A Boston Red Sox rookie who had some strong words about the New York Yankees earlier this season has suffered a huge injury.

Perhaps more importantly, Crochet’s decision sends a message to the fans and to the front office. It’s hard for a pitcher to be the face of a team, but with Rafael Devers gone and Roman Anthony still in his professional infancy, Crochet is the guy right now in Boston. His decision declares that he’s putting winning this year first.

Following an energizing walk-off win on Friday night, the Red Sox woke up on Saturday to bad news on rookie starter Hunter Dobbins. The right-hander will undergo season-ending surgery after he tore his right ACL just five outs into his start on Friday.

The 22-year-old outfielder, nicknamed "The Password," has vaulted from a little-known player to a productive Triple A prospect on the rise.

Red Sox right-hander Hunter Dobbins has announced his season is over after he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.

Three-sport high school athlete s aren't extinct but they are certainly on the endangered species list, he wrote. There was an era when every school’s best athletes played a sport in every season. Now, with their parents being brainwashed by AAU and club coaches, many elite athletes might play two sports or, even worse, just one.

Garin Cecchini, Anthony Ranaudo and Bogaerts - Cecchini played 35 career games in Boston before getting released. He never reached the bigs again. Ranaudo, who was once viewed as a frontline starter, reached the Majors with unremarkable results and was traded for Robbie Ross.

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