SAN FRANCISCO — Brandon Crawford knew how to handle baseball’s biggest stages and brightest lights. He won two World Series titles with the Giants. He played in three All-Star Games. He grew ...

On Saturday afternoon, Brandon Crawford stood behind a podium in front of the pitcher’s mound at Oracle Park and gave the ...

Nobody epitomizes a storybook career more than Brandon Crawford. A Bay Area native who grew up rooting for the Giants, ...

During Brandon Crawford Celebration Day at Oracle Park, Crawford's family, friends and former teammates joined him on the ...

In his first major league game, Crawford hit a grand slam off Milwaukee’s Shaun Marcum in a 5-4 win May 27, 2011. Since the Giants began playing in San Francisco in 1958, Crawford ranks in among the ...

The Giants' Brandon Crawford ceremony on Saturday was a reminder that San Francisco has some difficult decisions to make down the line.

Brandon Crawford knew how to handle baseball’s biggest stages and brightest lights. But reciting a speech in front of a packed Oracle Park on Saturday instilled unparalleled nerves.