{"id":1285,"date":"2026-05-26T23:35:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T23:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1285"},"modified":"2026-05-26T23:35:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T23:35:15","slug":"garrett-crochet-says-his-latest-step-in-comeback-is-definitely-a-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1285","title":{"rendered":"Garrett Crochet says his latest step in comeback is \u2018definitely a relief\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>Under a warm sun Tuesday afternoon, <b>Garrett Crochet<\/b> took the mound at Fenway Park for the first time in more than a month \u2014 albeit with no fans in the stands, five hours before first pitch of the Red Sox\u2019 series opener against the Braves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1283\">Graham Platner took on the Red Sox in a since-pulled ad. Then, came the political \u2018Jiu Jitsu.\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Instead, his audience was chief baseball officer <b>Craig Breslow<\/b>, interim manager <b>Chad Tracy<\/b>, a slew of coaches and staffers, and fellow pitchers: <b>Sonny Gray<\/b>, <b>Connelly Early<\/b>, <b>Payton Tolle<\/b>, <b>Greg Weissert<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Crochet threw 25 pitches in one simulated inning of live batting practice, his first time facing hitters since landing on the injured list on April 29 due to left shoulder inflammation. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span><b>Caleb Durbin<\/b> and <b>Carlos Narv\u00e1ez<\/b> took two at-bats each. Neither managed any loud contract. Narv\u00e1ez assessed that Crochet \u201clooked pretty close to who he was\u201d at full strength.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMy bullpen [sessions] were going pretty poorly, and I was like, \u2018Dude, I\u2019m just not a bullpen guy,\u2019\u201d Crochet said. \u201cSo it went good today. But it\u2019s definitely a relief to have a hitter in the box, crank the intensity up a little bit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Tracy said: \u201cFelt good physically. Velocity was kind of sitting in the mid-90s, and he felt pretty good about his pitch execution, so it was a good day for him \u2026 He seemed in pretty good spirits.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Crochet\u2019s return remains something less than imminent. He is on a regular five-day routine now, which would line him up for another such outing Sunday. After that, he likely will need at least one more. That type of schedule would push him into mid-June.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Earlier this month, Crochet expressed optimism he could skip a minor league rehabilitation assignment. But his protracted recovery would make that difficult. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s so early in the process, just now starting to build up. I said that back when I was on the [IL] for a few days,\u201d he said. \u201cNow it\u2019s been, what, a month? Over a month? So it\u2019ll be something that we evaluate when I get to that point.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1281\">Trump undergoes a physical exam at Walter Reed<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cFive days at a time. This is the fifth day, so haven\u2019t really asked about the next five yet, but I would imagine that stays on that track.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Crochet declared the shoulder fatigue\/lack of strength that caused him problems seems to be behind him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWith each benchmark that we\u2019re hitting, it\u2019s kind of two steps forward, one back, two forward, one back constantly,\u201d he said. \u201cJust kind of see how I come in tomorrow at this point.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Anthony update<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>A positive development for <b>Roman Anthony<\/b>: He took \u201c12-15\u201d dry swings, not hitting a ball, and felt OK enough, Tracy said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Unlike last Monday, when he felt significant pain in his sprained right hand\/wrist at the beginning of the swing, Anthony\u2019s discomfort popped up only as he finished each swing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That represented progress in what has become a slow recovery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAs long as he feels good coming in [Wednesday], we can increase some volume with that, and we\u2019ll just keep progressing as he tolerates,\u201d Tracy said.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Hey, Mickey<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><b>Mickey Gasper<\/b> started behind the plate \u2014 for the third time overall and the first time for somebody other than <b>Payton Tolle<\/b> \u2014 because \u201cI just want to see the bat in there\u201d and <b>Ranger Suarez<\/b> is \u201dnot a horribly hard catch,\u201d Tracy said. That also allowed him to play both Gasper and <b>Masataka Yoshida<\/b> (at DH) against righthander <b>Spencer Strider<\/b> . . . <b>Willson Contreras<\/b> was named AL Player of the Week after hitting .458 (11 for 24) with two home runs, two triples, and eight RBIs in six games. It was the first time a member of the Sox won the award since <b>Trevor Story<\/b> last August . . . Righthander <b>Anthony Eyanson<\/b> was named the Pitcher of the Week in the Double-A Eastern League after tossing five hitless innings on May 19 \u2014 just his second start at the level and seventh professional game overall. His velocity was a bit down, sitting around 91-94 miles per hour, but it was viewed as normal fluctuation for a pitcher adapting to a pro schedule. He also incorporated a cutter for the first time . . . The visiting Braves had two members of the 2018 World Series champion Red Sox on their roster (<b>Chris Sale<\/b> and <b>Sandy Le\u00f3n<\/b>) plus a coach (hitting coach <b>Tim Hyers<\/b>). The Red Sox, of course, had none . . . <b>Bob Horner<\/b>, a power-hitting third baseman for the Braves who hit 215 home runs in his nine seasons in Atlanta (1978-86), has died. Horner, the Braves\u2019 No. 1 overall pick in 1978 out of Arizona State, became the first Atlanta player to hit four homers in a game, doing so against the Montreal Expos July 6, 1986.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1280\">Trump\u2019s self-indulgence deepens GOP fears in midterms<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span><i>Alex Speier of the Globe staff contributed to this report.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Red Sox ace threw 25 pitches in a simulated inning of live batting practice, his first time facing hitters since going on the injured list April 29 due to left shoulder inflammation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1284,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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