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{{short description|American baseball player (born 1981)}}
{{about|the American baseball player|the Guyanese boxer|Carl Crawford (boxer)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Carl Crawford
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* [[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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'''Carl Demonte Crawford''' (born August 5, 1981), nicknamed "'''
|access-date=August 27, 2013 |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/crawfca02.shtml
|title=Carl Crawford Statistics and History
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[[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}}
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=
|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=
}}</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>
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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=
|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=
}}</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=
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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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=
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
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}}</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=
====Los Angeles Dodgers (2012–2016)====
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=====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=
=====Career statistics=====
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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>
==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
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}}</ref> He was drafted by the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] in the 1st round of the 2013 MLB draft, 17th overall.
In December 2013, Crawford announced his engagement to [[Evelyn Lozada]]. Crawford has a son with Lozada and two children from a previous relationship.<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> His son, [[Justin Crawford (baseball)|Justin]], 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 May 2020, Crawford was arrested and charged with assaulting an ex-girlfriend 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>
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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==
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[[Category:Silver Slugger Award winners]]
[[Category:Oklahoma City Dodgers players]]
[[Category:21st-century American sportsmen]]
[[Category:21st-century African-American sportspeople]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]
[[Category:20th-century African-American sportspeople]]
[[Category:Northside High School (Houston) alumni]]
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