BOSTON, MA¡ª The Boston Red Sox today acquired left-handed pitcher Garrett Crochet from the Chicago White Sox, in exchange for four minor leaguers: right-handed pitcher Wikelman Gonzalez, catcher Kyle Teel, outfielder Braden Montgomery, and infielder Chase Meidroth.

The Red Sox¡¯ 40-man roster is now at 40.

Crochet, 25, was named a 2024 All-Star en route to making 32 starts and posting a 3.58 ERA (58 ER/146.0 IP) with 209 strikeouts, 33 walks, a 1.07 WHIP, and a .222 opponent batting average for the White Sox. Among pitchers to make at least 30 starts, he ranked first in strikeout rate (35.1%) and strikeouts per 9.0 innings (12.88), second in FIP (2.69), and third in strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.33). Crochet recorded the fifth-highest single-season average of strikeouts per 9.0 innings in Major League history (min. 30 starts), behind only Gerrit Cole (13.82 in 2019), Spencer Strider (13.55 in 2023), Randy Johnson (13.41 in 2001), and Chris Sale (12.93 in 2017).

The American League¡¯s 2024 Comeback Player of the Year, Crochet served as Chicago¡¯s Opening Day starter this past season after pitching exclusively in relief from 2020-23. The left-hander recorded six 10-strikeout performances in 2024, most in the AL and tied for most in the Majors. He allowed three runs or fewer in 15 consecutive starts from April 29-July 23, recording a 1.87 ERA (17 ER/81.2 IP) in that time. After earning AL Pitcher of the Month honors for June, Crochet threw a scoreless fourth inning in the All-Star Game at Globe Life Field. On September 1 against the New York Mets, he struck out each of his first seven batters faced, tying the AL record to begin a game. In his final nine starts, he struck out 47 batters and walked only three in 27.2 innings.

Selected by the White Sox in the first round of the 2020 First-Year Player Draft (No. 11 overall), Crochet made his Major League debut in September 2020, becoming the first pitcher since Brandon Finnegan in 2014 to make their big league debut in their draft year. Crochet made his first Opening Day roster in 2021, missed the entire 2022 season recovering from Tommy John surgery, and appeared in only 13 games in 2023 due to a pair of stints on the Injured List. In four career Postseason outings (2020-21), he has allowed zero runs in 3.0 innings, giving up five hits with six strikeouts and one walk.

Born in Ocean Springs, Miss., Crochet graduated in 2017 from Ocean Springs High School before pitching at the University of Tennessee from 2018-20.

Gonzalez, 22, pitched in 24 games (19 starts) for Double-A Portland in 2024, recording a 4.73 ERA (44 ER/83.1 IP) with 92 strikeouts. Signed by the Red Sox as an international free agent on July 2, 2018, the Venezuela native owns a 3.87 ERA (173 ER/392.1 IP) in 100 career minor league games (94 starts).

Teel, 22, was the Red Sox¡¯ top selection in the 2023 First-Year Player Draft (No. 14 overall). The left-handed hitter had batted .301 (156-for-518) with 29 doubles, 15 home runs, and 100 RBI in 138 career minor league games while making 95 starts as the catcher and 42 as the designated hitter.

Montgomery, 21, was the Red Sox¡¯ top selection in the 2024 First-Year Player Draft (No. 12 overall). The switch-hitter played baseball at Stanford University (2022-23) and Texas A&M University (2024) after graduating from Madison Central High School (Miss.).

Meidroth, 23, was selected by the Red Sox in the fourth round of the 2022 First-Year Player Draft. In 255 career minor league games, he has hit .285 (260-for-912) with 20 home runs and an .833 OPS while making 94 starts at third base, 65 at shortstop, 59 at second base, and 32 as the designated hitter.

BOSTON RED SOX 40-MAN ROSTER (40)

Pitchers (24): Brayan Bello, Brennan Bernardino, Cam Booser, Aroldis Chapman, Kutter Crawford, Cooper Criswell, Garrett Crochet, Hunter Dobbins, Richard Fitts, Lucas Giolito, Luis Guerrero, Liam Hendriks, Tanner Houck, Zack Kelly, Chris Murphy, Zach Penrod, Luis Perales, Quinn Priester, Chase Shugart, Justin Slaten, Greg Weissert, Garrett Whitlock, Justin Wilson, Josh Winckowski

Catchers (1): Connor Wong

Infielders (5): Triston Casas, Rafael Devers, Vaughn Grissom, David Hamilton, Trevor Story

Outfielders (5): Wilyer Abreu, Jarren Duran, Jhostynxon Garcia, Rob Refsnyder, Masataka Yoshida

Infielder/Outfielders (5): Mickey Gasper, Romy Gonzalez, Ceddanne Rafaela, Nick Sogard, Enmanuel Valdez