Crawford's Homecoming: A Bay Area Icon Returns to Familiar Turf
When Brandon Crawford takes the field this week at the Oakland Coliseum, donning the iconic birds-on-bat emblazoned across his chest, it will mark a homecoming of sorts for the Bay Area baseball icon. Though the jersey may be different, the surroundings will feel comfortingly familiar for the former San Francisco Giants shortstop as he returns to the region where his storybook career began.
For 13 seasons, Crawford patrolled the infield at Oracle Park, his steady glove and timely hitting integral parts of the Giants’ even-year magic that delivered World Series titles in 2012 and 2014.