JP Crawford is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Major League Baseball Seattle Mariners (MLB).
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Crawford is the son of Larry and Beth Crawford, and he has two sisters. JP Crawford’s father is a former professional Canadian football defensive back.
He was a four-time All-Star in the CFL and won the Grey Cup with the BC Lions in 1985, while Crawford’s mother Beth grew up playing basketball and volleyball at a high level and had an offer to play the latter at San Diego State.
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Crawford was selected 16th overall in the 2013 MLB draft. He began his career with the Philadelphia Phillies as an outstanding defensive infielder and was regarded as the organization’s top prospect for much of his rise through the minor league system.
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In 2017, he was promoted to the major league ball club and began playing third base, his natural position. Crawford was traded to the Mariners before the 2019 season.
In 2020, Crawford batted .255/.336/.338 with two home runs, 24 RBIs and 33 runs scored in 53 games during the pandemic-shortened season. He was awarded the Gold Glove Award for the best defensive shortstop in the American League in 2020.
JP Crawford finished the 2021 season batting .273/.338/.376 with 9 home runs and 54 RBIs. He led all shortstops with 222 putouts.
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