Carl Crawford | |||||||||||||||
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Left fielder | |||||||||||||||
Born: Houston, Texas, U.S. | August 5, 1981|||||||||||||||
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |||||||||||||||
MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
July 20, 2002, for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays | |||||||||||||||
Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
June 3, 2016, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||||||||||||||
MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
Batting average | .290 | ||||||||||||||
Home runs | 136 | ||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 766 | ||||||||||||||
Stolen bases | 480 | ||||||||||||||
Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Carl Demonte Crawford (born August 5, 1981), nicknamed "the Perfect Storm",[1][2] is an American former professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays, Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers. He batted and threw left-handed.
Crawford is best known for his nine years with the Rays, during which he was considered one of the best baserunners in baseball. He led the American League in stolen bases and triples four times each while with Tampa Bay.