Hans Michael Crouse (born September 15, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021.
| Hans Crouse | |
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| Philadelphia Phillies – No. 51 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1998-09-15) September 15, 1998 (age 24) Dana Point, California | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 26, 2021, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics (through October 2, 2021) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–2 |
| Earned run average | 5.14 |
| Strikeouts | 2 |
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Crouse attended Dana Hills High School in Dana Point, California. As a senior, he struck out 99 batters in 63+1⁄2 innings, posting a 7–3 win–loss record with a 0.88 earned run average (ERA).[1] He helped lead Dana Hills to the finals of the National High School Invitational and was named the Orange County Register's high school pitcher of the year.[2] He committed to the University of Southern California to play college baseball.[3] Crouse was considered one of the top prep prospects for the 2017 MLB Draft.[4]
Crouse was selected in the second round, 66th overall, by the Texas Rangers.[5] He signed with the Rangers for a $1.45 million bonus[6] and was then assigned to the AZL Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona League, where he spent all of his first professional season, posting a 0.45 ERA with thirty strikeouts in twenty innings pitched along with an 0.70 WHIP.[7] In 2018, he split time between the Spokane Indians of the Class A Short Season Northwest League and the Hickory Crawdads of the Class A South Atlantic League, compiling a combined 5–3 record and 2.47 ERA in 13 total starts between both teams.[8]
Crouse was ranked as the #73 overall prospect in baseball by Baseball America in their preseason 2019 Top 100 list.[9] Crouse was also ranked as the #85 overall prospect in baseball by MLB Pipeline in their preseason 2019 Top 100 list.[10] Crouse was ranked as the #95 overall prospect in baseball by ESPN's Keith Law in his preseason 2019 Top 100 list.[11]
Crouse was assigned back to Hickory for the 2019 season.[12] Crouse produced a 6–1 record with a 4.41 ERA in 87+2⁄3 innings in 2019.[13] He was hampered by bone spurs in his right elbow throughout the season, which forced him to miss almost a month of action and required surgery following the season to remove.[14][15] Crouse did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Crouse opened the 2021 season with the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Central, going 3–2 with a 3.35 ERA and 54 strikeouts over 51 innings.[16]
On July 30, 2021, Crouse, Kyle Gibson, and Ian Kennedy were traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Spencer Howard, Kevin Gowdy, and Josh Gessner.[17] He split the remainder of the minor league season between the Reading Fightin Phils and the Lehigh Valley IronPigs.[18]
On September 26, 2021, Crouse's contract was selected to the active roster to make his MLB debut that day versus the Pittsburgh Pirates.[19]
Crouse has over twenty tattoos and designs them all himself.[20]
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