It seems doubtful that Kutter Crawford will make any appearances as a Red Sox pitcher in 2025.
Before the Angels series finale in Anaheim on Wednesday afternoon, manager Alex Cora confirmed that the right-hander would have wrist surgery.
In 2024, Crawford—who turned 29 on April 1st—was among baseball’s most reliable starters. He tied seven other pitchers for the MLB lead with a career-high 33 starts. Despite giving up 34 home runs, the most in the majors, he pitched 183.2 innings to a 4.36 ERA.
However, Crawford started the current season on the injured list because he was pitching through a knee injury for a large portion of the previous season. He hurt his wrist off the field while recovering from a knee injury. Cora told reporters it was an accident and not reckless activity, but he would not elaborate.
