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Crawford is a native of the [[San Francisco Bay Area]], and grew up in [[Pleasanton, California|Pleasanton]]. He was born in [[Mountain View, California|Mountain View]],<ref name=uclabruins/> and his family lived in [[Menlo Park, California|Menlo Park]] before they moved to Pleasanton when he was in [[elementary school]]. Crawford attended [[Foothill High School (Pleasanton, California)|Foothill High School]] in Pleasanton.<ref>{{cite news |last=Baggarly |first=Andrew |title=Giants notebook: Buster Posey has a new favorite player -- rookie Brandon Crawford |date=May 29, 2011 |newspaper=[[San Jose Mercury News]] |page=C7 |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/giants/ci_18163785?nclick_check=1 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5z3QcYrN4 |archivedate=May 29, 2011}}</ref> |
Crawford is a native of the [[San Francisco Bay Area]], and grew up in [[Pleasanton, California|Pleasanton]]. He was born in [[Mountain View, California|Mountain View]],<ref name=uclabruins/> and his family lived in [[Menlo Park, California|Menlo Park]] before they moved to Pleasanton when he was in [[elementary school]]. Crawford attended [[Foothill High School (Pleasanton, California)|Foothill High School]] in Pleasanton.<ref>{{cite news |last=Baggarly |first=Andrew |title=Giants notebook: Buster Posey has a new favorite player -- rookie Brandon Crawford |date=May 29, 2011 |newspaper=[[San Jose Mercury News]] |page=C7 |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/giants/ci_18163785?nclick_check=1 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5z3QcYrN4 |archivedate=May 29, 2011}}</ref> |
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Crawford was pictured in 1992 in a San Francisco Cronicle article. http://twitter.com/jaimemaggio/status/261899622266576896/photo/1/large |
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==College career== |
==College career== |
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| Brandon Crawford | |
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| San Francisco Giants – No. 35 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: January 21, 1987 Mountain View, California | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
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| May 27, 2011, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Career statistics (through 2012 season) | |
| Batting average | .235 |
| Home runs | 7 |
| Runs batted in | 66 |
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2006 Havana | Baseball |
Brandon Michael Crawford (born January 21, 1987) is an American professional baseball player for the San Francisco Giants in Major League Baseball (MLB). The shortstop was the sixth player in MLB history to hit a grand slam in his first Major League game. Crawford played college baseball for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he was twice named the team's Most Valuable Player {MVP}.
Early life
Crawford is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area, and grew up in Pleasanton. He was born in Mountain View,[1] and his family lived in Menlo Park before they moved to Pleasanton when he was in elementary school. Crawford attended Foothill High School in Pleasanton.[2]
Crawford was pictured in 1992 in a San Francisco Cronicle article. http://twitter.com/jaimemaggio/status/261899622266576896/photo/1/large
College career
Crawford attended UCLA, where he was a physiological sciences major. He played baseball for the UCLA Bruins from 2006 to 2008, where he helped lead the team to the NCAA Regionals in three consecutive seasons,[1] the first time in school history.[3] Crawford was named the team's MVP in 2006 and 2007, and he was named to the All-Pac-10 conference team in 2007.[1]
He helped lead the United States national team to the title in the 2006 International University Sports Federation (FISU) World Championship.[4]
Professional career
Crawford was selected in the fourth round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft by the Giants.[1] He was ranked the sixth best prospect in the Giants' organization by Baseball America in 2011.[5] Crawford was set back by a broken finger suffered in the final week of 2011 spring training.[6] He was called up to the majors for the first time on May 26, 2011.[7] Crawford made his MLB debut the following day against the Milwaukee Brewers, and his first hit came in his third at bat of the game and was a grand slam off the Brewers' Shaun Marcum. He joined Bobby Bonds and Brian Dallimore as Giants whose first career Major League hit was a grand slam;[8] he also became the sixth player in MLB history and the second player in Giants history along with Bonds to hit a grand slam in his first game.[9] On July 31, he was optioned to the Giants' Triple-A affiliate, the Fresno Grizzlies, after the Giants acquired shortstop Orlando Cabrera.[10] The Giants were 23–18 with Crawford as a starter, but he was only hitting .190.[11] Crawford was recalled in September when MLB rosters expanded to 40 players.[12] In 2012, Crawford was named the team's opening day shortstop, in which he batted 8th in the lineup.
Personal life
Crawford married former UCLA gymnast Jalynne Dantzscher in Kona, Hawaii on November 26, 2011.[13] Crawford and his wife are expecting their first baby in December 2012.[14]
References
- ^ a b c d "Player Bio: Brandon Crawford - UCLA Official Athletic Site". UCLABruins.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011.
- ^ Baggarly, Andrew (May 29, 2011). "Giants notebook: Buster Posey has a new favorite player -- rookie Brandon Crawford". San Jose Mercury News. p. C7. Archived from the original on May 29, 2011.
- ^ "UCLA's Brandon Crawford Promoted to San Francisco Giants". UCLABruins.com. May 26, 2011. Archived from the original on May 29, 2011.
- ^ "UCLA Baseball's Brandon Crawford Earns Gold Medal with U.S. National Team". UCLABruins.com. August 16, 2006. Archived from the original on May 26, 2011.
- ^ Baggarly, Andy (January 26, 2011). "San Francisco Giants Top 10 Prospects". Baseball America. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011.
- ^ Inman, Cam (May 24, 2011). "Giants prospect remains patient". San Jose Mercury News. p. D5. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011.
- ^ Berry, Adam (May 26, 2011). "Belt, Stewart, Crawford brought up to Giants". MLB.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2011.
- ^ http://www.csnbayarea.com/05/27/11/Giants-SS-Crawfords-first-MLB-hit-a-gran/mobile_landing.html?blockID=529881&feedID=2796
- ^ Schulman, Henry (June 26, 2011). "Brandon Crawford's slam in debut lifts Giants". The San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ "Giants option rookie SS Brandon Crawford to make room for newly acquired Cabrera". Associated Press. July 31, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
The San Francisco Giants optioned rookie shortstop Brandon Crawford to Triple-A Fresno on Sunday to make room on the roster for new shortstop Orlando Cabrera.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) [dead link] - ^ Baggarly, Andrew (August 31, 2011). "San Francisco Giants plan to keep Brandon Crawford busy this fall". San Jose Mercury News. p. D5. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
Crawford hit .190 before he was optioned July 31, but the Giants were 23-18 during his two-month run as the everyday shortstop.
- ^ Reiss, Scott (September 2, 2011). "Giants recall Crawford, Burriss, Gillaspie, Joaquin". CSNBayArea.com. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
The Giants recalled Brandon Crawford, Emmanuel Burriss, Conor Gillaspie and Waldis Joaquin from Triple A Fresno with the expansion of the roster to 40.
- ^ 24, 2011 "Two more Giant weddings". Comcast SportsNet Bay Area. December 9, 2011.
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- UCLA Bruins bio