On Sunday night, the Phillies announced the selection of outfielder Justin Crawford, an outfielder from Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, as their first pick and the 17th overall pick in the amateur player draft. Crawford is the son of major league veteran Carl Crawford and a cousin of former Phillies' infielder J.P. Crawford. He batted .503 with five home runs, 52 RBIs, 20 stolen bases and 60 runs scored during his senior year of high school.
His father Carl played with the Devil Rays/Rays (2002-2010), Red Sox (2011-2012) and Dodgers (2013-2016) during a 15-year career that saw him make four All-Star teams and go to the World Series with the Devil Rays in 2008. He batted .263 in that series with home runs in Game 1 off Cole Hamels and in Game 4 off Joe Blanton. In case you forgot, the Phillies won the series in five games.
Crawford joins the list of top draft picks below with his first of hopefully many Chachi cards.
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