Garrett Crochet is more than the Boston Red Sox' Game 1 starter against the New York Yankees in the MLB Playoffs on Tuesday. He can even overrule the manager on the team's dress code as it travels to the Bronx.

Red Sox beat writer Tim Healey recounted the stor y via X on Monday of how Boston ended up traveling south in business casual attire.

“How significant a voice does Garrett Crochet have among the Red Sox?” he wrote. “Their dress code for this road trip was ‘comfortable,' Alex Cora said. He texted everyone insisting on ‘business casual.' So they did.”

“He overruled the manager,” Cora said, per Healey. Article Continues Below

“I don’t think it says anything about the mindset,” Crochet told Healey. “This could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for some guys on this team, s

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