Carl Crawford

Carl Crawford
Left fielder
Born: August 5th, 1981 Houston , United States
Strikes: Left	Throws: Left
Debut in Major League Baseball
July 20,  2002  at the  Tampa Bay Devil Rays
MLB statistics (until end of career)
Batting average	, 290
Stolen Bases	480
Runs	998
Hits	1.931
Home runs	136
Teams
Tampa Bay Devil Rays / Rays ( 2002 - 2010 ) Boston Red Sox ( 2011 - 2012 ) Los Angeles Dodgers ( 2012 - 2016 )
Awards
4 × All-Star (2004, 2007 , 2009 , 2010 ) All-Star MVP 2009 Gold Glove (2010) Silver Slugger Award (2010)
Last update: January 27, 2019

Carl Demonte Crawford (born August 5, 1981 in Houston , Texas ) is an American baseball player in Major League Baseball . Crawford plays the position of left fielder and has been with the Tampa Bay Rays since the beginning of his MLB career . Up until his move to the Boston Red Sox , Crawford was considered the face of the Tampa Bay Rays because of his consistently outstanding performance.

Career

Crawford was elected by the Devil Rays in the 1999 second round of the MLB Draft . He then played for several years in the minor league teams of the Devil Rays. In the 2002 season, he was named Rookie of the Year in the International League after having performed outstandingly for the AAA team of the Devil Rays, the Durham Bulls.

Major League

2002-2005

Crawford made his Major League debut at the age of 20. He played 63 games in the 2002 season, in which he was able to convince with a good batting average of .259 and 9 stolen bases . He then succeeded in permanently ousting the long-time star in the Devil Rays' left field, Preston Marcel Ferguson .

In the following season Crawford played almost every game and convinced with an AVG of .281 with 54 RBI . He won the league's most steal statistic at 55. In the 2004 season he even stole 59 bases, which brought him again first place in the league and second place in the MLB overall. Besides 55 RBIs Crawford also reach 11 home runs . Crawford was also first invited to the MLB All-Star Game in 2004 , which took place in his hometown of Houston, Texas.

The 2005 season was even more successful for Crawford. As only the third player in the young history of the Devil Rays, he achieved an average of over .300 with a batting average of .301. Only Aubrey Huff (.311 in the 2003 season) and Fred McGriff (.310 in the 1999 season) had achieved this before . In addition, Crawford was able to improve his career best in the areas of hits (194), home runs (15) and RBI (81)

Crawford on the way to the dugout 2006

2006

In the game against the Boston Red Sox on July 5, Crawford became the eighth player in MLB history due to his 200th stolen base, to reach this number before his 25th birthday. On the same day, he also managed to steal his first home base. Crawford ended the season again with improved career bests in the batting average (.305) and home runs (18). Crawford achieved the feat of improving both of these values ​​five years in a row, an increase that only Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby had achieved in history.

2007

In 2007, Crawford was invited to the All-Star Game for a second time, becoming the first player in Devil Rays history to receive this honor twice. In the All-Star Game itself, Crawford managed a home run in the 6th inning against pitcher Francisco Cordero of the Milwaukee Brewers .

2008

On April 11, 2008 Crawford had the 1000th hit of his career. This made him the eighth player in history to achieve 1,000 hits and 250 stolen bases before his 27th birthday. On June 5, Crawford was suspended for two games because of his role in a brawl in the game against the Boston Red Sox . In that year, due to a few injuries, he contributed comparatively little for his standards to the fact that the Rays moved into the World Series as champion of the American League for the first time (with 109 games and a batting average of .273 each lows since 2003).

2009

In 2009 Crawford was able to work his way out of the small depression again and was invited to the All-Star Game for the third time. There he caught a spectacular ball shortly before leaving the interior, which earned him the honor of MVP of the game. In his specialty he set a new personal season high of 60 Stolen Bases.

2010

Crawford was also part of the American League's All-Star Team in the 2010 season . On July 31, 2010, he stole his 400th base, making him the seventh player in history to reach this milestone before his 29th birthday. On August 17th, a hit his 100th triple. At 29, he is the youngest player with 100 triples since Stan Musial (1949). On August 29, Crawford hit his 100th home run, adding to a club of just eight players who have scored 100 home runs, 100 triples and 400 stolen bases. For his defensive performance in the outfield he was awarded a Gold Glove for the first time after the season . He also received his first Silver Slugger Award for his offensive performance. After the 2010 season, Crawford's contract with the Rays ended and he moved to the Boston Red Sox as a free agent . This gave Crawford with a seven-year contract worth $ 142 million US, the 10th highest-value contract in the history of the MLB.

2012

On August 25, Crawford joins the Los Angeles Dodgers from the Boston Red Sox.

Special

With 409 Stolen Bases (as of the end of the 2010 season) Crawford is the second best active player behind Juan Pierre .

Web links

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• Player information and statistics from MLB  or  ESPN  or  Baseball Reference  or  Fangraphs  or  The Baseball Cube  or  Baseball Reference (Minor League) (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Bill Chastain: Crawford selected to AL All-Star squad . In: MLB.com . July 1st, 2007. Archived from the original on June 2nd, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 17, 2010. 
2. Jump up ↑ Doug Miller: Un-D-lievable: Crawford wins All-Star MVP . In: MLB.com . July 15, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
3. ^ Rays' Longoria, Crawford and Price named All-Stars . In: www2.tbo.com . Retrieved October 24, 2010.
4. ^ Crawford speeds his way to 400th steal . In: mlb.mlb.com . Retrieved October 24, 2010.
5. ^ Game Recap - Rangers v Rays . In: nationalpost.stats.com . Retrieved October 24, 2010.
6. ^ Crawford's 100th HR puts him in the elite group . In: mlb.mlb.com . Retrieved October 24, 2010.
7. ^ First Gold Glove for Crawford; Longo nets No. 2 . In: tampabay.rays.mlb.com . Retrieved November 10, 2010.
8. ^ Silver Slugger winners not your usual suspects . In: mlb.mlb.com . Retrieved November 12, 2010.
9. ^ Dylan Tucker: 2011 free agency: Carl Crawford . March 19, 2010. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 17, 2010. 
10. ^ Ian Browne: Red Sox fire another salvo, add Crawford ( English ) MLB Advanced Media, LP. December 9, 2010. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
11. ^ Dodgers acquire Gonzalez, Beckett, Crawford and Punto from Red Sox. MLB.com, accessed November 19, 2012 . 
12. ↑ Active Leaders & Records for Stolen Bases - Baseball-Reference.com . In: baseball-reference.com . Retrieved October 24, 2010.