César Antonio Crespo (born May 23, 1979) is a Puerto Rican former second baseman who last played in the

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organization. Listed at 5'11, 170 lb., Crespo was a

switch-hitter In baseball, a switch hitter is a player who bats both right-handed and left-handed, usually right-handed against left-handed pitchers and left-handed against right-handed pitchers. Characteristics Right-handed batters generally hit better aga ...

and throws right-handed. He is the younger brother of

Felipe Crespo Felipe Javier Crespo (born March 5, 1973) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball utility player, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for three different teams between and . Listed at 5'11, 195 lb., he was a switch-hitter and th ...

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Crespo is a 10-year

minor league Minor leagues are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. Minor league teams tend to play in smaller, less elaborate venues, often competing in smaller cities/markets. This term is used in Nor ...

veteran who had brief stints in

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with the

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(2001–02) and

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(2004). His most productive season came in 2001 with San Diego, when he hit .209 with four

home run In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run i ...

s (all coming from the left side of the plate) and 12 RBI in 55 games, all career-highs. On June 7 of that year, Crespo and his brother Felipe homered in the same game, joining a select club of major league brothers who have accomplished the same honor. He also won a

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as a member of the 2004 Boston Red Sox (he did not play in the second half of the season, the 2004 playoffs, or the

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). In 132 major league games, Crespo hit .192 (50-for-261) with four home runs and 14 RBI, including 38 runs, 10 doubles, one

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, and 11

stolen base In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a runner advances to a base to which they are not entitled and the official scorer rules that the advance should be credited to the action of the runner. The umpires determine whether the runner is safe or ...

s. Crespo spent 2007 with the

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of the

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. In 2008, Cesar played with the Puerto Rico Double A (AA) baseball league, for the "Mulos Del Valenciano" de Juncos.

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