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Justin Crawford made baseball history by delivering a game-winning hit for the Philadelphia Phillies, managed by Don Mattingly, following in his father Carl Crawford's footsteps from 2014.
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It had been a dozen years, but Don Mattingly had seen something quite like this before.
In April of 2014, with Mattingly managing the Los Angeles Dodgers, Carl Crawford delivered a game-winning, walk-off hit.
And now on the final day of April 2026, Justin Crawford did the same thing while Mattingly managed the Philadelphia Phillies.
Yep, a father and a son with walk-off hits for the same manager 12 years apart.
What are the odds of that?
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Carl was in the latter half of his career at that point. He was a proven commodity, and at that point a veteran trying to prove that he still had what it took.
Justin is a rookie, just breaking into the major leagues. The Phillies trusted him with the Opening Day centerfield job, and he delivered Philadelphia's first two walk-off wins of the season.
Justin Crawford delivered a game-winning hit for the Philadelphia Phillies, making baseball history by following in his father's footsteps.
Don Mattingly is the manager of the Philadelphia Phillies and previously managed Carl Crawford, Justin's father, during a similar historic moment in 2014.
Carl Crawford's legacy in baseball, including his own game-winning hit in 2014, has inspired Justin Crawford to achieve similar success in the sport.
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The one on Thursday was just Crawford beating out an infield single as a guy from third base hustled home.
He didn't have to wait long to see one of his teammates come through with a walk-off winner, though. In game two of Thursday's doubleheader, Alec Bohm won the game with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th.
Definitely a suspenseful, exciting day for the Phillies.