My Take
Honestly, Brandon Crawford is the kind of player I have a deep appreciation for — the guy who quietly does everything right while flashier names grab the headlines. A California kid through and through, born in Mountain View and schooled at UCLA, he spent basically his entire 14-year career anchoring shortstop for the San Francisco Giants, and those three World Series rings (2012, 2014, 2016) didn't come from luck. Crawford won multiple Gold Gloves for good reason — his range and arm at short were genuinely elite — but he could surprise you with the bat too, like that memorable grand slam in the 2015 NLDS against the Mets. He's the textbook definition of a franchise cornerstone who never needed the spotlight to keep showing up and delivering.
Overview
Brandon Michael Crawford (born January 21, 1987) is an American former professional baseball shortstop. He spent 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), playing all but his last season for the San Francisco Giants. Crawford played college baseball for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Brandon Crawford
- Name (Japanese)
- ブランドン・クロフォード
- Reading
- ぶらんどん・くろふぉーど
- Born
- January 21, 1987 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rabbit
- Origin
- Mountain View, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 188 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Foothill High School
- University
- University of California, Los Angeles
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.