It's 'Garrett,' not 'Garret' — Yankees make embarrassing mistake with Red Sox pitcher's name

Time of India

5 hours ago

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This might be the most unnecessary goof in the entire baseball season, as Yankees clubhouse staff hilariously misspelled Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet's name at Yankee Stadium, tagging his locker with "Garret," adding the second "t", in what was reportedly the second similar slip-up in recent weeks.
Crochet told Rob Bradford of Audacy news that this is
"the second time it's happened all in the past week and a half or so."
How ironic, a simple Google search would've prevented the typo, yet the attendants couldn't care less.
Locker room oversight adds fuel to old rivalry
The spell‑check faux pas has ignited chuckles and chortles on social media, particularly with the famed Yankees–Red Sox rivalry resuming this weekend. Fans, as well as baseball insiders, immediately jumped on the Yankees for failing to confirm the most basic of rookie moves — the spelling of a player's name.
Fans briefly became enamored with the hashtag #SpellCheckYankees, posting memes with the infamous tag.
It would be funny enough on its own, given the circumstances around Crochet's recent coming into the limelight. Picked up from the White Sox in an offseason blockbuster, he has been a beast for Boston. He has become the Red Sox's unofficial ace with a phenomenal 1.98 ERA over 82 innings and 101 strikeouts, including striking out 12 over seven innings in his last start.
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And with that dominance comes more awkwardness for these detail-obsessed Yankees.
Crochet's reaction: good‑humored but pointed
Crochet himself took the blunder in stride, although he did not mince words on the obvious message: get it right. When talking to Bradford, the young pitcher said this was the second time in a few weeks the Phillies­‑turned‑Yankees had made a mistake. He's frustrated with that frequency but unwilling to be disrespected.
In his own words to the media:
'It's the second time it has happened in the last couple of weeks.'
His tone was calm yet firm. He's too dignified to drag the Yankees for this in public himself, of course, but his pointed comment to Bradford speaks volumes: Clubhouse personnel ought to extend common courtesy toward players, especially those who are sitting on the bench of an opposing team. Besides, the least you can do for a hot-handed pitcher taking the mound is spell his name right.
Why does this matter beyond a typo?
For a tag as seemingly trivial as the one Salty has mispelled (to the general public, anyway), none of that matters in the charged atmosphere of Yankees–Red Sox games, where the biggest points of pride are branding, intensity, and respect.
This nameplate is your calling card, and locker room logistics are an orchestration of small but significant touches. If you flop it twice, that means you slacked on prep, and you just don't care about professionalism.
With Crochet making headlines in the rotation, the Yankee brass could at least remember the kid's name.
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As the series airs, 'Garrett' will be prepared to answer back, hopefully not on a 'Garret' nameplate, though. The recently signed White Sox‑picked ace isn't going to let a typographical error erode his mound presence or looming legacy against an arch rival.