Phillies sign Justin Crawford

The Phillies have signed outfielder Justin Crawford, selected No. 17 overall in the first round of the 2022 MLB Draft, the club announced today.

Crawford, 18, batted .503 (77-153) with 17 doubles, eight triples, five home runs, 52 RBI, 20 steals, 60 runs scored, 19 walks, seven strikeouts and a 1.379 OPS in 42 games during his senior season at Bishop Gorman High School in Nevada. The 6-foot-3, 175-pound left-handed hitter was named the 2022 Las Vegas Sun Male Athlete of the Year and was a participant in the Perfect Game All-American Classic. He is the son of four-time All-Star and 15-year major league veteran Carl Crawford.

The club also signed 14 of its other selections from this year’s draft:

OF Gabriel Rincones Jr., 3rd round, No. 93 overall

RHP Orion Kerkering, 5th round, No. 152 overall

LHP Mavis Graves, 6th round, No. 182 overall

C Caleb Ricketts, 7th round, No. 212 overall

RHP Alex Rao, 8th round, No. 242 overall

OF Chad Castillo, 9th round, No. 272 overall

C Gustavo Sosa, 10th round, No. 302 overall

C Jordan Dissin, 12th round, No. 362 overall

OF Cade Fergus, 13th round, No. 392 overall

SS Bryan Rincon, 14th round, No. 422 overall

OF Troy Schreffler, 15th round, No. 452 overall

RHP Josh Bortka, 16th round, No. 482 overall

RHP Daniel Harper, 17th round, No. 512 overall

RHP Drew Garrett, 19th round, No. 572 overall

Additionally, the Phillies have signed left-handed pitchers Ezra Farmer (Tahquitz High School, CA), Mason Ronan (College of Central Florida) and Danny Wilkinson (Villanova University, PA), third baseman Matthew Alifano (Adelphi University, NY) and outfielder Dakota Kotowski (Missouri State University) as non-drafted free agents.