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Red Sox sign RHP Kutter Crawford, avoid arbitration

By Thomson Reuters Jan 6, 2026 | 1:50 PM

The Boston Red Sox reached a one-year, $2.75 million deal ‍with right-hander Kutter Crawford on Tuesday, avoiding arbitration.

Crawford, 29, missed the entire 2025 ‌season with ‌knee and wrist injuries. He also earned $2.75 million last season and will be ​eligible for free agency in ‍2029.

He led ​the major leagues ​in losses (16) and ‍home runs allowed (34) during the 2024 season.

Crawford is 18-31 with a 4.56 ERA ‍in 86 career games (69 starts) since making his ‍debut ‍in 2021 with ​Boston, which ​drafted ⁠him in the ‌16th round in 2017. He has struck out 389 batters in 392 1/3 innings.

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