When the Rangers and Red Sox face off at Globe Life Field on March 27, it’ll be the matchup of a former Boston ace against the current one. Rangers Opening Day starter Nathan Eovaldi made three Game 1 starts for the Red Sox from 2020-22.

Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet looks ready for Opening Day. Boston's big lefty was locked in once again Sunday afternoon as he mowed down the Minnesota Twins over four-plus innings of work in his penultimate start of the spring.

If the Boston Red Sox intend to sign Garrett Crochet to a contract extension anytime soon, they better act quickly. According to a new report Tuesday, Crochet has told the team he would prefer not to discuss a new contract extension once the regular season begins. Opening Day is nine days away.