Shortstop's confidence soars after pitching appearance

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Brandon Crawford's confidence soars after first career pitching appearance

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Grey Papke | Last updated 6/11/23

San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford had the chance to pitch in an MLB game for the first time in his career on Sunday and he came away thinking it was pretty easy.

With the Giants up 13-3 in the ninth on the Chicago Cubs, the team opted to save its relievers and let Crawford try for the final three outs. While he allowed a hit and a walk, he did manage a scoreless inning to close out the victory.

After the game, Crawford taunted pitchers everywhere by saying that pitching was easy, just as he has always claimed.

Brandon Crawford: “I always give pitchers a hard time about it not being hard. I think I proved today that it’s not. They probably don’t love that I have a 0.00 ERA.”

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“I always give pitchers a hard time about it not being hard. I think I proved today that it’s not,” Crawford said. “They probably don’t love that I have a 0.00 ERA.”

Crawford was not exactly dominant, but he got the job done. He might as well take a victory lap while he can. On the other hand, he’d probably be able to brag even more if he had pulled off a pitch like this one. He’ll have to settle for the perfect lifetime ERA instead.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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