Narciso Crook

Narciso Crook (born July 12, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder in the Boston Red Sox organization. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2022 with the Chicago Cubs.

Narciso Crook
Crook with the Iowa Cubs in 2022
Boston Red Sox
Outfielder
Born: (1995-07-12) July 12, 1995
Nagua, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 30, 2022, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Batting average.250
Home runs0
Runs batted in2
Teams

Early life

Crook began playing baseball at 11 years old after moving to Trenton, New Jersey, from the Dominican Republic when his mother married former professional football player Al Darby. He played prep baseball at Trenton Central High School, from which he graduated in 2012, before moving on to Gloucester County College (since renamed as Rowan College of South Jersey).[1]

Career

Chicago Cubs

Crook played in Minor League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds organization from 2014 through 2021, reaching the Triple-A level.[2] In 2022, he joined the Chicago Cubs organization, playing 101 games with the Triple-A Iowa Cubs, where he batted .260 with 19 home runs and 67 runs batted in (RBIs).[2] He was first called up to the major leagues on June 30, 2022.[3] In four games with Chicago, he batted 2-for-8 with two RBIs.[4] He elected free agency on November 10, 2022.

Boston Red Sox

On November 22, 2022, Crook signed a minor-league contract with the Boston Red Sox.[5]

See also

References
  1. Maloney, Kevin (April 13, 2013). "Trenton grad Crook had historic 4-HR day for Gloucester County College". The Times. NJ.com. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  2. "Narciso Crook Minor & Winter League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  3. "Cubs call up Trenton High graduate Narciso Crook to major leagues". June 30, 2022.
  4. "Narciso Crook Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  5. "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. Boston Red Sox. November 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.


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