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| Felipe Crespo | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder | |
| Born: (1973-03-05)March 5, 1973 (age 52) Río Piedras, Puerto Rico | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: April 28, 1996, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| NPB: 2002, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: September 28, 2001, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| NPB: 2002, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .245 |
| Home runs | 10 |
| Runs batted in | 68 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Felipe Javier Crespo (born March 5, 1973) is aPuerto Rican former professionalbaseballutility player, who played inMajor League Baseball (MLB) for three different teams between1996 and2001.[1] Listed at 5'11, 195 lb., he was aswitch-hitter and threwright-handed. Crespo is the older brother ofCésar Crespo.
Crespo was originally drafted by theToronto Blue Jays in the third round of the1990 Major League Baseball Draft.[1] He began his professional career in the minor leagues in 1991, and spent the next five full seasons there. Crespo reached the majors in 1996 with the Blue Jays, playing for them until1998 before joining theSan Francisco Giants (2000-2001), andPhiladelphia Phillies (2001). His most productive season came in 2000 with San Francisco, when he hit .290, with fourhome runs, and 29runs batted in (RBI), in 89games – all career-highs.
On June 7, 2001, Crespo hit two home runs for the Giants, while his brother César hit his first major league homer with theSan Diego Padres, joining a select club that includesAaron andBret Boone,Héctor andJosé Cruz,Al andTony Cuccinello,Dom andJoe DiMaggio,Graig andJim Nettles,Rick andWes Ferrell, andKyle andCorey Seager. The seven sets of brothers hit their homers playing for opposing teams.
In a five-season career, Crespo was a .245 hitter (109-for-445) with 10 home runs and 68 RBI in 262 games, including 46runs, 22doubles, fourtriples, and ninestolen bases.
Following Crespo's MLB career, he played inJapan for the2002Yomiuri Giants of theCentral League.