43 Facts About Coco Crisp

Covelli Loyce "Coco" Crisp was born on November 1,1979 and is an American former professional baseball outfielder and MiLB team manager.

Coco Crisp played in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, and Oakland Athletics.

Coco Crisp served as manager of the Mahoning Valley Scrappers of the MLB Draft League in 2021.

Coco Crisp is the son of Loyce Crisp, a fast food restaurant owner and former amateur boxer, and Pamela Crisp, a former champion sprinter.

Coco Crisp graduated from Inglewood High School in Inglewood, California before playing one season at Los Angeles Pierce College.

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Coco Crisp is a graduate of Major League Baseball's Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities Program.

Coco Crisp played on the 1995 Senior Division RBI World Series champions from Los Angeles.

Coco Crisp was traded to another team after a week and a half, but the nickname stuck and he has been "Coco Crisp" ever since.

Coco Crisp opened the 2002 season with the New Haven Ravens, then the Double-A Eastern League affiliate of the Cardinals.

Coco Crisp was traded to the Cleveland Indians on August 7,2002, to complete an earlier trade for pitcher Chuck Finley.

Coco Crisp had 69 hits, one home run, and 24 RBI before being called up by the Indians.

Coco Crisp never had any major league experience with the Cardinals.

Coco Crisp became the starting center fielder with the Indians in mid-2002, replacing the injured Matt Lawton.

In 2005, Coco Crisp moved to left field following the emergence of another young outfielder, Grady Sizemore.

Coco Crisp broke his left index finger attempting to steal third base earlier in the month and spent the next 42 games on the disabled list.

Coco Crisp began the 2007 season struggling offensively due to lingering effects of off season surgery to his left index finger.

Coco Crisp hit the wall shortly after making the catch, slightly injuring himself in the process.

Coco Crisp remained benched for the 2007 World Series, only appearing late in games for defensive substitutions.

Coco Crisp's slide was controversial and catalyzed the "payback pitch" the following game.

Coco Crisp described Bartlett's knee in front of the bag as a "Dirty" play.

Coco Crisp charged the mound and first dodged a punch from Shields, and then threw a glancing punch at Shields, which set off a bench-clearing brawl.

In Game 5 of the ALCS, Coco Crisp had a game-tying hit in the bottom of the eighth inning to cap Boston's seven-run comeback.

On November 19,2008, Coco Crisp was traded to the Kansas City Royals for relief pitcher Ramon Ramirez.

On June 23,2009, Royals manager Trey Hillman announced that Coco Crisp would receive season ending surgeries to repair a labrum tear in both shoulders.

Coco Crisp began the 2010 season on the 15-day DL with a fractured left pinkie finger.

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Coco Crisp entered the 2011 season exercising his one-year option with the Oakland Athletics.

Coco Crisp finished the season with an AL-leading 49 stolen bases.

Coco Crisp re-signed with Athletics on January 3,2012, on a two-year, $14 million deal with a club option for 2014.

Coco Crisp had received other offers from clubs such as the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox as well, but declined them both.

Coco Crisp's playing time was reduced in 2016, leading him to believe that the Athletics were intentionally preventing his 2017 option from vesting.

Coco Crisp became a free agent following the 2016 season after he failed to meet the contractual incentives that would have caused his vesting option for 2017 to trigger.

In July 2017, Coco Crisp became the head coach of the Shadow Hills High School baseball team.

In June 2019, Coco Crisp resigned as head coach after two years due to him and his family moving.

In February 2019, it was announced that Coco Crisp would be joining the Oakland Athletics Radio Network as a part-time color analyst, working alongside Ken Korach and Vince Cotroneo in the booth for 33 games in the 2019 season.

In 2020, Coco Crisp became the bench coach for the Cerritos College baseball team.

On January 17,2022, Coco Crisp was hired by the Washington Nationals organization as part of the team's player development staff.

Coco Crisp was known for having great range in center field, but for having a below average throwing arm.

At the height of his career, Coco Crisp was considered one of the best base-stealers in the game and a generally aggressive baserunner.

Coco Crisp owns the Athletics franchise record for most consecutive stolen bases without being caught.

Coco Crisp was known to be a good "small-ball" type player because of his good bunting skills but had respectable power.

Coco Crisp had only been hit by a pitch five times in his fifteen-year career.

Coco Crisp's father is of Puerto Rican and Italian descent and his mother is African American.

Coco Crisp is separated and has four children: three sons and a daughter.