With Bochy’s Rangers in town, SF Giants set to honor Crawford’s career

SAN FRANCISCO The Giants held back on the pomp and circumstance when Brandon Crawford played his final battle with the orange and black on Oct Crawford at the time hadn t disclosed his retirement leaving a cloud of uncertainty hanging over that afternoon On Saturday Crawford will receive a proper celebration as the Giants will host Brandon Crawford Celebration Day in honor of one of the greatest shortstops in franchise history following his retirement this past offseason The decision to host the celebration on April is no coincidence This weekend the Giants will host the Bruce Bochy-led Texas Rangers allowing Crawford s manager from - to be in attendance for the festivities President of baseball operations Buster Posey who played alongside Crawford for seasons will also be in attendance The event starts at p m but fans are encouraged to be in their seats by p m for the on-field pregame ceremony Crawford s parents will serve as honorary captains while Crawford s children will be the Play Ball kids The first fans in attendance will receive a Brandon Crawford graphic t-shirt I m very appreciative that I am here to see his retirement the upcoming day Bochy declared This man did so much for us helping us win championships Tremendous player gifted defender but also clutch hitter A lot of great memories will go through my head when I see him out there the day after The same can be declared for the thousands of Giants fans who will be in attendance Crawford spent seasons with his hometown company and helped the Giants capture two World Series titles in and His resum features a Silver Slugger Award three All-Star appearances and four Gold Gloves his games at shortstop for the Giants is the most of in franchise history He was so creative how he could come up with plays Bochy noted There wasn t a play he didn t think he couldn t make that s what you loved about him There s times he came up with a way to make the play Along with his accolades and numbers hits homers RBIs Crawford orchestrated a few of the greater part iconic moments in franchise history In the NL Wild Card Competition Crawford s grand slam off Pitsburgh s Edinson Volquez silenced PNC Park s raucous crowd and propelled the Giants into the next round In Challenge in that year s World Series Crawford and second baseman Joe Panik turned an iconic and crucial double play The one that will perpetually stand out is the double play in the World Series with what was at stake Bochy reported He and Panik what a beautiful chemistry those two had and how well that play worked Related Articles SF Giants win series as Adames drives in go-ahead run versus old unit SF Giants Webb continues excellent April by outdueling Peralta in win over Brewers For SF Giants Jung Hoo Lee comfort is key to hot start Buster Posey s influence is evident in SF Giants roster continuity SF Giants fall to - in new City Connects with blowout loss to Brewers Crawford born in Mountain View and raised in Pleasanton was all the more beloved because of his status as a hometown kid On Sept which was nearly the Giants final encounter in San Francisco a five-year-old Crawford was photographed next to a sign reading Mr White Do what s right Keep Giants in SF The Giants remained in San Francisco thanks to a last-minute sale to a group led by the late Peter Magowan and two decades later Crawford brought two championships to The City