White Sox' Garrett Crochet on MLB-Record 121st Loss: 'Obviously, It Sucks'
September 28, 2024
While the Detroit Tigers were celebrating their 4-1 win over the Chicago White Sox that clinched the team's first playoff berth since 2014 on Friday night, the White Sox set a new modern-era MLB record with their 121st loss of the season.
White Sox ace Garrett Crochet, who made his final start of the season against the Tigers, didn't mince words about the team's historically bad 2024 campaign.
"Obviously, it sucks," Crochet told reporters after the game. "We put ourselves in this position early on. We had a bad April. We just never dug ourselves out of that hole. We are where we are because of the way we played, which sucks."
Before the 2024 White Sox, the modern MLB record for losses in a single season belonged to the 1962 New York Mets team that went 40-120. Chicago needs to win each of its final two games to avoid finishing with a worse winning percentage than the '62 Mets (.250).
Russell Dorsey @Russ_Dorsey1On the other end, the Chicago White Sox lose their 121st game of the year, setting the modern MLB record for losses in a season. It breaks the previous record set by 1962 Mets in their inaugural season that stood for 62 years. <br><br>The White Sox are 39-121 with two games remaining. <a href="https://t.co/h1YfAVjXnH">https://t.co/h1YfAVjXnH</a>
The White Sox tied the modern record with their 120th loss of the season on Sunday against the San Diego Padres. They were able to stave off the record-breaking defeat by sweeping the Los Angeles Angels in a three-game series from Tuesday through Thursday.
That sweep marked their second three-game winning streak this month. They had just three winning streaks of at least three games all season prior to Sept. 14.
While the winning streaks were few and far between, the White Sox had three losing skids of at least 12 straight games. The peak—or valley—of those was an AL-record 21-game losing streak from July 10 through Aug. 5.
Crochet is one of the few members of the White Sox who came out of the season unscathed. He pitched four scoreless innings with six strikeouts against the Tigers. The 25-year-old will finish 2024 with a 3.58 ERA and 209 strikeouts in 146 innings.
