Aaron Crow

Aaron Crow was born in Topeka, grew up in nearby Wakarusa and graduated from Topeka’s Washburn Rural High School in 2005.  He went on to pitch at the University of Missouri, where he went 23-8 in three years and was Big 12 Pitcher of the Year in 2008.

Following his junior season, Crow was drafted ninth overall by Washington.  He did not sign with the Nationals and pitched for the independent Fort Worth Cats in 2009.  He was again drafted in the first round, this time by Kansas City with the twelfth overall pick.

Crow made the Royals roster as a reliever in 2011 and was selected to the American League All-Star team.  Between 2011-2014, Crow was a workhorse out of the Royals bullpen, appearing in 254 games from 2011-2014.  He was 20-11 with a 3.43 earned run average, striking out 208 hitters in 233 innings.

Following the 2014 season, Crow was traded to Miami for former Wichita State pitcher Brian Flynn.  Before the 2015 season, Crow hurt his arm and had Tommy John surgery.  He would pitch only three innings of professional ball in 2016-17.  Unable to regain his full velocity, Crow’s final season was with the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican Baseball League in 2018.