Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet is honored to be named a 2025 MLB All-Star, but he decided Friday not to pitch in MLB’s All-Star Game in Atlanta. The 25-year-old southpaw explained that he’s focused on something bigger this season: Crochet wants to save his innings for Boston in the second half of the year and help the team make a playoff push.

Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet will not be partaking in the MLB All-Star Game next week, Major League Baseball announced Friday.

There was no immediate reason given, but manager Alex Cora had hinted in recent days that the team wanted him instead to rest following a heavy workload in recent months.