Last Word<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Crochet loss is a huge blow to a struggling Red Sox team trying to turn the corner. Should Bennett come up against Houston, though, it might be a good replacement for the time being. Crochet is expected to return around May 13th, <\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/glossary\/injuries\/15-day-injured-list\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">per the 15-day IL rule<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Matt Marton-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday morning, prior to the Boston Red Sox suffering a series-ending loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, the Red Sox announced ace Garrett Crochet has left shoulder inflammation problems. As a result of this, he will be going on the 15-day injured list. This is very concerning, as Crochet was expected to start Friday\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5767,"featured_media":99584,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1071,35],"tags":[1734,29165,6119,3614,4809,4897,29268,28646,650],"class_list":["post-120921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-redsox","category-mlb","category-news","tag-alex-cora","tag-andruw-monasterio","tag-brayan-bello","tag-garrett-crochet","tag-isiah-kiner-falefa","tag-marcelo-mayer","tag-nate-eaton","tag-payton-tolle","tag-sonny-gray"],"modified_by":"Lewis Masella, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120921","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5767"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120921"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120921\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":120932,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120921\/revisions\/120932"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}