Trevor Thornton Crowe (born November 17, 1983) is a former American professional baseball outfielder. He has played in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians and

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. Prior to playing professionally, Crowe attended the University of Arizona, where he played college baseball for the

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Amateur career

Crowe attended Westview High School, and was selected by the

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in the 20th round of the

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. Crowe did not sign with the Athletics, instead enrolled at the University of Arizona, where he played college baseball for the Arizona Wildcats baseball team. In 2003, he played

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in the

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for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox, and was the starting left-fielder for the East division in the league's annual all-star game. Crowe was named the 2005 Pac-10 Conference Co-Player of the Year, with

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. An all-around athlete, Crowe was a competitive racquetball player in his teenage years and was one of the top players in the nation.

Professional career

Cleveland Indians

The Cleveland Indians selected Crowe in the first round, with the 14th overall selection, in the

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. Crowe was named to the 2006 Carolina League All-Star game, but was unable to participate due to injury. He started the 2007 season as the Akron Aeros starting

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. After an unsuccessful experiment at second base beginning in late August 2006, Crowe was moved permanently back to the outfield, rotating between all three outfield positions. After initially being optioned to the minors on March 28, 2009, Crowe was recalled at the end of Spring Training due to an injury to

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and was part of the Indians Opening Day roster. Crowe started as the right fielder for the Indians in his MLB debut on April 9, 2009 against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Crowe went 0-for-5 including one strikeout. Crowe was outrighted to the Triple-A

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on November 2, 2011. He was invited to the Indians 2012 spring training camp as a non-roster invitee on February 15, 2012. He was released by Cleveland on July 16. He is currently represented by Scott Leventhal and All Bases Covered Sports Management.

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Crowe was signed by the Los Angeles Angels on July 17, 2012, and was assigned to Salt Lake Bees.

Houston Astros

Crowe joined the

before the 2013 season. He was outrighted off the roster on October 17, 2013.

Detroit Tigers

He signed a minor league deal with the Detroit Tigers in January 2014. On July 20, 2014, Crowe was released by the Detroit Tigers.

Personal life

In 2017, Crowe purchased a $3.2 million home in Phoenix, Arizona. In December 2020, Crowe was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay $85,043 in restitution to the

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for omitting more than $300,000 in income from illegal gambling from his 2015 income tax return. At his sentencing, his attorneys argued that he suffered from opioid addiction and mental illness which contributed to his conduct. He was later sentenced to three months of probation.

References

External links

Minor League Splits and Sitautional StatsOfficial Website of Trevor Crowe
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