Casey Crosby (born September 17, 1988) is an American

professional baseball Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system. It is played in baseball league, leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world. Mod ...

pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...

who is currently a free agent. He played in

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

(MLB) for the

Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was f ...

Professional career

Detroit Tigers

Crosby was drafted by the

in the fifth round of the

2007 Major League Baseball Draft The 2007 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft was Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft of high school and college baseball players and was held on June 7, 2007 and June 8, 2007. The first day session of the draft included the f ...

out of

Kaneland High School Kaneland High School, or KHS, is a public four-year high school located in Maple Park, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, United States. It is part of Kaneland Community Unit School District 302. History Kaneland first opened in 1958. In '' ...

. Prior to the 2010 season, he was considered the 47th best prospect in baseball by

Baseball America ''Baseball America'' is a sports enterprise that covers baseball at every level, including MLB, with a particular focus on up-and-coming players in the MiLB, college, high school, and international leagues. It is currently published in the form o ...

. 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 Toledo Mud Hens are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. They are located in Toledo, Ohio, and play their home games at Fifth Third Field. A Mud Hens team has played in ...

, the Tigers' Triple-A affiliate. Crosby made his major league debut on June 1, 2012, against the

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Amer ...

. He got his first career strikeout against the former Tigers player

Curtis Granderson Curtis Granderson Jr. (born March 16, 1981), nicknamed the "Grandyman", is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Los Ang ...

. In the second inning, Crosby issued four walks followed by a grand slam by Granderson. Crosby pitched 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 innings, as the Tigers defeated the

Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive F ...

7–5. On August 11, 2014, Crosby was released by the Tigers to make room for

Kevin Whelan Kevin J. Whelan (born January 8, 1984) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the New York Yankees in 2011 and for the Detroit Tigers in 2014. Amateur career Whelan attended Texas A&M University, where he play ...

on their 40-man roster following a 19 inning game against the

Toronto Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto. The Blue Jays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since 1989, the team has played its home games ...

. Crosby was on the Toledo disabled list at the time of his release.

Boston Red Sox

On December 23, 2014, the

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

signed Casey Crosby to a minor league contract. He was released on April 4, 2015.

Lincoln Saltdogs

Crosby played with the

Lincoln Saltdogs The Lincoln Saltdogs are a professional baseball team based in Lincoln, Nebraska, in the United States. The Saltdogs are in the American Association of Professional Baseball, an official Partner League of Major League Baseball. Since the 2001 sea ...

of the

American Association of Independent Professional Baseball The American Association of Professional Baseball is an independent professional baseball league founded in 2005. It operates in the central United States and Canada, mostly in cities not served by Major League Baseball teams or their minor lea ...

for the 2017 season.

Minnesota Twins

After not playing in affiliated baseball for three seasons, on October 13, 2017, Crosby signed a minor league deal with the

Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The team is named after the Twin Cities area w ...

. He became a free agent after the 2018 season.

Chicago Dogs

On May 14, 2019, Crosby signed with the

Chicago Dogs The Chicago Dogs are an independent professional baseball team based in Rosemont, Illinois. They are members of the American Association of Professional Baseball, an official Partner League of Major League Baseball. They began play in 2018 and p ...

of the independent

American Association American Association may refer to: Baseball * American Association (1882–1891), a major league active from 1882 to 1891 * American Association (1902–1997), a minor league active from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997 * American Association of Profe ...

Lancaster Barnstormers

On September 4, 2019, Crosby was traded to the

Lancaster Barnstormers The Lancaster Barnstormers (colloquially known as the Stormers) are an American professional baseball team based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. They are a member of the North Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, a "partner league ...

of the

Atlantic League of Professional Baseball The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB) is a professional independent baseball league based in the United States. It is an official MLB Partner League based in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States. The Atlantic League's ...

Chicago Dogs (second stint)

On October 23, 2019, Crosby was traded back to the

of the

Los Angeles Dodgers

On December 5, 2019, Crosby signed a minor league contract with the

Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

after his video surfaced on

Rob Friedman Rob Friedman (born 1950) is an American media executive. He was the Co-Chairman of Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, overseeing all aspects of Lionsgate’s domestic and international feature film acquisition, production and distribution as well ...

's FlatGroundApp Twitter account. Crosby was released by the Dodgers organization on July 1, 2020.

Chicago Dogs (third stint)

On July 3, 2020, Crosby re-signed with the

of the

. On November 2, 2020, Crosby was released by the team.

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Crosby, Casey 1988 births Living people Baseball players from Illinois Detroit Tigers players Erie SeaWolves players Gulf Coast Tigers players West Michigan Whitecaps players Toledo Mud Hens players People from Maple Park, Illinois Salt River Rafters players Major League Baseball pitchers People from Kankakee, Illinois Lincoln Saltdogs players Rochester Red Wings players Chattanooga Lookouts players Gulf Coast Twins players Chicago Dogs players Lancaster Barnstormers players