Justin Crawford was born in Phoenix, Arizona, on January 13, 2004. He played high school baseball at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, NV. He was the top-ranked outfielder and the top-ranked overall player in Nevada. At Bishop Gorman, he hit .500 and had a .555 OBP; he had 108 hits, 22 doubles, 12 triples, six home runs, 64 RBI, 87 runs scored, 25 stolen bases, and 25 walks. Crawford was ranked the third-ranked outfielder in the country and the 11th overall player. He committed to play college baseball at Louisiana State University.
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Justin Crawford Draft
Crawford was the 13th overall prospect entering the 2022 draft. The Philadelphia Phillies selected him with the 17th overall pick.
Justin Crawford Phillies Tenure
2022
Crawford started his Phillies tenure with their rookie ball team and Single-A Clearwater, and in 16 games, he slashed .241/.333/.276 with a .609 OPS; he had one triple, five RBI, eight runs scored, ten stolen bases, and seven walks.
2023
Crawford started with Single-A Clearwater. He also appeared for High-A Jersey Shore. Crawford played in 87 games across the two levels. He slashed .332/.392/.467 with a .859 OPS. Crawford hit 22 doubles, eight triples, and three home runs. He drove in 64 RBIs and scored 71 runs. He also stole 47 bases and drew 32 walks. Crawford also played in the Futures Game, going 0-2 with an RBI coming on a sacrifice fly.
2024
Crawford entered the season ranked as the 63rd overall prospect by Baseball America and 77th by MLB Pipeline. Crawford played at High-A Jersey Shore and Double-A Reading. In 70 games at High-A, he hit .301 with a .788 OPS. Crawford had 14 doubles, four triples, six home runs, 35 RBI, 54 runs scored, 27 stolen bases, and 21 walks. In 40 games at Reading, he hit .333 with a .834 OPS. Crawford had 11 doubles, three home runs, 26 RBI, 25 runs scored, 15 stolen bases, and 11 walks. He also played in the Futures Game, going 1-3.
