Cooper Criswell

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75+1⁄3innings pitched. [4]

Professional career

Los Angeles Angels

The Los Angeles Angels selected Criswell in the 13th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. [5] He began his professional career the following year with the Inland Empire 66ers of the Class A-Advanced California League. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [6]

Criswell was assigned to the Double-A Rocket City Trash Pandas at the beginning of the 2021 minor league season. [7] Criswell made 12 starts for Double-A Rocket City, going 6–4 with a 3.71 ERA and 85 strikeouts. On July 31, Criswell was promoted to the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees. After going 2–1 with a 3.98 ERA and 27 strikeouts through four starts, on August 27, the Angels selected Criswell's contract. [8] He made his debut the same night, giving up three runs in 1.1 innings pitched. [9] He was optioned back to Salt Lake the next day. [10]

On April 7, 2022, Criswell was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right shoulder strain [11] and was moved to the 60-day injured list the next day to make room on the 40-man roster for Kyle Tyler. [12]

Tampa Bay Rays

On July 16, 2022, Criswell was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays. [13] He was designated for assignment on July 19. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple-A Durham Bulls on July 21. [14] He made 3 starts for Durham on the year, posting a 3.09 ERA with 10 strikeouts in 11.2 innings pitched.

Criswell was selected back to the active roster as a COVID-19 replacement player on September 12, 2022. He tossed 3.1 innings against the Toronto Blue Jays, striking out 4 and walking one while allowing one earned run on two hits. He was removed from the 40-man roster and returned to Triple-A the next day.

Criswell was assigned to Durham to begin the 2023 season, and made 3 starts before he had his contract selected to the active roster on April 17, 2023. [15] In 10 games for the Rays, he posted a 5.73 ERA with 27 strikeouts across 33.0 innings of work. On November 14, Criswell was designated for assignment after multiple prospects were added to the roster. [16]

Boston Red Sox

On December 13, 2023, the Boston Red Sox signed Criswell to a one year, $1 million contract. [17] Criswell was optioned to the Triple–A Worcester Red Sox to begin the 2024 season. [18] He was recalled to Boston on April 13 to make a start against the Angels. [19] In his Red Sox debut, Criswell pitched four innings, allowing five hits, two earned runs, a walk and four strikeouts as the Red Sox went on the defeat the Angels 7–2. [20]

With injuries to Red Sox starting pitchers Brayan Bello, Nick Pivetta and Garrett Whitlock, Criswell remained in the Red Sox starting rotation. [21] [22] On April 24, Criswell earned his first win with the Red Sox after pitching five scoreless innings in the 8–0 win over the Cleveland Guardians. [21] On June 1, Criswell pitched five-plus innings in the Red Sox 6–3 win over the Detroit Tigers. [23] On June 18, Criswell was optioned to Triple-A Worcester to make room for Chris Martin who was activated from the injured list. [24] [25]

Personal life

Criswell is the son of Dawn and Tim Criswell. Tim Criswell played college baseball at Georgia Perimeter College and was drafted by the San Francisco Giants with the number 21 pick of the 1983 MLB Draft. [26]

On December 10, 2022, Criswell got married to his girlfriend Alex [27] . In May 2023, the couple announced that they were expecting a child [28] . On November 9, 2023, the couple welcomed a son named Cash Alexander Criswell [29] .

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Cooper Criswell
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Criswell pitching for the Angels in 2021
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Born: (1996-07-24) July 24, 1996 (age 27)
Carrollton, Georgia, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
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