| Bobby Crosby | |
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 Crosby with the Oakland Athletics | |
| Athletics – No. 8 | |
| Shortstop /Coach | |
| Born: (1980-01-12)January 12, 1980 (age 46) Lakewood, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 2, 2003, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 21, 2010, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .236 |
| Home runs | 62 |
| Runs batted in | 276 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Robert Edward Crosby (born January 12, 1980) is an American former professionalbaseballinfielder and currentthird base coach for theAthletics ofMajor League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Athletics,Pittsburgh Pirates, andArizona Diamondbacks. The son of former major league infielderEd Crosby, he batted and threwright-handed. He wasRookie of the Year in 2004.
Crosby first attendedPacifica High School, then later graduated fromLa Quinta High School inWestminster, California.
In1998, Bobby Crosby was selected by theAnaheim Angels in the 34th round of theMajor League Baseball draft. Crosby chose not to sign with the Angels, however, opting instead to play college baseball forCalifornia State University, Long Beach.
In the2001, Crosby was selected by theOakland Athletics in the first round (25th pick) of theMajor League Baseball draft.
In 2004, his first full MLB season, he took over the Athletics'shortstop duties from2002 American League Most Valuable PlayerMiguel Tejada, who signed with theBaltimore Orioles as afree agent. That year, Crosbyhit .239 with 22home runs and 64RBIs. He also ledAmerican League rookies inhits (130),doubles (34) andwalks (58).[1] These numbers earned CrosbyRookie of the Year honors, the sixth Athletics player to do so afterHarry Byrd (1952),José Canseco (1986),Mark McGwire (1987),Walt Weiss (1988), andBen Grieve (1998).[1]
In addition to becoming the sixth Athletics player to be named Rookie of the Year, he was the second shortstop in a row to win the award (afterÁngel Berroa of theKansas City Royals). He was also the eighth shortstop in 22 seasons to earn top rookie honors, the others beingCal Ripken Jr. (1982),Ozzie Guillén (1985),Walt Weiss (1988),Pat Listach (1992),Derek Jeter (1996),Nomar Garciaparra (1997), and Berroa (2003).
Crosby was just a vote shy of being a unanimous pick, despite his batting average being the lowest ever for a Rookie of the Year. He alsostruck out 141 times, fourth-most in the AL, and the team's most since Canseco had 152 in 1991.
Crosby and the Oakland Athletics agreed to a five-year, $12.75 million contract on April 22, 2005.[2]
Due to the signing offree agentshortstopOrlando Cabrera prior to the 2009 season, Crosby was moved into autility infielder role. However, with injuries to everydaysecond basemanMark Ellis,third basemanEric Chavez andinfielderNomar Garciaparra (another free agent signing), Crosby was expected to see significant starting roles at third base, as well as at second base.
ThePittsburgh Pirates signed Crosby as a free agent on December 9, 2009. He appeared in 61 games, with a batting average of .224. The Pirates traded Crosby,D. J. Carrasco andRyan Church to theArizona Diamondbacks forChris Snyder andPedro Ciriaco on July 31, 2010.[3][4]
Crosby appeared in only nine games for the Diamondbacks, batting just .167, and was released on August 24, 2010.[5]
On January 22, 2013, Crosby signed a minor league deal with theMilwaukee Brewers, although after again hitting very poorly in Spring Training and not showing any improvement, the Brewers released him.[6]
Crosby served as a coach for theMidland RockHounds in 2019. Crosby was named the manager of theStockton Ports for the 2020 season.[7]
In 2022, Crosby served as the manager of theMesa Solar Sox of theArizona Fall League.[8]
On November 5, 2025, following the hiring ofRyan Christenson, the Athletics announced that Crosby would be shifting to the role of third base coach.[9]
His younger brother, Blake Crosby, played college baseball atSacramento State. Blake was drafted by the Athletics in the 42nd round of the2009 Major League Baseball draft[10] and is currently serving as a Regional Crosschecker for theToronto Blue Jays inChandler, Arizona.[11] Blake was the 2012 Al LaMacchia "Scout of the Year" award winner for the Toronto Blue Jays Organization.[12]
| Preceded by | ALRookie of the Month June 2004 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Players Choice AL Most Outstanding Rookie 2004 | Succeeded by |