Casey Crosby | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Kankakee, Illinois | September 17, 1988|
Bats: Right Throws: Left | |
MLB debut | |
June 1, 2012, for the Detroit Tigers | |
MLB statistics (through 2012 season) | |
Win–loss record | 1–1 |
Earned run average | 9.49 |
Strikeouts | 9 |
Teams | |
Casey Crosby (born September 17,1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers.
Crosby was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the fifth round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft out of Kaneland High School. Prior to the 2010 season,he was considered the 47th best prospect in baseball by Baseball America. [1]
Crosby was added to the Tigers 40 man roster on November 18,2011. [2]
Despite suffering two elbow injuries,Crosby pitched for the Toledo Mud Hens,the Tigers' Triple-A affiliate. [3]
Crosby made his major league debut on June 1,2012,against the New York Yankees. He got his first career strikeout against the former Tigers player Curtis Granderson. In the second inning,Crosby issued four walks followed by a grand slam by Granderson. Crosby pitched 31⁄3 innings and got his first career loss. On June 7, Crosby gained his first major league win after giving up three runs in 51⁄3 innings, as the Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians 7–5. [4]
On August 11, 2014, Crosby was released by the Tigers to make room for Kevin Whelan on their 40-man roster following a 19 inning game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Crosby was on the Toledo disabled list at the time of his release. [5]
On December 23, 2014, the Boston Red Sox signed Casey Crosby to a minor league contract. He was released on April 4, 2015. [6]
Crosby played with the Lincoln Saltdogs of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball for the 2017 season.
After not playing in affiliated baseball for three seasons, on October 13, 2017, Crosby signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins. He split the season between the rookie–level Gulf Coast League Twins, Double–A Chattanooga Lookouts, and Triple–A Rochester Red Wings. In 17 games between the three affiliates, Crosby compiled a 2.95 ERA with 25 strikeouts across 21+1⁄3 innings pitched. He elected free agency following the season on November 2, 2018. [7]
On May 14, 2019, Crosby signed with the Chicago Dogs of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball.
On September 4, 2019, Crosby was traded to the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
On October 23, 2019, Crosby was traded back to the Chicago Dogs of the American Association.
On December 5, 2019, Crosby signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers after his video surfaced on Rob Friedman's FlatGroundApp Twitter account. [8] [9] Crosby was released by the Dodgers organization on July 1, 2020.
On July 3, 2020, Crosby re-signed with the Chicago Dogs of the American Association. On November 2, 2020, Crosby was released by the team.
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