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{{short description|American baseball player (born 1981)}}
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* [[Tampa Bay Rays|Tampa Bay Devil Rays / Rays]] ({{mlby|2002}}–{{mlby|2010}})
* [[Boston Red Sox]] ({{mlby|2011}}–{{mlby|2012}})
* [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] ({{mlby|2013}}–{{mlby|2016}})
|awards=
* 4× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2004]], [[2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2007]], [[2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2009]], [[2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2010]])
* [[Rawlings Gold Glove Award|Gold Glove Award]] (2010)
* [[Silver Slugger Award]] (2010)
* 4× [[List of Major League Baseball annual stolen base leaders|AL stolen base leader]] (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007)
* [[Tampa Bay Rays Hall of Fame]]
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Baseball World Cup]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2001 Baseball World Cup|2001 Taipei]] | [[United States national baseball team|National team]]}}
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'''Carl Demonte Crawford''' (born [[August 5]], [[1981]] in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]]) is currently the [[left fielder]] for the [[Tampa Bay Devil Rays]] [[Major League Baseball]] team.
'''Carl Demonte Crawford''' (born August 5, 1981), nicknamed "'''the Perfect Storm'''",<ref>{{cite web
|access-date=August 27, 2013 |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/crawfca02.shtml
|title=Carl Crawford Statistics and History
|website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]
|archive-date=February 9, 2014
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209015432/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/crawfca02.shtml
|url-status=dead
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Brisbee|first=Grant|date=September 29, 2011|title=Carl Crawford And The Red Sox: The Perfect Storm|url=http://www.baseballnation.com/2011/9/29/2458392/carl-crawford-boston-red-sox-collapse-news|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318105814/http://www.baseballnation.com/2011/9/29/2458392/carl-crawford-boston-red-sox-collapse-news|archive-date=March 18, 2014|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=[[MLB.com]]/[[SB Nation]]}}</ref> 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-handedness|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 base]]s and [[Triple (baseball)|triples]] four times each while with Tampa Bay.
Crawford was offered scholarships to play basketball as point guard at [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]] football as an option quarterback at the [[University of Nebraska]]. Crawford turned down both offers in favor of a baseball career. He was drafted in the Devil Rays in the second round of the 1999 amateur draft. In 2002 the Tampa Bay chapter of the [[BBWAA]] named him the Devil Rays Most Outstanding Rookie and he earned International League Rookie of the Year at AAA Durham.


==Early life==
Crawford entered the major leagues at the young age of 20 and played in 62 games with the Devil Rays in his rookie 2002 season. In 2003, he played nearly every day, batting .281 with 54 [[runs batted in]] and led the league with 55 [[stolen bases]]. With [[Juan Pierre]] Carl was co-winner of the [[Negro Leagues Baseball Museum]] [[Cool_Papa_Bell|James "Cool Papa" Bell]] Legacy Award for 2003.
Crawford is a native of the [[Fifth Ward, Houston|Fifth Ward]] area of [[Houston]]. He participated in the [[Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities]] program, and attended [[Davis High School (Houston, Texas)|Jefferson Davis High School]] in Houston, Texas,<ref>{{cite web|last=Levine|first=Zachary|date=July 24, 2010|title=Houston's RBI program gives kids opportunities|url=http://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/Houston-s-RBI-program-gives-kids-opportunities-1708058.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228092555/http://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/Houston-s-RBI-program-gives-kids-opportunities-1708058.php|archive-date=December 28, 2013|access-date=August 27, 2013|work=[[Houston Chronicle]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|last=Lauber
|first=Scott
|newspaper=[[Boston Herald]]
|url=http://bostonherald.com/sports/red_sox_mlb/boston_red_sox/2011/01/deep_heart_carl_crawford
|title=Deep in the heart of Carl Crawford
|date=January 7, 2011 |access-date=January 13, 2011 |archive-date=May 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140501155532/http://bostonherald.com/sports/red_sox_mlb/boston_red_sox/2011/01/deep_heart_carl_crawford
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> and was a letterman in football, basketball, and baseball. As a child, he was on the same [[Little League Baseball|little league]] team as [[Michael Bourn]], who also played in MLB.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Lemire|first=Joe|date=August 8, 2011|title=Childhood friends Bourn, Crawford watch careers take different paths|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/joe_lemire/08/08/Crawford.Bourn/index.html|url-status=dead|access-date=June 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228121724/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/joe_lemire/08/08/Crawford.Bourn/index.html|archive-date=December 28, 2013}}</ref>
In high school baseball, he began working with former #1 pick Willie Ansley after his sophomore year. He batted .638 as a senior. In the summer of his junior year in high school coach Ansley advised him to get on a team that played in the same tournaments that [[Josh Beckett]] played in so he could be seen by the pro scouts and Crawford joined the Pasadena Stars select baseball team. It was there that he gained his first real exposure to Major League Baseball scouts. So intent on capitalizing on this exposure, he was advised by coach Ansley to skip basketball his senior year to concentrate on baseball so that his knees would be fresh from the beginning of the season. Crawford was offered scholarships to play basketball as a [[point guard]] at [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA]].<ref name=CrawfordShifts>{{cite news |first=Anthony |last=McCarron |title=Carl Crawford shifts dynamics of rivalry between Red Sox and Yankees in American League East |newspaper=[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]] |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2010/12/12/2010-12-12_carl_crawford_shifts_dynamics_of_rivalry_between_red_sox_and_yankees_in_american.html |date=December 12, 2010 |access-date=January 28, 2011 |archive-date=December 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217215421/http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2010/12/12/2010-12-12_carl_crawford_shifts_dynamics_of_rivalry_between_red_sox_and_yankees_in_american.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He also had an option to play college [[American football|football]] as an [[option offense|option]] [[quarterback]] at [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]],<ref name=CrawfordShifts/> [[USC Trojans football|USC]], [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]], [[Florida Gators football|Florida]], and [[Tulsa Golden Hurricane football|Tulsa]]. He had originally signed a [[letter of intent]] to play football for Nebraska, but he turned down both offers in favor of a [[baseball]] career.<ref name=CrawfordShifts/>


==Professional career==
In the 2004 season, Crawford stole 59 bases, again leading the league and posting the second-highest total in the majors that season, and hit .296 with 11 [[home runs]] and 55 RBIs. He was selected for the 2004 [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All Star Game]], played in his hometown of [[Houston]], and was named Devil Rays team MVP in 2004 by the [[BBWAA]]. Crawford led the league in triples in both 2004 (19) and 2005 (15).
Crawford was drafted by the [[Tampa Bay Rays|Devil Rays]] in the second round (52nd overall) of the [[1999 Major League Baseball draft]].


===Minor leagues===
During a [[July 27]], [[2005]] game against the [[Boston Red Sox]], Crawford hit a line drive directly to the head of Red Sox starting pitcher [[Matt Clement]]. The baseball ricocheted off Clement's head into shallow [[left field]]. Clement survived the incident.
In 2002, the Tampa Bay chapter of the [[Baseball Writers' Association of America|BBWAA]] named Crawford the Devil Rays' Most Outstanding Rookie, and he earned [[International League]] [[International League Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year]] playing for the [[AAA (baseball)|AAA]] [[Durham Bulls]].<ref>{{cite web
|access-date=August 27, 2013 |url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Carl-Crawford
|title=Baseball Cube
|publisher=Baseball Cube
|date=August 5, 1981 |archive-date=December 9, 2013
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209112844/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Carl-Crawford
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>


===Major leagues===
Carl Crawford stated during February 2006 that his desire to be the number one [[fantasy baseball]] pick motivates him to train harder and play better, making him one of the first baseball players to openly talk about fantasy baseball as a specific goal each season.


====Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays (2002–2010)====
==External links==
*{{baseball-reference|id=c/crawfca02}}


=====2002–2006=====
{{Baseballbio-stub}}
Crawford made his Major League debut at age 20 on July 20, 2002, against the [[Toronto Blue Jays]]. His first hit was in that game, a two RBI single off [[Steve Parris]]. He hit his first home run on August 10 off [[Shawn Sedlacek]] of the [[Kansas City Royals]]. He played in 63 games for the Devil Rays in 2002, batting .259 with 9 [[stolen base]]s.


In 2003, Crawford had a breakout season, batting .281 with 54 [[Runs batted in|RBI]] and leading the league with 55 steals. Along with [[Juan Pierre]], Crawford was co-winner of the [[Negro Leagues Baseball Museum]] [[Cool Papa Bell|James "Cool Papa" Bell]] Legacy Award for 2003.<ref>{{cite web|date=May 24, 2013|title=Tampa Bay Devil Rays timeline|url=http://tampabay.rays.mlb.com/tb/history/timeline3.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602043432/http://tampabay.rays.mlb.com/tb/history/timeline3.jsp|archive-date=June 2, 2013|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=[[Tampa Bay Rays]]}}</ref>
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In 2004, Crawford stole 59 bases, again leading the league and posting the second-highest total in the majors that season. He batted .296 with 11 [[home run]]s and 55 RBIs. Crawford also hit a league-leading 19 [[Triple (baseball)|triples]]. He was selected for the [[2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All Star Game]], played in his hometown of Houston, and was named Devil Rays team MVP in 2004 by the BBWAA.

Crawford batted .301 in 2005, becoming just the third .300 hitter in Devil Rays history, joining [[Aubrey Huff]] (.311 in 2003) and [[Fred McGriff]] (.310 in 1999). Crawford also posted career highs in [[Hit (baseball)|hits]] (194), home runs (15), and RBI (81). He again led the league with 15 triples and placed third in steals (46).

[[File:Carl Crawford without hat.JPG|left|thumb|200px|Crawford going back to the [[dugout (baseball)|dugout]] in 2006]]
On July 5, 2006, against the [[2006 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]], Crawford became only the eighth player in history to get 200 stolen bases before his 25th birthday. Crawford finished the season with career highs in batting average (.305) and home runs (18), joining [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall-of-Famer]] [[Rogers Hornsby]] as the only players in Major League history to increase their batting average and home run totals every year for five straight years.<ref name=all-star>{{cite web|url=http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070701&content_id=2059851&vkey=allstar2007&fext=.jsp |title=Crawford selected to AL All-Star squad |last=Chastain |first=Bill |work=[[Major League Baseball]] |date=July 1, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602032428/http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070701&content_id=2059851&vkey=allstar2007&fext=.jsp |archive-date=June 2, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He won a [[Fielding Bible Award]] for his defensive excellence in left field during the season.<ref>{{cite web|title=The 2006 Fielding Bible Awards |url=http://www.billjamesonline.net/fieldingbible/the-2006-winners.asp |publisher=The Fielding Bible |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101110080140/http://www.billjamesonline.net/fieldingbible/the-2006-winners.asp |archive-date=November 10, 2010 |access-date=November 17, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=====2007–2010=====
Crawford was named an All-Star for the second time in 2007, becoming the first Devil Ray to receive the honor more than once. He homered in the 6th inning of the [[2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]], on a 3–2 pitch from [[Francisco Cordero]] of the [[Milwaukee Brewers]].

In the second half of the season, Crawford had a sore right wrist which had been bothering him for some time, and did not hit a home run for a period of 42 days. Prior to a game against the [[2007 Toronto Blue Jays season|Toronto Blue Jays]], he had an [[Magnetic resonance imaging|MRI]] and was listed as doubtful to play because of the wrist. However, he [[Pinch hitter|pinch hit]] as the game went into extra innings and hit a [[walk-off home run]], ending his drought. This kicked off a run of four homers in ten games.<ref name=br-07_gamelogs>{{cite web|access-date=September 12, 2007|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/pi/gl.cgi?n1=crawfca02&t=b&year=2007|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117164150/http://www.baseball-reference.com/pi/gl.cgi?n1=crawfca02&t=b&year=2007|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 17, 2013|title=Carl Crawford 2007 Batting Gamelogs|work=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref> In August, [[ESPN.com]] named Crawford the Devil Rays' "Face of the Franchise".<ref name=face>{{cite web
|url=http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/sportsnation/face/mlb/team?team=tam
|title=Face of the Franchise: Tampa Bay Devil Rays
|publisher=[[ESPN]]
|date=August 2007
|access-date=September 7, 2007 |archive-date=January 17, 2013
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117164150/http://www.baseball-reference.com/pi/gl.cgi?n1=crawfca02&t=b&year=2007
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

On April 11, 2008, Crawford accumulated his 1,000th hit, making him the eighth player to hit 1,000 and steal 250 bases before turning 27.<ref>{{cite web
|title=Jockbio
|url=http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/Crawford/Crawford_facts.html
|publisher=Jockbio
|access-date=August 27, 2013 |archive-date=March 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321053900/http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/Crawford/Crawford_facts.html
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> In game four of the [[2008 American League Championship Series|American League Championship Series]] against the Boston Red Sox, Crawford tied an ALCS record with five hits in one game, going 5–5 and stealing two bases. After the season, he won his second Fielding Bible Award.<ref>{{cite web|title=The 2008 Awards |access-date=November 17, 2010 |url=http://www.billjamesonline.net/fieldingbible/the-2008-winners.asp |publisher=The Fielding Bible |archive-date=November 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111062247/http://www.billjamesonline.net/fieldingbible/the-2008-winners.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2008, he had surgery to fix the [[tendon]] of the middle finger of his right hand.<ref>{{Cite news|date=August 13, 2008|title=Rays' Carl Crawford out at least 6 weeks {{!}} CBC Sports|language=en-US|work=[[CBC.ca]]|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/rays-carl-crawford-out-at-least-6-weeks-1.758739|access-date=March 30, 2021}}</ref>

[[File:Carl_Crawford_on_May_12,_2009.jpg|thumb|Crawford with the [[2009 Tampa Bay Rays season|Tampa Bay Rays in 2009]]]]
On May 3, 2009, Carl Crawford tied a modern-era record by stealing six bases in a game against the [[2009 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]], part of a team-record eight total stolen bases.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gonzalez|first=Alden|date=May 3, 2009|title=Crawford taking thievery to new level: Speedster ties modern-day record with six steals vs. Boston|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090503&content_id=4548818&vkey=news_tb&fext=.jsp&c_id=tb|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321054519/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090503&content_id=4548818&vkey=news_tb&fext=.jsp&c_id=tb|archive-date=March 21, 2014|access-date=May 11, 2009|work=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gonzalez|first=Alden|date=May 3, 2009|title=Rays swipe series from Red Sox: Crawford's six steals bolster Shields' strong effort|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090503&content_id=4539326&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=tb|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106101531/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090503&content_id=4539326&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=tb|archive-date=November 6, 2012|access-date=May 11, 2009|work=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=May 3, 2009|title=Box Score: Red Sox vs. Rays|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2009_05_03_bosmlb_tbamlb_1|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321064514/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2009_05_03_bosmlb_tbamlb_1|archive-date=March 21, 2014|website=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref> On July 14, 2009, Crawford represented Tampa Bay in the [[2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2009 All Star Game]], where he was named MVP for a leaping catch at the top of the 8-foot outfield wall to prevent a possible go-ahead home run by Rockies outfielder [[Brad Hawpe]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Blum|first=Ronald|date=July 14, 2009|title=AL All-Star streak extends with 4–3 win|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iLCXHkhWRqeYpRdtvJDjYCkhPImgD99EKPP01|access-date=July 15, 2009}}{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} </ref>

In 2009, he had the best [[range factor]] of all starting major league left fielders (2.34).<ref>{{cite web
|work=ESPN.com
|access-date=October 14, 2011 |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/stats/fielding/_/position/lf/sort/rangeFactor/order/true
|title=MLB Player Fielding Stats – As lf – 2009
|archive-date=July 28, 2011
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728045123/http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/fielding/_/position/lf/sort/rangeFactor/order/true
|url-status=live
}}</ref> He won his second consecutive Fielding Bible Award and third overall at left field.<ref>{{cite web|title=The 2009 Awards |url=http://www.billjamesonline.net/fieldingbible/the-2009-winners.asp |publisher=The Fielding Bible |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105001529/http://www.billjamesonline.net/fieldingbible/the-2009-winners.asp |archive-date=November 5, 2010 |access-date=November 17, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On July 31, 2010, Crawford reached 400 stolen bases. He is the 7th player in history to reach that mark before his 29th birthday.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kerzel|first=Pete|date=July 20, 2010|title=Crawford suffers groin injury vs. Orioles|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100720&content_id=12434782&vkey=news_tb&fext=.jsp&c_id=tb|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321055052/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100720&content_id=12434782&vkey=news_tb&fext=.jsp&c_id=tb|archive-date=March 21, 2014|access-date=October 14, 2011|work=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref> On August 17, 2010, Crawford hit the 100th triple of his career, joining [[Ty Cobb]] as the only major league players to hit 100 triples and steal 400 bases before the age of 30.<ref>{{cite news|author=Smith|first=Joseph|date=July 31, 2010|title=Carl Crawford picks up his 400th career steal|newspaper=[[Tampa Bay Times]]|url=http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/rays/content/carl-crawford-picks-his-400th-career-steal|url-status=dead|access-date=August 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321065855/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/rays/content/carl-crawford-picks-his-400th-career-steal|archive-date=March 21, 2014}}</ref> He finished the 2010 season with a career-high 19 home runs and 90 RBIs.

The Tampa Bay chapter of the [[Baseball Writers' Association of America]] voted Crawford the Most Valuable Player for the Rays in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|author=Smith|first=Joe|date=September 29, 2010|title=Crawford voted Rays Team MVP, Davis tabbed top rookie|url=http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/rays/content/crawford-voted-rays-team-mvp-davis-tabbed-top-rookie|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013100936/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/rays/content/crawford-voted-rays-team-mvp-davis-tabbed-top-rookie|archive-date=October 13, 2012|access-date=October 1, 2010|work=[[St. Petersburg Times]]}}</ref> Following the conclusion of the season, Crawford was given the [[Gold Glove Award]], as well as the [[Silver Slugger Award]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=5784846
|title=AL Gold Glove winners named
|date=November 9, 2010 |work=ESPN.com
|access-date=November 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110014341/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5784846
|archive-date=November 10, 2013 |url-status=live
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Topkin|first=Marc|date=November 11, 2010|title=Carl Crawford wins first Silver Slugger Award|url=http://www.tampabay.com/sports/baseball/rays/tampa-bay-rays-evan-longoria-carl-crawford-have-shot-at-silver-slugger/1133675|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015074515/http://www.tampabay.com/sports/baseball/rays/tampa-bay-rays-evan-longoria-carl-crawford-have-shot-at-silver-slugger/1133675|archive-date=October 15, 2012|access-date=November 11, 2010|work=[[St. Petersburg Times]]}}</ref>

====Boston Red Sox (2011–2012)====
[[File:Carl Crawford 2011.JPG|240px|thumb|Crawford during his tenure with the [[2011 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox in 2011]]]]
On December 8, 2010, Crawford signed a seven-year, $142-million contract with the Boston Red Sox.<ref name=CrawfordShifts/><ref>{{cite web|last=Speier|first=Alex|date=December 8, 2010|title=Red Sox agree to terms with Carl Crawford|url=http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2010/12/08/report-red-sox-sign-carl-crawford/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140119080217/http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2010/12/08/report-red-sox-sign-carl-crawford/|archive-date=January 19, 2014|access-date=October 14, 2011|publisher=Full Count}}</ref> Crawford struggled to begin the 2011 season, batting .137 and stealing only 2 bases in his first 12 games.<ref>{{cite web|last=Krasner|first=Steven|date=April 16, 2011|title=Boston Red Sox sit Carl Crawford; hopes to get back 'focus'|url=https://www.espn.com/boston/mlb/news/story?id=6368779|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318075152/http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/mlb/news/story?id=6368779|archive-date=March 18, 2014|access-date=October 14, 2011|work=[[ESPN]]}}</ref> On May 3, he hit his 1,500th career hit, a single against [[Dan Haren]] of the [[Los Angeles Angels]] in the 3rd inning, becoming the 588th player with 1,500 or more career hits.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=McAdam|first1=Sean|last2=Mullen|first2=Maureen|date=May 4, 2011|title=Notes: Gonzalez breaks his homerless drought|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/boston-red-sox/notes-gonzalez-breaks-his-homerless-drought|access-date=March 30, 2020|website=[[NBC Sports]]|language=en}}</ref>

For the 2011 season, he batted .255 with an on-base percentage of .289.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/crawfca02.shtml |title=Carl Crawford Statistics and History |website=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=October 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319161008/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/crawfca02.shtml |archive-date=March 19, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Through 2011, he had the third-best career fielding percentage (.990) among all active major league left fielders, behind [[Ryan Braun]] and [[Reed Johnson]].<ref>{{cite web
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|url-status=dead
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However, on the last day of the regular season, his unsuccessful attempt to catch a ninth-inning line drive off the bat of [[Robert Andino]] was ruled a trap, allowing the [[2011 Baltimore Orioles season|Baltimore Orioles]] to walk off and completing Boston's historic nine-game September collapse that denied them a postseason berth.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bontemps|first=Tim|date=September 29, 2011|title=Red Sox collapse complete with loss to Orioles|url=https://nypost.com/2011/09/29/red-sox-collapse-complete-with-loss-to-orioles/|access-date=December 8, 2019|website=[[SB Nation]]}}</ref>

Crawford injured his left wrist in January 2012.<ref name="latimes1">{{cite news|last=Dilbeck|first=Steve|date=March 18, 2014|title=Carl Crawford leaves minor league game with 'minor' shoulder injury|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgersnow/la-sp-dn-dodgers-carl-crawford-injury-20140318,0,2603020.story#axzz2wYgmeX7S|url-status=dead|access-date=March 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320111143/http://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgersnow/la-sp-dn-dodgers-carl-crawford-injury-20140318%2C0%2C2603020.story#axzz2wYgmeX7S|archive-date=March 20, 2014}}</ref> He had wrist surgery to repair [[cartilage damage]],<ref name="boston1">{{cite news|last=Abraham|first=Peter|date=January 17, 2012|title=Wrist surgery for Carl Crawford|publisher=[[The Boston Globe]]|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2012/01/wrist_surgery_f.html|url-status=dead|access-date=March 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321064529/http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2012/01/wrist_surgery_f.html|archive-date=March 21, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Edes|first=Gordon|date=January 17, 2012|title=Boston Red Sox's Carl Crawford has surgery on left wrist|url=https://www.espn.com/boston/mlb/story/_/id/7472345/boston-red-sox-carl-crawford-surgery-left-wrist|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321071653/http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/_/id/7472345/boston-red-sox-carl-crawford-surgery-left-wrist|archive-date=March 21, 2014|access-date=March 21, 2014|work=[[ESPN]]}}</ref> but had discomfort in his elbow and was told he had a sprained ligament.

He began the 2012 season on the 60-day [[disabled list]]. He had a rehab assignment with the Gulf Coast League, Double-A Portland, and Triple-A Pawtucket to recover from both injuries.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/26/carl-crawford-injury-red-sox-elbow_n_1457867.html
|title=Carl Crawford Injury: Red Sox Outfielder Has Sprained Ligament In Elbow
|work=[[The Huffington Post]]
|agency=[[Associated Press|AP]]
|date=April 26, 2012 |access-date=August 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320082713/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/26/carl-crawford-injury-red-sox-elbow_n_1457867.html
|archive-date=March 20, 2014 |url-status=dead
}}</ref> Crawford made his 2012 regular season debut on July 16, 2012, against the [[Chicago White Sox]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Austin Laymance |date=September 17, 2012 |url=http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120716&content_id=35026330&vkey=news_bos&c_id=bos |title=Outfielder Carl Crawford back in lineup for Red Sox |website=Boston Red Sox |publisher=MLB |access-date=August 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320071043/http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120716&content_id=35026330&vkey=news_bos&c_id=bos |archive-date=March 20, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On August 23, 2012, Crawford underwent season-ending reconstructive [[Tommy John surgery]] to repair a chronic [[Ulnar collateral ligament of elbow joint|ulnar collateral]] tear in his left elbow.<ref name=latimes1/><ref>{{cite web|author=McDonald|first=Joe|date=August 23, 2012|title=Carl Crawford of Boston Red Sox has Tommy John surgery on left elbow|url=https://www.espn.com/boston/mlb/story/_/id/8298036/carl-crawford-boston-red-sox-tommy-john-surgery-left-elbow|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321070201/http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/_/id/8298036/carl-crawford-boston-red-sox-tommy-john-surgery-left-elbow|archive-date=March 21, 2014|access-date=March 21, 2014|work=[[ESPN]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=McDonald|first=Joe|date=August 21, 2012|title=Carl Crawford to get Tommy John|url=https://www.espn.com/boston/mlb/story/_/id/8286971/boston-red-sox-carl-crawford-undergo-tommy-john-surgery|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321070201/http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/_/id/8286971/boston-red-sox-carl-crawford-undergo-tommy-john-surgery|archive-date=March 21, 2014|access-date=March 21, 2014|work=[[ESPN]]}}</ref> For 2012, he batted .282/.306/.479 in 117 at bats.<ref name="baseball-reference1">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/crawfca02.shtml |title=Carl Crawford Statistics and History |access-date=March 21, 2014 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319161008/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/crawfca02.shtml |archive-date=March 19, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> After being traded to the Dodgers, Crawford voiced his unhappiness with the Red Sox organization and the city of Boston, claiming that the baseball environment was "toxic" and that he was in a "depression stage" with Boston.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hernandez|first1=Dylan|date=February 13, 2013|title=New Dodger Carl Crawford was bummed in Boston|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2013-feb-13-la-sp-dodgers-carl-crawford-20130214-story.html|access-date=May 14, 2017}}</ref>

====Los Angeles Dodgers (2012–2016)====

=====2012=====
On August 25, 2012, he was traded to the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] (along with [[Josh Beckett]], [[Adrián González]], [[Nick Punto]], and $11 million in cash) for [[James Loney]], [[Iván DeJesús, Jr.]], [[Allen Webster (baseball)|Allen Webster]], and two players to be named later ([[Jerry Sands]] and [[Rubby De La Rosa]]).<ref>{{cite web|last=Axisa|first=Mike|date=August 25, 2012|title=Red Sox, Dodgers Complete Nine-Player Blockbuster|url=http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/08/red-sox-dodgers-complete-nine-player-blockbuster.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029224925/http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/08/red-sox-dodgers-complete-nine-player-blockbuster.html|archive-date=October 29, 2013|access-date=August 25, 2012|website=MLB Trade Rumors}}</ref> Despite initial concerns that his injury would keep him out for the first part of the 2013 season as well, Crawford made his Dodger debut as the starting left fielder and lead off hitter on Opening Day 2013.<ref>{{cite news|author=Baxter|first=Kevin|date=April 1, 2013|title=Carl Crawford quickly makes believers of Dodgers|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/baseball/mlb/dodgers/la-sp-dodgers-giants-crawford-20130402,0,3976840.story|url-status=dead|access-date=August 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403060707/http://www.latimes.com/sports/baseball/mlb/dodgers/la-sp-dodgers-giants-crawford-20130402%2C0%2C3976840.story|archive-date=April 3, 2013}}</ref>

=====2013=====
Crawford got off to a hot start with the Dodgers in 2013, hitting .308 with 4 home runs in the month of April. In 2013 with the Dodgers, missing almost one full month with a [[hamstring injury]], he played in 116 games and hit .283/.329/.407 with 6 homers, 31 RBIs, and 15 stolen bases.<ref name="baseball-reference1"/>

In the 2013 NLDS against the Braves, Crawford hit three home runs, including two in Game 4, which gave the Dodgers a huge boost and allowed them to beat the Braves in four games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2013_NLDS2.shtml|title=2013 NL Division Series - Los Angeles Dodgers over Atlanta Braves (3-1) - Baseball-Reference.com|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>

=====2014=====
Crawford had a slow start to the 2014 season, hitting just .191 in the month of April. However, he bounced back with a strong month of May, hitting .333. On May 27, Crawford suffered a sprained left ankle in a game against the [[Cincinnati Reds]] and was placed on the 15-day disabled list the next day.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bloom|first=Earl|date=May 28, 2014|title=Crawford headed to DL with left ankle sprain|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140527&content_id=77052178&notebook_id=77061838&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529052754/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140527&content_id=77052178&notebook_id=77061838&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la|archive-date=May 29, 2014|access-date=May 28, 2014|website=[[Los Angeles Dodgers]]}}</ref> He was reactivated on July 10 after a rehab assignment with the [[Albuquerque Isotopes]]. Crawford finished the regular season with his highest batting average since leaving Tampa Bay. He hit .300 in 105 games, with 8 home runs, 46 RBIs, and 23 stolen bases.

=====2015=====
On April 27, 2015, Crawford tore his [[Abdominal external oblique muscle|oblique]] muscle in a game against the [[San Francisco Giants|Giants]] and was placed on the disabled list.<ref>{{cite web|last=Weisman|first=Jon|date=April 28, 2015|title=Crawford heads to disabled list, Hernandez recalled|url=http://dodgers.mlblogs.com/2015/04/28/crawford-heads-to-disabled-list-hernandez-recalled/|access-date=April 28, 2015|work=Dodgers.com}}</ref> He did not rejoin the Dodgers active roster until July 21.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stephen|first=Eric|date=July 21, 2015|title=Dodgers option Brandon Beachy, DFA Preston Guilmet to make room for Carl Crawford|url=http://www.truebluela.com/2015/7/21/9010583/brandon-beachy-optioned-preton-guilmet-dfa-dodgers-carl-crawford|access-date=July 21, 2015|work=[[SB Nation]]}}</ref> He appeared in 69 games for the Dodgers in 2015, hitting .265.

=====2016=====
Crawford spent the first two months of 2016 as a backup outfielder/occasional pinch hitter. In 30 games, he hit .185 with a .230 on-base percentage in 81 at bats. On June 5, Crawford was [[designated for assignment]] with approximately $35 million remaining on his contract.<ref>{{cite web|last=Padilla|first=Doug|date=June 5, 2016|title=Carl Crawford designated for assignment by Dodgers|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/15974529/los-angeles-dodgers-designate-carl-crawford-assignment|access-date=June 5, 2016|work=[[ESPN]]}}</ref> On June 13, he was released by the Dodgers.<ref>{{cite web|author=Gurnick|first=Ken|date=June 13, 2016|title=Crawford clears waivers, released|url=http://m.mlb.com/news/article/183877332/dodgers-release-carl-crawford|access-date=June 14, 2016|work=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref> In a 2017 interview, Crawford said that he declined offers to try out with other major league teams after the Dodgers released him and was planning to retire when his final contract expired.<ref>{{cite web|author=Miller|first=Scott|date=September 28, 2017|title=Former All-Star Carl Crawford Is Making $21.9M to Not Play, and He's OK with It|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2734609-former-all-star-carl-crawford-is-making-219m-to-not-play-and-hes-ok-with-it|access-date=October 2, 2017|website=[[Bleacher Report]]}}</ref>

=====Career statistics=====
In 1,716 games over 15 seasons, Crawford posted a .290 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]] (1931-for-6655) with 998 [[run (baseball)|runs]], 309 [[double (baseball)|doubles]], 123 [[triple (baseball)|triples]], 136 [[home runs]], 766 [[Run batted in|RBI]], 480 [[stolen bases]], 377 [[bases on balls]], .330 [[on-base percentage]] and .435 [[slugging percentage]]. He finished his career with a .989 [[fielding percentage]] playing at left and center field. In 39 postseason games, he hit .260 (40-for-154) with 21 runs, 5 doubles, 7 home runs, 16 RBI, 10 stolen bases and 6 walks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/c/Pcrawc002.htm|title=Carl Crawford Career Statistics at Retrosheet|website=retrosheet.org|accessdate= December 16, 2024}}</ref>

===Awards and accomplishments===
* American League All-Star ([[2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2004]], [[2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2006]], [[2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2009]], [[2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2010]])
* [[Gold Glove Award]] (2010)
* [[Silver Slugger Award]] (2010)
* [[Fielding Bible Award]] (2006, 2008, 2009)
* American League stolen base leader (2003, {{mlby|2004}}, {{mlby|2006}}, {{mlby|2007}})
* [[List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders|American League triples leader]] (2004), (2005), (2006), (2010)
* [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award|All-Star Game MVP]] (2009)
* MLB modern-era, single-game, stolen-base record: 6 (May 3, 2009)<ref>{{cite web|date=May 3, 2009|title=Rays' Crawford ties modern MLB mark with 6 stolen bases in win|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=290503130|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318074809/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=290503130|archive-date=March 18, 2014|access-date=October 14, 2011|work=[[ESPN]]}}</ref>
* [[International League Rookie of the Year Award|International League Rookie of the Year]] (2002)
* [[Negro Leagues Baseball Museum]] "[[Cool Papa Bell]] Legacy Award" (2003)
* Tampa Bay Chapter/[[BBWAA]] Devil Rays Most Valuable Player (2004, 2010)
* Tampa Bay Chapter/BBWAA Devil Rays Most Outstanding Rookie (2002)
* Rays' single-season runs record: 110 (2010)
* Rays' single-season triples record: 19 (2004)
* Rays' single-season stolen base record: 60 (2009)
* Rays' all-time leader in at bats, plate appearances, RBIs, runs scored, hits, doubles, triples, strikeouts, stolen bases, and singles.
* Named the Rays' "Face of the Franchise" by ESPN<ref>{{cite web
|work=ESPN.com
|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/chat/sportsnation/face/mlb/team?team=tam
|title=Tampa Bay Devil Rays
|archive-date=March 18, 2014
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318074809/http://sports.espn.go.com/chat/sportsnation/face/mlb/team?team=tam
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

Crawford was included on the ballot for the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame]] class of {{bhofy|2022}} when it was announced on November 22, 2021; he did not receive any votes.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/2022-hall-of-fame-ballot-mlb |title=Every player making HOF ballot debut in '22 |first=Manny |last=Randhawa |website=MLB.com |date=November 22, 2021 |accessdate=November 22, 2021}}</ref><ref>[https://bbwaa.com/22-hof/ "Red Sox slugger David Ortiz elected to Hall of Fame," Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA), Tuesday, January 25, 2022.] Retrieved August 24, 2022.</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:Carl Crawford (WMxGjRO66qg).png|thumb|right|Crawford giving an interview {{circa}} January 2022]]
Crawford's cousin, [[J. P. Crawford]], also plays baseball.<ref>{{cite web
|last=Mayo
|first=Jonathan
|work=MLB.com
|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130525&content_id=48456462&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
|title=High school shortstop J.P. Crawford leads way in Draft for middle infielders
|date=May 25, 2013 |access-date=June 6, 2013 |archive-date=October 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023091153/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130525&content_id=48456462&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> He was drafted by the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] in the 1st round of the 2013 MLB draft, 17th overall.

Carl has two children with Amy Freeman:<ref>https://www.instagram.com/amyrfree/channel</ref> son, [[Justin Crawford (baseball)|Justin]], born in 2004 and daughter, Ari, born in June 2013.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CtYv5NpLH_d</ref> Justin Crawford was selected in the first round of the [[2022 Major League Baseball draft|2022 MLB draft]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://tucson.com/sports/arizonawildcats/baseball/former-big-leaguer-carl-crawfords-son-justin-commits-to-arizona-wildcats-for-2022/article_244286c2-8bd8-11ea-820e-8bb4234237fc.html | title=Former big-leaguer Carl Crawford's son, Justin, commits to Arizona Wildcats for 2022 | date=May 2020 }}</ref>

In December 2013, Crawford announced his engagement to [[Evelyn Lozada]]. Crawford and Lozada have a son, Carl Jr., who was born in March 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last=Barker|first=Olivia|date=December 26, 2013|title='Basketball Wives' Evelyn Lozada is engaged|work=[[USA Today]]|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/12/26/basketball-wives-evelyn-lozada-engaged-carl-crawford/4209351/|access-date=April 10, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Messier|first=Lesley|date=March 24, 2014|title=Evelyn Lozada Welcomes a Baby Boy|work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/evelyn-lozada-welcomes-baby-boy/story?id=23035884|url-status=dead|access-date=March 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324202605/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/evelyn-lozada-welcomes-baby-boy/story?id=23035884|archive-date=March 24, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Barrabi|first=Thomas|date=December 23, 2013|title=Carl Crawford Baby Mama: Dodgers Star Seeks To Stop Ex-Girlfriend Amy Freeman From Moving To Calif., Report Says|work=[[International Business Times]]|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/carl-crawford-baby-mama-dodgers-star-seeks-stop-ex-girlfriend-amy-freeman-moving-calif-report-says|access-date=July 21, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Dodgers Star Carl Crawford YOU'RE RICH, PAY ME ... Says Baby Mama|date=May 5, 2014|url=http://www.tmz.com/2014/05/05/dodgers-star-carl-crawford-baby-mama-demands-15k-per-month/|work=[[TMZ|TMZ Sports]]|access-date=July 21, 2015}}</ref> In August 2017, the couple called off the engagement.<ref>{{cite web|last=Marcus|first=Emily|date=August 10, 2017|title=Evelyn Lozada and Carl Crawford Call Off Their Engagement|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/evelyn-lozada-and-carl-crawford-split-call-off-engagement-w497158|access-date=August 12, 2017|work=[[US Weekly]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lincoln|first=Danielle|date=August 9, 2017|title=Carl Crawford Calls Off Engagement When He Realized He Would Lose Half His Money From A Divorce|url=http://www.totalprosports.com/2017/08/09/carl-crawford-calls-off-engagement-when-he-realized-he-would-lose-half-his-money-from-a-divorce/|access-date=August 12, 2017|work=Total Pro Sports}}</ref>

In May 2020, Crawford was arrested and charged with assaulting an ex-girlfriend Gabriele Washington in the presence of their one-year-old daughter.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Snyder |first1=Matt |title=Former MLB player Carl Crawford arrested on assault charges, per report |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/former-mlb-player-carl-crawford-arrested-on-assault-charges-per-report/ |access-date=September 25, 2021 |work=[[CBSSports.com]] |publisher=[[CBS Sports]] |date=June 5, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

On May 16, 2020, a five-year-old boy and 25-year-old woman drowned in the swimming pool during a party at Crawford's home in [[Harris County, Texas]]. The child's mother filed a lawsuit against Crawford that June.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Walker |first1=Mollie |title=Carl Crawford sued for over $1 million in child's drowning death suit |url=https://nypost.com/2020/06/22/carl-crawford-sued-for-1-million-over-childs-drowning-death/ |access-date=September 25, 2021 |work=[[New York Post]] |date=June 22, 2020}}</ref>

=== 1501 Certified Entertainment ===
{{Anchor|1501 Certified Entertainment}}Crawford is [[CEO]] of 1501 Certified Entertainment, an independent record label based in Houston. In early 2018, the label signed [[hip-hop]] artist [[Megan Thee Stallion]], who quickly rose to fame with a string of hit songs.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Howard|first1=Nandi|date=August 30, 2018|title=Megan Thee Stallion : Electricfying rap out of Houston|url=https://www.thefader.com/2018/08/30/megan-thee-stallion-tina-snow-interview|access-date=November 23, 2019|publisher=[[The Fader]]}}</ref> All of her releases from 1501 Certified are now marketed by [[300 Entertainment]] and distributed by [[Warner Music Group]]. In March 2020, several months after she signed a management deal with [[Roc Nation]], Megan Thee Stallion sued 1501 Certified and Crawford, claiming they were blocking her from releasing music while refusing to renegotiate or terminate a contract she called "entirely unconscionable."<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Holmes|first=Charles|date=March 5, 2020|title=Why Megan Thee Stallion Sued Her Own Label|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/why-megan-thee-stallion-sued-her-own-label-962233/|access-date=March 30, 2021|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|language=en-US}}</ref> In an interview with ''Billboard'' magazine, Crawford denied wrongdoing, insisted the contract was generous for a new musical act, and characterized the lawsuit as an attempt by Roc Nation to intimidate him into renegotiating.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Lamarre|first=Carl|date=March 3, 2020|title=Carl Crawford Denies Megan Thee Stallion's Claims His 1501 Label Is Preventing Her From Releasing Music: 'Nothing Is True That She Said'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9327418/carl-crawford-megan-thee-stallion-1501-label-denial|access-date=March 30, 2021|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|language=en}}</ref>


==See also==
{{Portal|Baseball}}
* [[List of Major League Baseball stolen base records]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball annual stolen base leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball career triples leaders]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

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This article is about the American baseball player. For the Guyanese boxer, see Carl Crawford (boxer).

Carl Crawford
Crawford with the Dodgers in 2013
Left fielder
Born: (1981-08-05) August 5, 1981 (age 43)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
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 runs136
Runs batted in766
Stolen bases480
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  United States
Baseball World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2001 Taipei National team

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.

Early life

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Crawford is a native of the Fifth Ward area of Houston. He participated in the Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities program, and attended Jefferson Davis High School in Houston, Texas,[3][4] and was a letterman in football, basketball, and baseball. As a child, he was on the same little league team as Michael Bourn, who also played in MLB.[5] In high school baseball, he began working with former #1 pick Willie Ansley after his sophomore year. He batted .638 as a senior. In the summer of his junior year in high school coach Ansley advised him to get on a team that played in the same tournaments that Josh Beckett played in so he could be seen by the pro scouts and Crawford joined the Pasadena Stars select baseball team. It was there that he gained his first real exposure to Major League Baseball scouts. So intent on capitalizing on this exposure, he was advised by coach Ansley to skip basketball his senior year to concentrate on baseball so that his knees would be fresh from the beginning of the season. Crawford was offered scholarships to play basketball as a point guard at UCLA.[6] He also had an option to play college football as an option quarterback at Nebraska,[6] USC, Oklahoma, Florida, and Tulsa. He had originally signed a letter of intent to play football for Nebraska, but he turned down both offers in favor of a baseball career.[6]

Professional career

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Crawford was drafted by the Devil Rays in the second round (52nd overall) of the 1999 Major League Baseball draft.

Minor leagues

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In 2002, the Tampa Bay chapter of the BBWAA named Crawford the Devil Rays' Most Outstanding Rookie, and he earned International League Rookie of the Year playing for the AAA Durham Bulls.[7]

Major leagues

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Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays (2002–2010)

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2002–2006
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Crawford made his Major League debut at age 20 on July 20, 2002, against the Toronto Blue Jays. His first hit was in that game, a two RBI single off Steve Parris. He hit his first home run on August 10 off Shawn Sedlacek of the Kansas City Royals. He played in 63 games for the Devil Rays in 2002, batting .259 with 9 stolen bases.

In 2003, Crawford had a breakout season, batting .281 with 54 RBI and leading the league with 55 steals. Along with Juan Pierre, Crawford was co-winner of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum James "Cool Papa" Bell Legacy Award for 2003.[8]

In 2004, Crawford stole 59 bases, again leading the league and posting the second-highest total in the majors that season. He batted .296 with 11 home runs and 55 RBIs. Crawford also hit a league-leading 19 triples. He was selected for the All Star Game, played in his hometown of Houston, and was named Devil Rays team MVP in 2004 by the BBWAA.

Crawford batted .301 in 2005, becoming just the third .300 hitter in Devil Rays history, joining Aubrey Huff (.311 in 2003) and Fred McGriff (.310 in 1999). Crawford also posted career highs in hits (194), home runs (15), and RBI (81). He again led the league with 15 triples and placed third in steals (46).

Crawford going back to the dugout in 2006

On July 5, 2006, against the Boston Red Sox, Crawford became only the eighth player in history to get 200 stolen bases before his 25th birthday. Crawford finished the season with career highs in batting average (.305) and home runs (18), joining Hall-of-Famer Rogers Hornsby as the only players in Major League history to increase their batting average and home run totals every year for five straight years.[9] He won a Fielding Bible Award for his defensive excellence in left field during the season.[10]

2007–2010
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Crawford was named an All-Star for the second time in 2007, becoming the first Devil Ray to receive the honor more than once. He homered in the 6th inning of the All-Star Game, on a 3–2 pitch from Francisco Cordero of the Milwaukee Brewers.

In the second half of the season, Crawford had a sore right wrist which had been bothering him for some time, and did not hit a home run for a period of 42 days. Prior to a game against the Toronto Blue Jays, he had an MRI and was listed as doubtful to play because of the wrist. However, he pinch hit as the game went into extra innings and hit a walk-off home run, ending his drought. This kicked off a run of four homers in ten games.[11] In August, ESPN.com named Crawford the Devil Rays' "Face of the Franchise".[12]

On April 11, 2008, Crawford accumulated his 1,000th hit, making him the eighth player to hit 1,000 and steal 250 bases before turning 27.[13] In game four of the American League Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox, Crawford tied an ALCS record with five hits in one game, going 5–5 and stealing two bases. After the season, he won his second Fielding Bible Award.[14]

In 2008, he had surgery to fix the tendon of the middle finger of his right hand.[15]

Crawford with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2009

On May 3, 2009, Carl Crawford tied a modern-era record by stealing six bases in a game against the Boston Red Sox, part of a team-record eight total stolen bases.[16][17][18] On July 14, 2009, Crawford represented Tampa Bay in the 2009 All Star Game, where he was named MVP for a leaping catch at the top of the 8-foot outfield wall to prevent a possible go-ahead home run by Rockies outfielder Brad Hawpe.[19]

In 2009, he had the best range factor of all starting major league left fielders (2.34).[20] He won his second consecutive Fielding Bible Award and third overall at left field.[21]

On July 31, 2010, Crawford reached 400 stolen bases. He is the 7th player in history to reach that mark before his 29th birthday.[22] On August 17, 2010, Crawford hit the 100th triple of his career, joining Ty Cobb as the only major league players to hit 100 triples and steal 400 bases before the age of 30.[23] He finished the 2010 season with a career-high 19 home runs and 90 RBIs.

The Tampa Bay chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America voted Crawford the Most Valuable Player for the Rays in 2010.[24] Following the conclusion of the season, Crawford was given the Gold Glove Award, as well as the Silver Slugger Award.[25][26]

Boston Red Sox (2011–2012)

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Crawford during his tenure with the Boston Red Sox in 2011

On December 8, 2010, Crawford signed a seven-year, $142-million contract with the Boston Red Sox.[6][27] Crawford struggled to begin the 2011 season, batting .137 and stealing only 2 bases in his first 12 games.[28] On May 3, he hit his 1,500th career hit, a single against Dan Haren of the Los Angeles Angels in the 3rd inning, becoming the 588th player with 1,500 or more career hits.[29]

For the 2011 season, he batted .255 with an on-base percentage of .289.[30] Through 2011, he had the third-best career fielding percentage (.990) among all active major league left fielders, behind Ryan Braun and Reed Johnson.[31] However, on the last day of the regular season, his unsuccessful attempt to catch a ninth-inning line drive off the bat of Robert Andino was ruled a trap, allowing the Baltimore Orioles to walk off and completing Boston's historic nine-game September collapse that denied them a postseason berth.[32]

Crawford injured his left wrist in January 2012.[33] He had wrist surgery to repair cartilage damage,[34][35] but had discomfort in his elbow and was told he had a sprained ligament.

He began the 2012 season on the 60-day disabled list. He had a rehab assignment with the Gulf Coast League, Double-A Portland, and Triple-A Pawtucket to recover from both injuries.[36] Crawford made his 2012 regular season debut on July 16, 2012, against the Chicago White Sox.[37]

On August 23, 2012, Crawford underwent season-ending reconstructive Tommy John surgery to repair a chronic ulnar collateral tear in his left elbow.[33][38][39] For 2012, he batted .282/.306/.479 in 117 at bats.[40] After being traded to the Dodgers, Crawford voiced his unhappiness with the Red Sox organization and the city of Boston, claiming that the baseball environment was "toxic" and that he was in a "depression stage" with Boston.[41]

Los Angeles Dodgers (2012–2016)

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2012
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On August 25, 2012, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers (along with Josh Beckett, Adrián González, Nick Punto, and $11 million in cash) for James Loney, Iván DeJesús, Jr., Allen Webster, and two players to be named later (Jerry Sands and Rubby De La Rosa).[42] Despite initial concerns that his injury would keep him out for the first part of the 2013 season as well, Crawford made his Dodger debut as the starting left fielder and lead off hitter on Opening Day 2013.[43]

2013
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Crawford got off to a hot start with the Dodgers in 2013, hitting .308 with 4 home runs in the month of April. In 2013 with the Dodgers, missing almost one full month with a hamstring injury, he played in 116 games and hit .283/.329/.407 with 6 homers, 31 RBIs, and 15 stolen bases.[40]

In the 2013 NLDS against the Braves, Crawford hit three home runs, including two in Game 4, which gave the Dodgers a huge boost and allowed them to beat the Braves in four games.[44]

2014
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Crawford had a slow start to the 2014 season, hitting just .191 in the month of April. However, he bounced back with a strong month of May, hitting .333. On May 27, Crawford suffered a sprained left ankle in a game against the Cincinnati Reds and was placed on the 15-day disabled list the next day.[45] He was reactivated on July 10 after a rehab assignment with the Albuquerque Isotopes. Crawford finished the regular season with his highest batting average since leaving Tampa Bay. He hit .300 in 105 games, with 8 home runs, 46 RBIs, and 23 stolen bases.

2015
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On April 27, 2015, Crawford tore his oblique muscle in a game against the Giants and was placed on the disabled list.[46] He did not rejoin the Dodgers active roster until July 21.[47] He appeared in 69 games for the Dodgers in 2015, hitting .265.

2016
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Crawford spent the first two months of 2016 as a backup outfielder/occasional pinch hitter. In 30 games, he hit .185 with a .230 on-base percentage in 81 at bats. On June 5, Crawford was designated for assignment with approximately $35 million remaining on his contract.[48] On June 13, he was released by the Dodgers.[49] In a 2017 interview, Crawford said that he declined offers to try out with other major league teams after the Dodgers released him and was planning to retire when his final contract expired.[50]

Career statistics
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In 1,716 games over 15 seasons, Crawford posted a .290 batting average (1931-for-6655) with 998 runs, 309 doubles, 123 triples, 136 home runs, 766 RBI, 480 stolen bases, 377 bases on balls, .330 on-base percentage and .435 slugging percentage. He finished his career with a .989 fielding percentage playing at left and center field. In 39 postseason games, he hit .260 (40-for-154) with 21 runs, 5 doubles, 7 home runs, 16 RBI, 10 stolen bases and 6 walks.[51]

Awards and accomplishments

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Crawford was included on the ballot for the National Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2022 when it was announced on November 22, 2021; he did not receive any votes.[54][55]

Personal life

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Crawford giving an interview c. January 2022

Crawford's cousin, J. P. Crawford, also plays baseball.[56] He was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round of the 2013 MLB draft, 17th overall.

Carl has two children with Amy Freeman:[57] son, Justin, born in 2004 and daughter, Ari, born in June 2013.[58] Justin Crawford was selected in the first round of the 2022 MLB draft.[59]

In December 2013, Crawford announced his engagement to Evelyn Lozada. Crawford and Lozada have a son, Carl Jr., who was born in March 2014.[60][61][62][63] In August 2017, the couple called off the engagement.[64][65]

In May 2020, Crawford was arrested and charged with assaulting an ex-girlfriend Gabriele Washington in the presence of their one-year-old daughter.[66]

On May 16, 2020, a five-year-old boy and 25-year-old woman drowned in the swimming pool during a party at Crawford's home in Harris County, Texas. The child's mother filed a lawsuit against Crawford that June.[67]

1501 Certified Entertainment

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Crawford is CEO of 1501 Certified Entertainment, an independent record label based in Houston. In early 2018, the label signed hip-hop artist Megan Thee Stallion, who quickly rose to fame with a string of hit songs.[68] All of her releases from 1501 Certified are now marketed by 300 Entertainment and distributed by Warner Music Group. In March 2020, several months after she signed a management deal with Roc Nation, Megan Thee Stallion sued 1501 Certified and Crawford, claiming they were blocking her from releasing music while refusing to renegotiate or terminate a contract she called "entirely unconscionable."[69] In an interview with Billboard magazine, Crawford denied wrongdoing, insisted the contract was generous for a new musical act, and characterized the lawsuit as an attempt by Roc Nation to intimidate him into renegotiating.[70]


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