On Sunday, August 20th, 2023 the three – time MLB All – Star veteran shortstop, Brandon Crawford, was positioned on the Main League Baseball 10-day injured checklist by the San Francisco Giants on account of a strained left forearm.
The San Francisco Giants made the transfer retroactive to Saturday, August 19th, 2023 when Crawford was held out of the San Francisco Giants loss to the Atlanta Braves with a last rating of 6 to five.
The San Francisco Giants Recall their Rookie OF Luis Matos
The San Francisco Giants rookie outfielder in Luis Matos was recalled by the San Francisco Giants from their Triple-A affiliate in Sacramento, California.
The now 36-year-old Crawford was presently carrying a career-low batting common of .194 to go together with his 6 – dwelling runs and 32 RBIs all through the course of the 77 MLB video games that Brandon has participated in to date throughout this 2023 MLB season. Crawford was a Main League Baseball All – Star in 2015, 2018, and 2021 too.
Matos is at the moment 22 years outdated as he entered final Sunday’s recreation holding a batting common of .241 with a .306 on-base-percentage in addition to 9 RBIs over the course of his 50 video games taking part in for the San Francisco Giants in the course of the 2023 MLB season. Luis began in left area and delivered 2 hits which included a solo dwelling run (his second dwelling run of the 2023 MLB season) all through the San Francisco Giants 4 to three win over the Atlanta Braves.
Crawford’s Baseball Background
Crawford has at all times been a local to the San Francisco Bay space, and he attended the Foothill Excessive Faculty in Pleasanton, California the place he was a dominant 3-sport athlete that performed soccer, basketball, and baseball. Brandon was the beginning quarterback for the Foothill Falcons, and he graduated within the class of 2005.
Following highschool Crawford enrolled on the College of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Brandon performed baseball for the UCLA Bruins from 2006 to 2008, and he helped lead the UCLA Bruins to the NCAA Regionals in 3 – straight baseball seasons for the primary time in UCLA faculty historical past.
Crawford was named the Bruins’ MVP in each 2006 and 2007, and Brandon was named to the All-Pac-10 convention staff again in 2007. In the summertime of 2007, Crawford performed ball for the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Crawford additionally performed within the Northwoods League for the Mankato Moon Canines means again in 2005 previous to attending UCLA for school.
Brandon was initially chosen by the San Francisco Giants in the course of the 4th – spherical of the 2008 MLB draft with the 117th – general choose. Crawford has gone on to play for the San Francisco Giants from 2011 to the current. All through his nice profession taking part in ball in Main League Baseball, Brandon Crawford has compiled an general batting common of .252, 1,377 hits, 144 dwelling runs, and a complete of 731 RBIs. He’s additionally a 2-time MLB World Collection Champion with the San Francisco Giants.
Crawford’s Baseball Profession Achievements, Honors, & Awards
- 3 – Time MLB All – Star Choice (2015, 2018, 2021)
- 2 – Time World Collection Champion (2012, 2014)
- 4 – Time MLB Gold Glove Award Winner (2015, 2016, 2017, 2021)
- MLB Silver Slugger Award Winner (2015)
- 2 – Time Wilson Defensive Participant of the 12 months Award Winner (2012, 2016)
