Casey Crosby

American baseball player (born 1988)

Baseball player

Casey Crosby

Pitcher
Born: (1988-09-17) September 17, 1988 (age 35)
Kankakee, Illinois

Batted: Right

Threw: Left

MLB debut
June 1, 2012, for the Detroit Tigers
Last appearance
June 15, 2012, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record| 1–1
Earned run average| 9.49
Strikeouts| 9
Teams

* Detroit Tigers (2012)

Casey Crosby (born September 17, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers.

## Professional career[edit]

### Detroit Tigers[edit]

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]

### Boston Red Sox[edit]

On December 23, 2014, the Boston Red Sox signed Casey Crosby to a minor league contract. He was released on April 4, 2015.[6]

### Lincoln Saltdogs[edit]

Crosby played with the Lincoln Saltdogs of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball for the 2017 season.

### Minnesota Twins[edit]

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]

### Chicago Dogs[edit]

On May 14, 2019, Crosby signed with the Chicago Dogs of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball.

### Lancaster Barnstormers[edit]

On September 4, 2019, Crosby was traded to the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

### Chicago Dogs (second stint)[edit]

On October 23, 2019, Crosby was traded back to the Chicago Dogs of the American Association.

### Los Angeles Dodgers[edit]

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.

### Chicago Dogs (third stint)[edit]

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.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Baseball America Top 100 Prospects: No. 41-60".
2. ^ "Detroit adds five prospects to 40-man roster". Archived from the original on November 23, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
3. ^ "With Injuries Behind Him, Detroit Tigers Prospect Casey Crosby Refocuses on Getting to the Show". The Detroit Sports Site. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
4. ^ "Tigers 7, Indians 5". cbssports.com. June 7, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
5. ^ Beck, Jason (August 11, 2014). "Tigers make flurry of roster moves after lengthy game". MLB. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
6. ^ Polishuk, Mark; Johnson, Brad (April 4, 2015). "Minor Moves: Tomas, Oliver, Brignac, Zito, White, LaHair, Capps". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
7. ^ Eddy, Matt (November 6, 2018). "Minor League Free Agents 2018". Baseball America. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
8. ^ Staff, RotoWire (December 5, 2019). "Dodgers' Casey Crosby: Signs minor-league contract". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
9. ^ "Dodgers Sign Intriguing Left-Hander Casey Crosby". Dodgers Nation. December 5, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2019.

## External links[edit]

* Biography portal
* Baseball portal

* Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)