Jonathon Crawford

Jonathon Neal Crawford (born November 1, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

Jonathon Crawford
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1991-11-01) November 1, 1991
Stuart, Florida
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Career

Crawford attended Okeechobee High School in Okeechobee, Florida. He then enrolled at the University of Florida, where he played college baseball for the Florida Gators.[1][2] On June 1, 2012 he threw a no-hitter against Bethune-Cookman.[3][4] In the summer of 2012, he played for the United States collegiate national team.[5] In his three years at Florida, he went 9–8 with a 3.51 earned run average (ERA) with 146 strikeouts.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Crawford in the first round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.[6][7][8] He signed on June 14, 2013.[9] Crawford made his professional debut that season with the Connecticut Tigers.[10] He finished the year with a 1.89 ERA over eight starts. In 2014, Crawford pitched for the West Michigan Whitecaps.[11] He started 23 games, going 8–3 with a 2.85 ERA with 85 strikeouts in 123 innings.

On December 11, 2014, the Tigers traded Crawford and Eugenio Suárez to the Cincinnati Reds for Alfredo Simón.[12][13] He began 2015 on the disabled list before beginning to rehab with the AZL Reds in late June, pitching three games for them. He then pitched two games for the Daytona Tortugas, giving up five runs in 5.1 innings, but was placed on the disabled list again, and missed the remainder of the season.[14] In 2016, Crawford once again began the season on the disabled list, and did not begin rehabbing in the AZL until June. He returned to Daytona in August and spent the last half of the season there, pitching to a 1–3 record and 6.35 ERA in six starts. He spent 2017 back with Daytona where he was 0–10 with a 5.65 ERA ad 1.96 WHIP in 22 starts.[15]

Crawford signed on to play for Team Texas of the Constellation Energy League (a makeshift 4-team independent league created as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic) for the 2020 season.

References
  1. "Florida Gators' Jonathon Crawford is a 'self-made' ace – college baseball – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  2. "Jonathon Crawford adds to University of Florida Gators baseball pitching repertoire". Gainesville.com. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  3. "Florida baseball: Okeechobee's Jonathon Crawford no-hits Bethune-Cookman in regional". Palmbeachpost.com. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  4. "Jonathon Crawford No-Hitter: Florida Pitcher Throws Seventh No-No In NCAA Tournament History". Huffingtonpost.com. Associated Press. June 2, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  5. "Tampa Bay, Florida news – Tampa Bay Times/St. Pete Times". tampabay.com. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  6. "Tigers select Florida righty Crawford with 20th pick". Detroit.tigers.mlb.com. June 6, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  7. "Gators pitcher Jonathon Crawford selected in first round of MLB Draft". Tampabay.com. June 6, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  8. Thompson, Edgar (June 6, 2013). "Gators RHP Jonathan Crawford drafted No. 20 by Detroit Tigers". Orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  9. "Tigers agree to terms with first round pick Jonathon Crawford". Detroit.tigers.mlb.com. June 13, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  10. "Detroit Tigers happy with Okeechobee's Jonathan Crawford's performance so far". newszap.com. Archived from the original on December 25, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  11. "Whitecaps pitcher Jonathon Crawford, Tigers No. 1 pick, 'a hard-nosed kid'". MLive.com. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  12. "Tigers obtain Alfredo Simón from Reds". USA Today. Associated Press. December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  13. Beck, Jason (December 11, 2014). "In separate deals, Tigers land Cespedes, Simon". MLB.com. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  14. "Reds RHP Jonathon Crawford likely finished for the year". RedsMinorLeagues.com. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  15. "Jonathon Crawford Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved March 26, 2018.


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