Red Sox, Garrett Crochet agree to 6-year extension

The Boston Red Sox and ace lefty Garrett Crochet have agreed to a six-year extension worth $170 million, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan. (UPDATE: The Red Sox made the deal official on Tuesday.)

The deal starts in 2026, and Passan reports that it includes an opt-out after 2030. It is the largest deal ever for a pitcher with four-plus years of service.

The 25-year-old Crochet had previously said that he did not want to continue contract talks once the season started, but there seemed to be a possibility for some wiggle room when he told WEEI.com's Rob Bradford on Friday that the two sides had gotten close before Opening Day and that there wouldn't be a large gap to bridge once talks resumed.

As it turns out, they never stopped talking at all, and now the Red Sox have their in place through the end of the decade.

The Red Sox acquired Crochet from the Chicago White Sox in a blockbuster trade in December in exchange for prospects Kyle Teel, Braden Montgomery, Chase Meidroth and Wikelman Gonzalez.

Crochet got the Opening Day start in Texas on Thursday, giving up two runs in five innings. That remains Boston's only win through four games this season. Crochet will look to stop the bleeding when he takes the mound against Baltimore on Wednesday, now with a big new contract in hand.

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