Aroldis Chapman and Garrett Crochet Selected to 2025 All-MLB First Team

BOSTON, MA—Boston Red Sox left-handed pitchers Garrett Crochet and Aroldis Chapman have been named to the 2025 All-MLB First Team. Selections were determined by a combination of fan voting and voting from a panel of media members, broadcasters, former players, and other officials.

Chapman and Crochet are the first Red Sox pitchers to earn All-MLB honors, as well as the first pair of Red Sox both selected to the All-MLB First Team. They’re the fifth and sixth Red Sox players to earn All-MLB Team honors since the award’s inception in 2019, joining Xander Bogaerts (2019 First Team), Mookie Betts (2019 Second Team), Rafael Devers (2021 Second Team), and Jarren Duran (2024 Second Team).

Chapman also earned the 2025 Mariano Rivera American League Reliever of the Year Award, after previously winning the award in 2019. He is the fourth Red Sox pitcher to win AL Reliever of the Year, joining Craig Kimbrel in 2017, Tom Gordon in 1998, and Bill Campbell in 1977. Voting is conducted by a panel of six all-time great relievers voting solely on regular season performance.

Both announcements were made by MLB this evening at the 2025 MLB Awards presented by MGM Rewards at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

Chapman, 37, went 5-3 with 32 saves, a 1.17 ERA (8 ER/61.1 IP), 0.70 WHIP, and .131 opponent batting average (28-for-212) in 67 games during his first season with Boston. The left-hander recorded his ninth career season with as many as 30 saves, most among active players and tied for fourth most all-time, and was selected to his eighth career All-Star Game—tied for third most all-time as a relief pitcher.

Among pitchers who threw at least 50.0 innings in 2025, Chapman ranked first in ERA and WHIP, as well as opponent batting average, on-base percentage (.189), slugging percentage (.198), and OPS (.387). His opponent OPS was the lowest single-season mark in American League history, and the third lowest by any pitcher since 1901 (minimum 50.0 innings pitched).

From July 26 through September 7, the Cuba native made a franchise-record 17 consecutive hitless appearances, totaling 12 saves over the stretch with 14.2 innings pitched, four walks, and 21 strikeouts. Chapman did not allow more than one run in any of his 67 outings, while 58 were scoreless and 43 were hitless.

Crochet, 26, went 18-5 with a 2.59 ERA (59 ER/424.1 IP) with 255 strikeouts in 32 starts in his first season with the Red Sox. The left-hander led the Majors in strikeouts while ranking second in innings pitched, tied for second in wins, and sixth in ERA. He became the fifth pitcher in Red Sox history to record as many as 250 strikeouts in a season, and the first to do so since Chris Sale (308) in 2017.

Crochet posted the lowest ERA through a pitcher’s first 32 games with Boston during the Live-Ball Era (since 1920). In MLB history, the only other pitchers to record at least 250 strikeouts while allowing 60 earned runs or fewer in their first 32 games with any club are Nolan Ryan with the California Angels (1972), Roger Clemens with the Toronto Blue Jays (1997), and Justin Verlander with the Houston Astros (2017-18).

The Mississippi native in 2025 made his second career Opening Day start and was selected to his second career All-Star Game, after accomplishing both feats in 2024 with the Chicago White Sox. He recorded 22 quality starts, most in the American League and tied for most in the Majors. Crochet tossed his first career shutout in the Red Sox’ 1-0 win on July 12 against the Tampa Bay Rays, striking out nine and allowing just three hits in 9.0 innings.