Felipe Crespo

Infobox MLB retired
name=Felipe Crespo
position=Outfielder


bats=Switch
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1973|3|5
city-state|Río Piedras|Puerto Rico
debutdate=April 28
debutyear=by|1996
debutteam=Toronto Blue Jays
finaldate=September 28
finalyear=by|2001
finalteam=Philadelphia Phillies
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.245
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=10
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=68
teams=
*Toronto Blue Jays (1996-98)
*San Francisco Giants (2000-01)
*Philadelphia Phillies (2001)
*Yomiuri Giants (2002)

Felipe Javier Crespo (born March 5, 1973 in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico) is a former utility in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between by|1996 and by|2001. Listed at 5'11, 195 lb., Crespo was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He is the older brother of César Crespo.

Crespo reached the majors in 1996 with the Toronto Blue Jays, playing for them until by|1998 before joining the San Francisco Giants (by|2000-2001) and Philadelphia Phillies (2001). His most productive season came in 2000 with San Francisco, when he hit .290 with four home runs and 29 runs batted in in 89 games, 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 the San Diego Padres, joining a select club that includes Aaron and Bret Boone, Héctor and José Cruz, Al and Tony Cuccinello, Dom and Joe DiMaggio, Graig and Jim Nettles, and Rick and Wes Ferrell. 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 46 runs, 22 doubles, four triples, and nine stolen bases.

Following his majors career, Crespo played in Japan for the by|2002 Yomiuri Giants of the Central League.

External links

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* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/C/Pcresf001.htm Retrosheet]
* [http://www.japanbaseballdaily.com/foreignbattingCabrera-Cumberland.html Japanese Baseball Daily]