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J.P. Crawford to join Phillies in New York

J.P. Crawford/ Photo by: Lauren McLaughlin

Phillies’ top prospect J.P. Crawford will join the Phillies in New York during their series against the Mets, according to numerous reports.

Crawford slammed a two-run, first-inning home run to fuel the Lehigh Valley IronPigs to a 5-4 win Monday, clinching the team a playoff berth and capping an unlikely last-minute run to the International League wild card.

On the season Crawford is hitting .243/.351/.405 with 15 home runs and 63 runs batted in.

Tim Malcolm

Tim first found the Phillies as a little infant at Veteran’s Stadium, cheering on a Juan Samuel game-winning home run in his very first game. With the pinstripes in his blood, he witnessed Terry Mulholland’s 1990 no-hitter, “Steve Carlton Night” at the Vet, game three of the 1993 World Series, countless games during the charmed 2008 championship season and various road excursions. Since November 2007 Tim’s been writing about them daily at Phillies Nation, becoming one of the world’s most popular Phillies scribes. You can catch him on Twitter and Facebook, as well. When he’s not talking about the Phils he’s relaxing with a St. Bernardus ABT 12 or one of his many favored brews.