Tarik Skubal is a dominant pitcher with back-to-back Cy Young Awards, but Garrett Crochet is ready to win the 2026 pitching honor

Garrett Crochet will not pitch for Team USA in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, and behind that decision there appears to be more than a simple answer, but rather a detailed explanation as to why he will not be available for the national team.

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There are uneven trades, and then there's the Garrett Crochet deal between the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox in 2024. In December of that year, the White Sox sent Crochet to the Red Sox for catcher Kyle Teel,

According to the legendary Pedro Martinez, Boston Red Sox star Garrett Crochet is the real deal and then some.

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In the grand scheme, Garrett Crochet’s spring debut checked every box that actually matters. For most pitchers in late February, that’s meaningless. For Crochet? It was borderline existential. “I don’t know the last time I had an outing without a strikeout,