Warren Cromartie Stats & Facts

Warren Cromartie Stats & Facts

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Warren Cromartie Essentials Positions: Bats: L Throws: L Height: 72 Weight: 190 Born: Tuesday, September 29, 1953 in Miami Beach, FL USA Debut: 9/6/1974 Last Game: 9/15/1991 Full Name: Warren Livingston Cromartie Warren Cromartie, Ellis Valentine, and Andre Dawson formed what Expos announcer Duke Snider termed “the best young outfield” he’d ever seen in 1977-79….

Warren Cromartie signs a reported three-year, $2.5 million contract to play for the Yomiuri Giants of the Pacific League.

Free agent Warren Cromartie signs a reported three-year, $2.5 million contract to play for the Yomiuri Giants 

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1983 – Free agent Warren Cromartie signs a reported three-year, $2.5 million contract to play for the Yomiuri Giants of the Pacific League. The 30-year-old Cromartie, who hit .278 as a mainstay in the Montreal Expos’ outfield last season, is arguably the best American player to jump to Nippon Pro Baseball while still in his prime. He will play in Japan for seven seasons before returning for one more season in the major leagues with the Kansas City Royals in 1991.