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    Garrett Crochet (shoulder) won’t pitch in regular season

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    Garrett Crochet (shoulder) is scheduled to face hitters in another live batting practice session this weekend.

    Red Sox manager Chad Tracy told reporters Crochet will not appear in a regular season game but remains a possibility to pitch in the postseason. The 27-year-old ace has not pitched in a game since April 25. He’s been ramping up his throwing progression since early August with the goal of pitching out of the bullpen in the playoffs.
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    He’ll be pitching in Fort Myers because of the expected bad weather in Boston. Crochet’s performance in that session and how he feels afterwards will determine whether he’s on the Wild Card roster as he tries to come back from his shoulder injury.
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    “I felt like, with the way that went, I could go get outs,” Crochet said. Things sound more encouraging today than they did a few days back, as reports mostly had him in the low-90s while not facing hitters.
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    Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy told reporters it was the most Crochet has thrown from a volume standpoint so they’ll wait to see how he’s feeling before determining his next steps. The 27-year-old ace is ramping up his throwing progression in advance of the postseason where he’s expected to pitch either as an opener or out of the bullpen as a multi-inning weapon.
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    Nothing has really changed regarding Crochet’s potential return timeline as he prepares to make it back for Boston’s impending postseason run. The big question is how much of a workload he’ll be able to handle following the extended layoff. He’s expected to continue building up his arm strength and stamina and could progress to a minor league rehab start for Triple-A Worcester in the near future.
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    Crochet was in full uniform on Tuesday to throw a bullpen before the Red Sox’s game against the Angels. It was his second bullpen in the last four days and another big step forward in his plan to join the team as a reliever for the playoffs. The left-hander is scheduled for another bullpen on Friday or Saturday and then may get a chance to pitch in a rehab game or two in Triple-A before the season ends on September 20th. While the Red Sox have said that they won’t stretch him out beyond three innings given the short timeline, interim manager Chad Tracy has said that using Crochet as an opener is on the table.
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    Healey also notes that it’s likely Crochet will not pitch in a game in the majors or minors before returning for the postseason. One would assume the Red Sox would not want to use him in high-leverage innings right away without any rehab assignment, but it’s possible that he could be used as a three-or-four-inning opener or bulk reliever, perhaps in tandem with Ranger Suarez or Brayan Bello in a postseason rotaiton that will likely feature Sonny Gray and Payton Tolle as well.
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    It’s a significant step towards Crochet returning to Boston’s pitching equation as a one or two-inning relief option for the postseason. The 27-year-old fantasy ace made just six starts before hitting the injured list with a shoulder issue in late April. It won’t help fantasy managers down the home stretch, but it qualifies as a positive that Crochet managed to avoid surgery and is making real progress with his throwing program. He should be healthy for the start of next spring, lockout permitting, after a normal offseason.
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    It’s an important milestone for Crochet as he attempts to make it back to Boston as a reliever in time for a potential postseason run. The 27-year-old fantasy ace seems highly unlikely to pitch before the regular season concludes, but he’s probably going to be in the mix for a postseason roster spot.
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    This is now the second time Crochet has thrown off a mound as he inches closer to a return. The Red Sox have already said that he will not return to a starting role by the end of the regular season, given how much time he would need to ramp up. That also means Crochet could need less time on a rehab assignment because Boston may just want him to throw 2-3 innings at a time before the end of September. We still would be shocked to see him before the final week or two of the regular season.
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    Crochet is gradually building up his throwing progression with the aim of returning as a one or two-inning relief weapon for the postseason. The 27-year-old fantasy ace has been on the shelf with a capsule strain in his shoulder since late April. He can be safely dropped in all redraft fantasy leagues at this point of the season.

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    MLB Network’s Jon Morosi reports that Trent Grisham (hamstring) has made the Yankees’ Wild Card roster

    Grisham has been on the injured list with a hamstring strain since September 4th. The outfielder hit just .170/.261/.352 in 45 games since the All-Star break. With the Red Sox also set to use multiple left-handed starters, it remains to be seen if Grisham will be a regular starter for the Yankees in this series.
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    Aaron Judge (calf) is not on the Yankees roster for the Wild Card round against the Red Sox.

    Despite Judge claiming that he was intending to play, it always seemed like a long shot. The 34-year-old has a calf strain that was expected to sideline him for 2-6 weeks, and he had not done any running in the days leading up to the announcement. Judge will continue to rehab and almost assuredly will be on the Yankees roster for the Divisional series, if they can get there.
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    Aaron Judge took four at-bats in live batting practice Monday, going 0-for-2 with two walks.

    He struck out against Ryan Weathers. Judge didn’t do any running during the live BP or afterwards. It seems like it would be quite the roll of the dice to put him on the Wild Card roster 13 days after he suffered a calf strain.
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    Hagen Smith will start the White Sox’s bullpen game against the Astros in Game 1 of the Wild Card.

    Smith started one of his 18 appearances after joining the White Sox in August, pitching two scoreless innings against the Pirates. He topped out at three innings in relief against the Twins on Sept. 6 and had a 1.29 ERA in 28 innings overall.
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    The Cubs have announced Matthew Boyd as their Game 1 starter against the Padres.

    With Kevin Gausman’s status a little bit up in the air, Boyd seemed like the one certainty to get a start for the Cubs in the Wild Card. He’ll be pitching on four days’ rest after limiting the Marlins to one run over seven innings last time out. He also pitched Game 1 of last year’s Wild Card against the Padres, allowing one run over 4 1/3 innings in what turned into a 3-1 win for the Cubs.
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    Corey Seager might need surgery for a bone spur in his elbow he’s dealt with form months, said Chris Young.

    Seager was limited to 102 games this year, but the elbow never kept him out. Still, it might have had something to do with his career worst .227/.312/.424 line. Seager could have surgery and still be ready in plenty of time for spring training.
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    Sources told The Athletic’s Chandler Rome that AJ Blubaugh will start Game 1 of the Wild Card series against the White Sox on Tuesday.

    There was little doubt Blubaugh would pitch tomorrow, but it’s a little surprising to see him get the ball first, just because that never happened all year. He led the majors with 96 relief innings, finishing with a 3.66 ERA in his 64 appearances. He’s been used in shorter stints lately than he was early on, so the Astros would be pushing it if they asked for more than two innings from him. The only two times he completed three innings both took place in May.
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    Braves manager Walt Weiss confirmed that neither Lane Thomas nor Bryce Elder will be on the Wild Card roster.

    Thomas, trying to make his way back from an intercostal strain, resumed hitting last week and was seen running in the outfield today. Still, he won’t be activated prior to the NLDS.
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    Cardinals claimed RHP Chase Hampton off waivers from the Nationals.

    Hampton was previously claimed off waivers from the Yankees a couple of weeks ago. He was regarded as one of that team’s top prospects before undergoing Tommy John surgery in Feb. 2025. He returned to the mound in May, but he struggled mightily in posting an 8.18 ERA in 55 innings, which is why he’s bouncing around like this.
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    Tyler Wade announced his retirement from baseball on Monday.

    The versatile Wade, 31, debuted in 2017 and spent parts of nine years in the majors with the Yankees, Angels, A’s and Padres, hitting .216/.294/.284 with seven homers and 51 steals in 992 plate appearances. He was with the Rangers this spring, but he failed to make the team, and he never signed with another club after being released in mid-April.