Win–loss record 1–1 Role Baseball player Name Casey Crosby Salary 480,000 USD (2012) | Strikeouts 9 Weight 102 kg Earned run average 9.49 Height 1.96 m | |
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Casey Crosby (born September 17, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers.
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Professional career
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.
Crosby was added to the Tigers 40 man roster on November 18, 2011.
Despite suffering two elbow injuries, Crosby pitched for the Toledo Mud Hens, the Tigers' Triple-A affiliate.
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 3 1⁄3 innings and got his first career loss. On June 7, Crosby gained his first major league win after giving up three runs in 5 1⁄3 innings, as the Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians 7–5.
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.
On December 23, 2014 the Boston Redsox signed Casey Crosby to a minor league contract. He was released on April 4, 2015.