Nathan Robert Laurence Crawford (born 5 November 1986 in

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, Queensland) is an Australian baseball player for the

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of the

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Career

He was originally signed as a

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to the

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organization in 2005 for the

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until 2006. Back in Australia, Crawford plays for the

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winning 5 consecutive Queensland titles. He has represented the

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in the

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. Currently in the

he has pitched for the

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. As well as the

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He is younger brother to Tristan Crawford who has played for the

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and is also playing for the Cavalry.Stockman, J. (2 March 2005
Twins sign Brisbane's Nathan Crawford.
''Australian Baseball Federation''

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1986 births Living people Auckland Tuatara players Expatriate baseball players in New Zealand Australian expatriate baseball players in the United States Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Brisbane Brisbane Bandits players Canberra Cavalry players Grand Prairie AirHogs players Gulf Coast Twins players Laredo Broncos players Australian expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand Sportsmen from Queensland 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-baseball-bio-stub