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Philadelphia Phillies Select Justin Crawford with 17th Pick in the 2022 MLB Draft
Mike Lipinski has been covering Philadelphia sports since 2005. Previous stops include Section 247 Sports, My MMA News, and more. He has been a part of the Sports Talk Philly team since 2019. He is the editor of Philadelphia Phillies content, co-editor for college football covering mainly the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, and dabbling in all other sports. Follow him on social media channels -Twitter & Threads- @MLipinskiSports
All posts by Mike LipinskiPublished17 Jul 2022
By Michael Lipinski, Sports Talk Philly Editor 
With the 17th pick in the 2022 MLB First-Year Player Draft the Philadelphia Phillies selected outfielder Justin Crawford , 18-years old, out of Bishop Gorman (NV) High School . Crawford is ranked 13th according to MLB Pipeline and 16th according to Baseball America.
This marks the third year in a row the Phillies have taken a high school player with their first overall pick. Crawford is the son of former Big Leaguer Carl Crawford.
Crawford is committed to play college baseball for LSU.
Here are some of Crawford's highlights:
Phillies draft Justin Crawford 17th overall!
Carl Crawford's son projects as a plus CF with ELITE, game-changing speed ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/zQqj06MrEL
— Farm To Fame (@FarmToFame_) July 18, 2022
