Soon after Tuesday's lineup popped into his phone, Crawford knew who he had to call. He was playing LF against the Rays. So, ...

Carl Crawford patrolled left field for the Tampa Bay Rays for nine seasons. The Rays moved their spring training home to Charlotte Sports Park in 2009, when Crawford was toward the end of his tenure ...

It was just one at-bat at the very beginning of a very long season. But it signaled progress. Justin Crawford barreled a 92.8 mph fastball up in the zone in the ninth inning of Saturday’s 7-6 ...

"Their maturity is way beyond their age, so they held their own very well," manager Rob Thomson said of Crawford and Miller.

This is the first big-league spring training for Aidan Miller and Justin Crawford, two Phillies prospects who had just finished another workout alongside star players they idolized as kids.

Among cuts by Philadelphia ...

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But although Justin Crawford is only just getting started in pro ball, he ran the 60-yard dash in 6.11 seconds in a pre-draft showcase. And his sprint speed is as undeniable now as it was then.

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