Alex Crosby

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 215 lb.

• School Sonoma State University, Solano Junior College
• High School Will C. Wood High School

• Born July 30, 1993

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Biographical Information

Alex Crosby has played in the independent leagues and for the Great Britain national team. His cousin Jon Jones has played in the US and Mexico.

Crosby hit .268/.329/.336 as a college junior after transferring from Solano Junior College. He improved to .365/.407/.514 as a senior. He signed with the Gary SouthShore RailCats out of college and was 6 for 30 with 3 doubles his first year. In 2016, he became their starting first baseman, fielding .996 there and hitting .293/.356/.363. He remained steady in 2017 (.291/.354/.369, .996). He slumped to .249/.320/.338 in 2018 and was 2 for 14 in the postseason but fielded .999 to set an [{American Association (21st Century)|American Association]] record at 1B. He also led the league's first basemen in putouts (619) and assists (83).

Gary's longest-tenured player at the time, he batted .241/.316/.332 in 2019, fielding .998 at first. He then joined Britain for the 2019 European Championship; he was not the only player from Gary on the team as Will Savage was there as well. He had 3 hits and 3 runs in a rout of Sweden and homered off Tobias Kiefer for their lone run against Austria. For the event, he hit .207/.303/.310 and made a rare error (fielding .984). He did score 6 runs, one shy of team leader Savage. He turned nine double plays to tie Curt Smith for the tournament lead.