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Covelli Loyce "Coco" Crisp (born November 1, 1979, in Los Angeles, California) is a Major League Baseball center fielder currently a free agent. Crisp is a switch-hitter and throws right-handed. He previously played for the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox.
In his minor league career, he played for the New Haven Ravens, then the Double-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals before being traded to the Cleveland Indians organization. There he played for the Indians' Triple-A affiliate Buffalo Bisons. Crisp had 69 hits, one home run, and 24 RBI before being called up by the Indians.
Crisp was originally drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft. On August 7, 2002, while playing at Double-A New Haven, Crisp was traded to Cleveland to complete an earlier trade for pitcher Chuck Finley.