How Justin Crawford is related to Carl Crawford in rookie season for Phillies
He's making the most of his first season.
How Justin Crawford is related to Carl Crawford in rookie season for Phillies originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Philadelphia Phillies showed their confidence in Justin Crawford by keeping him on the Opening Day roster to start in centerfield.
They had to have even a bit of extra confidence because they know that Crawford is a second-generation MLB player. When you've grown up around the sport, it has to help. It may not be the most well-known name, simply because his dad didn't always play in a big market.
But when it hits you, you realize -- holy cow, Crawford has some good baseball genes. MORE: Salvador Perez, Royals find themselves in an odd feud Is Justin Crawford related to Carl Crawford? Yep, Justin Crawford is related to former MLB All-Star, Carl Crawford.
Carl is Justin's dad. Who is Carl Crawford? Carl broke into the major leagues when Tampa Bay still called itself the Devil Rays.