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Athletics' Kevin Cron: Back in affiliated ball with Oakland
Kevin Cron signed a minor-league contract with the Oakland Athletics on Nov. 8.Cron, the younger brother of the Rockies' C.J. Cron, spent the past two seasons in Asia. After playing in 2021 with the Hiroshima Carp of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball, Cron moved over to Korea in 2022, joining the SSG Landers. Over 67 games with the Landers before being released in July, Cron slashed .222/.255/.420 with 11 home runs in 259 plate appearances. The 29-year-old will likely begin the 2023 campaign with Triple-A Las Vegas or Double-A Midland.
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Kevin Cron: Moves from Japan to Korea
Kevin Cron signed with the SSG Landers of the KBO on Friday, Jeeho Yoo of the Yonhap News Agency reports.Cron left MLB for Japan last offseason, though he failed to impress in 42 games for the Hiroshima Carp, hitting just .231/.270/.431 with six homers. He's still on the right side of 30, so it's possible a strong season following another step down the ladder will earn him looks from MLB clubs next winter, but he'll have to hit far better in Korea than he did in Japan if that's to happen.
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Kevin Cron: Headed overseas
Kevin Cron will play the 2021 season in Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.Cron was released by the Diamondbacks on Friday after struggling over his first two seasons in the majors, and his rights were apparently sold to a club in Japan. While it's unclear what team he'll play for in the NPB, the 27-year-old will attempt to turn things around overseas in 2021.
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Kevin Cron: Cut by Diamondbacks
Kevin Cron was released by the Diamondbacks on Friday.Cron was on the Diamondbacks' Opening Day roster in 2020, but he spent most of the season at the team's alternate training site after failing to record a hit in 17 at-bats. The 27-year-old will seek a new opportunity during the offseason after struggling over a limited sample in the majors over the last two years.
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Diamondbacks' Kevin Cron: Sent to alternate camp
Kevin Cron was optioned to Arizona's alternate camp site Thursday.Cron is 0-for-17 with one walk and seven strikeouts on the season, so he'll head to the team's satellite camp for the time being to clear his head and work out some kinks. Andy Young replaces him on the big-league roster.
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Diamondbacks' Kevin Cron: Heads to bench
Kevin Cron is not starting Wednesday against the Rockies.Cron will head to the bench for the fourth straight game as Christian Walker gets the start at DH on Wednesday. The 27-year-old is 0-for-17 with a 1:7 BB:K through eight appearances this season.
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Diamondbacks' Kevin Cron: Sitting Tuesday
Kevin Cron is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Rockies.The 27-year-old started at designated hitter for the fourth time in six games Saturday, but he now finds himself on the bench for the third straight contest. The Arizona Diamondbacks continue to utilize a heavy rotation at designated hitter, with nine different players filling the spot. Cron remains hitless through 20 plate appearances this season.
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Diamondbacks' Kevin Cron: Not in Monday's lineup
Kevin Cron isn't starting Monday against the Rockies.Cron had started five of the past seven games, but he remains hitless through 17 at-bats this season. Daulton Varsho will serve as the designated hitter Monday.
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Diamondbacks' Kevin Cron: Starts at DH
Kevin Cron started at designated hitter and went 0-for-3 in Saturday's 5-1 loss to San Francisco.Cron was called up last week to help address a serious power glut -- Arizona has not homered in 14 of 27 games. That's 52 percent of the schedule without a home run, up from 31 percent in 2019. It's not fair to expect Cron, who is 0-for-11 since his return to the majors, to solve this dilemma. Players like Ketel Marte, Christian Walker and Eduardo Escobar, a trio that combined for 96 home runs in 2019, have just five in 27 games.
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Diamondbacks' Kevin Cron: Starts Monday
Kevin Cron started at designated hitter and went 0-for-3 in Monday's 4-3 win over Oakland.The Arizona Diamondbacks recalled Cron from the alternate camp Monday, citing a need for his power. There is an opportunity for Cron to be the primary DH, a position that had originally been handed to Jake Lamb. Cron, who hit 44 home runs between Triple-A and the majors last season, is hitless with four strikeouts in seven at-bats in 2020.