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Blaine Crim
Colorado Rockies
First baseman
Born: (1997-06-17) June 17, 1997 (age 28)
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 2, 2025, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
(through May 2, 2025)
Batting average.000
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
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Linton Blaine Crim (born June 17, 1997) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Texas Rangers.

Amateur career

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Crim attended St. Paul's Episcopal School in Mobile, Alabama.[1] As a senior Crim went 12–0 on the mound with a 1.88 ERA and 69 strikeouts, while hitting .536 with eight home runs and 61 RBIs to earn Alabama Coastal Player of the Year and 2nd team 2014-15 All-USA Alabama Baseball Team.[2][3] Undrafted out of high school, Crim attended Mississippi College where he played college baseball for the Mississippi College Choctaws.[4] Crim hit .300/.358/.424/.781 with 3 home runs and 33 RBI and went 3–4 with a 7.18 ERA over 36+1⁄3 innings on the mound as a freshman in 2016.[5] He hit .335/.392/.540/.933 with 8 home runs and 41 RBI in 2017.[5] During the summer of 2017, he played for the Southern Ohio Copperheads of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League and hit .359/.389/.557/.946 with 4 home runs and 38 RBI and being named the MVP of GLSCL All-Star game.[6] Crim produced a .383/.435/.665/1.100 batting line with 13 home runs and 66 RBI as a junior in 2018.[5] That summer he returned to play for Southern Ohio; hitting .404/.419/.680/1.099 with 7 home runs and 52 RBI.[5] Crim returned for his senior season in 2019 and hit .373/.423/.689/1.112 with 11 home runs and 56 RBI.[7] Crim was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 19th round of the 2019 MLB draft and signed with them.[7][8]

Professional career

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Texas Rangers

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Crim split his professional debut season of 2019 between the AZL Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona League and the Spokane Indians of the Low-A Northwest League, hitting a combined .348/.411/.543 with eight home runs and 48 RBI.[9][10] He was named the 2019 Northwest League MVP.[11][12][13] Crim did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]

Crim opened the 2021 season with the Hickory Crawdads of the High-A East, hitting .300/.372/.559 with 20 home runs and 61 RBI over 73 games, and was named to the 2021 High-A East All-Star team.[15] Then promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Central, he finished the season hitting .288/.331/.525 with nine home runs and 19 RBI over 35 games.[16][17] He played for the Indios de Mayagüez of the Puerto Rican Winter League following the 2021 season.[18] Crim was the league batting champion after hitting .406/.452/.594 with three home runs and 25 RBI.[19][20][21] Crim split the 2022 season between Frisco and the Round Rock Express of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, hitting a combined .293/.357/.485 with 24 home runs and 96 RBI.[22]

Crim received a non-roster invitation to major league spring training in 2023 and returned to Round Rock for the 2023 season, hitting .290/.385/.506 with 22 home runs and 85 RBI.[23][24] Crim was named the 2023 True Ranger Award winner.[25] He spent the 2024 season back with Round Rock, hitting .277/.370/.469 with 20 home runs and 86 RBI.

Crim returned to Round Rock to open the 2025 season. On May 2, 2025, Texas selected Crim's contract and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time.[26][27] Crim was designated for assignment on July 31, 2025.[28]

Colorado Rockies

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On August 3, 2025, Crim was claimed off waivers by the Colorado Rockies.[29]

References

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  1. ^ "Congratulations Blaine Crim '15". St. Paul's Episcopal School . June 10, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Thomas, Ben (June 9, 2015). "Coastal Player of the Year Blaine Crim of St. Paul's is "every coach's dream"". Press-Register. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "2014-15 All-USA Alabama Baseball Team". USA Today. July 1, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  4. ^ "Blaine Crim". East Coast Sox Baseball. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d "Blaine Crim College, Amateur, Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  6. ^ Harrison, Alex (July 19, 2017). "Crim named MVP of GLSCL All-Star game". The Athens Messenger. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Thomas, Ben (June 6, 2019). "Former St. Paul's star headed to Rangers". Press-Register. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  8. ^ "DRAFTED! Blaine Crim Selected by the Texas Rangers". Mississippi College Choctaws. June 5, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  9. ^ Newberg, Jamey (October 28, 2019). "Rangers 2019-20 offseason prospect rankings: Part 3". The Athletic. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  10. ^ Nichols, Dave (August 13, 2019). "Spokane Indians' Blaine Crim takes long road to pro baseball". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  11. ^ Nichols, Dave (August 29, 2021). "Spokane Indians' Blaine Crim named Northwest League MVP; Kenny Hook manager of the year". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  12. ^ "From MC to Northwest League MVP: An Update on Blaine Crim/by Elliot Reeder". The Mississippi Collegian. October 20, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  13. ^ "Q & A with NWL MVP Blaine Crim". MiLB.com. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  14. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  15. ^ Parker, Mark (October 9, 2021). "Crim receives All-Star nod after standout season with Crawdads". Hickory Daily Record. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  16. ^ Savage, Jason (October 7, 2021). "Crawdads Blaine Crim Named to High-A East All-Star Team". WHKY-TV. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  17. ^ Newberg, Jamey (August 16, 2021). "Texas Rangers 2021 midseason prospect rankings: Nos. 72 through 43". The Athletic. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  18. ^ "Mayagüez gana en Puerto Rico apoyado en la ofensiva de Blaine Crim". Diario Libre (in European Spanish). Associated Press. November 21, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  19. ^ Figueroa Loza, Jorge (January 12, 2022). "Blaine Crim, el campeón de bateo de la liga invernal, se divierte en el torneo con los Indios: "Aprendí un nuevo estilo de juego"". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  20. ^ Colon, Carlos (January 13, 2022). "MLB: Blaine Crim, el prospecto de Texas que conquistó la LBPRC con su bate". Con Las Bases Llenas (in Spanish). Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  21. ^ Landry, Kennedi (February 25, 2022). "Batting champ Crim brings wealth of winter ball experience to Minors camp". MLB.com. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  22. ^ "Hot Sheet: Baseball's 20 Hottest Prospects from the Past Week (9/7/22)". September 7, 2022.
  23. ^ Postins, Matthew (January 28, 2023). "Rangers Invite Top Prospects to Spring Training". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  24. ^ "INF Blaine Crim Earns Texas Rangers True Ranger Award". MiLB.com. September 21, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  25. ^ "Texas Rangers announce 2023 Minor League Award winners". MLB.com. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  26. ^ Rosenthal, Ken (May 1, 2025). "Rangers demote Jake Burger in hopes of 'reset' for first baseman: Sources". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  27. ^ Grant, Evan (May 1, 2025). "Texas Rangers to option Jake Burger to Triple-A in latest offensive shakeup". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  28. ^ "Rangers Acquire RHP Merrill Kelly, LHP Danny Coulombe, and RHP Phil Maton". MLB.com. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  29. ^ Deeds, Nick (August 3, 2025). "Rockies Claim Blaine Crim". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
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