Wil Crowe | |
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Kia Tigers – No. 12 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Kingston, Tennessee, U.S. | September 9, 1994|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
Professional debut | |
MLB: August 22, 2020, for the Washington Nationals | |
KBO: March 23, 2024, for the Kia Tigers | |
MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
Win–loss record | 10–21 |
Earned run average | 5.30 |
Strikeouts | 196 |
KBO statistics (through March 23,2024) | |
Win–loss record | 3-1 |
Earned run average | 3.86 |
Strikeouts | 21 |
Teams | |
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William Chandler Crowe (born September 9,1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kia Tigers of the KBO League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Crowe attended Pigeon Forge High School in Sevier County,Tennessee. The Cleveland Indians selected him in the 31st round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. He declined to sign,instead of attending the University of South Carolina,where he pitched for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
While at South Carolina,in April 2015,Crowe tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his right throwing elbow and underwent Tommy John surgery performed by Dr. James Andrews. [1] [2] He spent the next two years rehabbing with fellow Gamecocks pitcher Cody Morris,who described Crowe as "a mentor" to him during the process even though Crowe had his elbow procedure just a month sooner. [3] Crowe made his return to pitching on June 1,2016,starting the home opener for the Lexington County Blowfish and showing off a sharp slider and a fastball that reached 95 miles per hour (153 km/h). [4] The Indians again selected him in the 2016 MLB draft,using their 21st-round pick on him,but Crowe again did not sign,returning to South Carolina as a redshirt junior. [1]
Crowe led the Gamecocks in strikeouts while posting a 3.41 ERA across 92⅓innings in 2017 before being drafted with the 65th overall pick by the Nationals in the 2017 MLB Draft,who were known for selecting amateur players who had previously had or needed to undergo Tommy John surgery. [5] Crowe received a $946,500 signing bonus from the Nationals,in line with the slot value of the selection. [6]
After Crowe's signing, MLB Prospect Watch ranked him as the Nationals' sixth-best prospect, [7] with Baseball America listing him eighth. [8] Crowe made his professional debut with the GCL Nationals,and after giving up two earned runs in 3.2 innings,was promoted to the Auburn Doubledays,where he finished the season,posting a 2.61 ERA with a 1.02 WHIP in seven games started. [9] Crowe opened his season with the High-A Potomac Nationals in 2018 by winning eleven straight decisions, [10] [11] earning a berth in the Carolina League All-Star Game. [12] He was promoted to the Class-AA Harrisburg Senators midway through the season,losing all five of his decisions at the higher level. [11] After the season,Crowe was named a co-Minor League Pitcher of the Year (with Ben Braymer) by the Nationals. [13]
In 2019,Crowe was invited to participate in his first major league spring training as a non-roster invitee, [14] giving him the opportunity to work with veteran Nationals pitchers Patrick Corbin,Max Scherzer,and Stephen Strasburg,something he described to The Washington Post as "like getting a PhD in pitching". [15] He was ranked before the season as the fifth-best prospect in the Nationals organization by MLB Pipeline,and the team's second-best pitching prospect behind Mason Denaburg. [16]
Crowe made his Major League Baseball debut on August 22,2020,starting the second game of a doubleheader against the Miami Marlins. [17]
On December 24,2020,the Nationals traded Crowe and Eddy Yean to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Josh Bell. [18] Crowe made 26 appearances (25 starts) for Pittsburgh in 2021,registering a 4-8 record and 5.48 ERA with 111 strikeouts in 116.2 innings pitched.
In 2022,Crowe pitched in 60 games for the Pirates,posting a 6-10 record and 4.38 ERA with 68 strikeouts and 4 saves in 76.0 innings pitched. On September 20,2022,Crowe delivered a pitch that Aaron Judge hit for his 60th home run of the season,tying Babe Ruth for the second-most in New York Yankees history. [19]
Crowe made 5 appearances with the team to begin the 2023 season before he was placed on the 60-day injured list on April 29,2023,with a right shoulder issue. [20] On July 19,Crowe was activated from the injured list and subsequently designated for assignment. [21] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple–A Indianapolis Indians on July 25. [22] Crowe was released by the Pirates organization on November 16. [23]
On January 6,2024,Crowe signed a one-year,$800,000 contract with the Kia Tigers of the KBO League. [24]
Crowe throws both four-seam and two-seam fastballs,reaching 94 miles per hour (151 km/h) as of 2018. He complements his fastballs with a changeup,curveball,and slider. [25] In his downtime,Crowe studies baseball analytics. [15]
Crowe and his wife,Hilary,married in December 2018. [26] His great-great uncle is Red Ruffing,a Hall of Fame pitcher buried in Bedford Heights,Ohio. [19]
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