Eric Le Roi Crozier (born August 11, 1978) is an

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former

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and

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. Crozier played for the

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in . For his entire minor league career, Crozier has logged 911 games, accumulating 115 home runs and 458 RBI, while batting .262.

Career

Crozier attended Independence High School and

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. Crozier was drafted by the

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in the 41st round of the

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. On August 4, 2004, he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for

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and made his Major League debut on September 4, 2004. In , Crozier played in the Blue Jays',

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', and

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' organizations. In , he played for the Reds' Double-A affiliate, the

Chattanooga Lookouts The Chattanooga Lookouts are a Minor League Baseball team of the Southern League and the Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. They are located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and are named for nearby Lookout Mountain. The team plays its home g ...

before being released on May 22. He signed with 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. He started playing for

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's Double-A affiliate, the

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, but was released during the season and signed with the Barnstormers again. In , he was left unprotected in the expansion draft and was taken by the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs."Crozier signs with SoMd"
. March 23, 2008, ''Barnstormers/wordpress.com''. Retrieved on August 9, 2008. He was purchased by the Baltimore Orioles on Friday, June 19, 2009, and spent the season with the Double-A

Bowie Baysox The Bowie Baysox are a Minor League Baseball team located in Bowie, Maryland. They are the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, and play in the Eastern League. Their home ballpark is Prince George's Stadium. History From 1989 to 1992, ...

. He last played for the

Southern Maryland Blue Crabs The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs are an American professional baseball team based in Waldorf, Maryland. They are members of the North Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, an independent "partner league" of Major League Baseba ...

of the independent Atlantic League in 2010.

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