The Boston Red Sox are set to face off against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon and it should be a fun day. Boston will have Garrett Crochet for the first time in a real game and also will have recently-signed All-Star infielder Alex Bregman manning third base.

The Boston Red Sox made a splash when they acquired Garrett Crochet from the Chicago White Sox this offseason. Crochet figures to be the ace of the staff in 2025, and manager Alex Cora compared the newcomer to a former ace and World Series champion.

Chris Sale pitched the first seven seasons of his MLB career with the Chicago White Sox before being traded to the Boston Red Sox in December 2016. Garrett Crochet spent the first five years of his career with the Pale Hose before being shipped to Beantown in December 2024,

After a busy offseason that saw the Boston Red Sox acquire Garrett Crochet via trade with the Chicago White Sox and Walker Buehler via free agency, the team is in a better position than it was a year ago.

Lost in the recent Alex Bregman signing and subsequent Rafael Devers drama is the Boston Red Sox’s continued pitching uncertainty. The Red Sox upgraded their rotation this offseason, adding ex-Chicago White Sox lefty Garrett Crochet and former Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star Walker Buehler.

The Boston Red Sox are one or two moves away from completing a near perfect offseason. The Red Sox traded for Garrett Crochet from the Chicago White Sox before adding free agent Walker Buehler to the starting rotation as well.

Alex Bregman and Garrett Crochet -- the two big offseason acquisitions of the Red Sox -- enjoyed solid debuts in Fort Myers on Sunday.

Garrett Crochet recorded four strikeouts in his Red Sox spring training debut, leaving the mound happy with his start.