Editing Coco Crisp (section)

===Oakland Athletics===
After the 2009 season, Crisp signed a one-year contract with the [[Oakland Athletics]] worth $5 million, with a club option for 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eagle |first=Ed |date=December 20, 2009 |title=Athletics close to deal with Crisp |url=http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091220&content_id=7833744&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221214647/http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091220&content_id=7833744&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak |archive-date=February 21, 2014 |access-date=February 7, 2014 |website=[[Oakland Athletics]] |publisher=[[MLB.com]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 23, 2009 |title=A's agree to terms with OF Coco Crisp on one-year contract |url=http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20091223&content_id=7850074&vkey=pr_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221214645/http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20091223&content_id=7850074&vkey=pr_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak |archive-date=February 21, 2014 |access-date=February 7, 2014 |website=[[Oakland Athletics]] |publisher=[[MLB.com]] }}</ref> Crisp began the 2010 season on the 15-day DL with a fractured left pinkie finger.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 3, 2010 |title=Oakland A's Coco Crisp (fractured pinkie) to start year on disabled list |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/spring2010/news/story?id=5053101&campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines |url-status=live |access-date=February 7, 2014 |website=[[ESPN]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629214725/http://sports.espn.go.com:80/mlb/spring2010/news/story?id=5053101&campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines |archive-date=June 29, 2012 }}</ref>

Crisp entered the 2011 season exercising his one-year option with the [[Oakland Athletics]]. On August 24, Crisp homered from both sides of the plate against the [[New York Yankees]]. In that game, he hit a game-winning three-run home run in the top of the 10th inning on the first pitch he saw against reliever [[Rafael Soriano]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fucillo |first=David |date=November 8, 2010 |title=Oakland Athletics Exercise Coco Crisp, Mark Ellis Options, Decline Eric Chavez Option |url=http://bayarea.sbnation.com/oakland-athletics/2010/11/8/1802186/oakland-athletics-exercise-coco-crisp-mark-ellis-options-decline-eric-chavez |url-status=live |access-date=February 7, 2014 |website=Bay Area |publisher=[[SB Nation]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101210060434/http://bayarea.sbnation.com:80/oakland-athletics/2010/11/8/1802186/oakland-athletics-exercise-coco-crisp-mark-ellis-options-decline-eric-chavez |archive-date=December 10, 2010 }}</ref> He finished the season with an AL-leading 49 stolen bases.

Crisp re-signed with Athletics on January 3, 2012, on a two-year, $14 million deal with a club option for 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Olney |first=Buster |date=January 3, 2012 |title=Source: Veteran Crisp has 2-year deal with A's |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/7421038/coco-crisp-sign-oakland-athletics-source-says |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212817/https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/7421038/coco-crisp-sign-oakland-athletics-source-says |archive-date=June 2, 2021 |access-date=May 30, 2021 |website=[[ESPN]] |language=en}}</ref> Crisp had received other offers from clubs such as the [[Baltimore Orioles]] and [[Chicago White Sox]] as well, but declined them both.<ref>{{Cite news |title=AP Source: CF Coco Crisp agrees to deal with A's |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |url=http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2012/01/03/ap_source_cf_coco_crisp_agrees_to_deal_with_as/}} {{Dead link|date=May 2021}}</ref>

On October 10, 2012, in Game 4 of the [[2012 American League Division Series]] against the [[Detroit Tigers]], Crisp came to bat in the bottom of the ninth inning.  The score was tied 3–3, there were two outs and a runner on second base ([[Seth Smith]]). The A's were down 3–1 entering the inning, but subsequently tied the game with three straight hits off Detroit pitcher [[José Valverde]], thus setting the stage for Crisp.  He came through with a walk-off single to right field that scored Smith, giving the A's a 4–3 win and forcing a decisive Game 5.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ortiz |first=Jorge L. |date=October 11, 2012 |title=Oakland's walk-off win forces a Game 5 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2012/10/11/atletics-tigers-alds-game-4/1626163/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 30, 2021 |website=[[USA Today]] |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011074719/http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2012/10/11/atletics-tigers-alds-game-4/1626163/ |archive-date=October 11, 2012 }}</ref> On October 11, 2012, the Tigers finished off the series with a 6–0 victory over the A's.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 12, 2012 |title=Verlander, Tigers eliminate A's in Game 5 |url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/oakland-athletics-eliminated-by-detroit-tigers-in-game-5-1.4104624 |url-status=live |access-date=May 30, 2021 |website=[[Newsday]] |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212713/https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/oakland-athletics-eliminated-by-detroit-tigers-in-game-5-1.4104624 |archive-date=June 2, 2021 }}</ref>

After the 2013 season, the Athletics exercised their club option on Crisp for the 2014 season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 7, 2014 |title=Coco Crisp staying with A's |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/10419854/coco-crisp-oakland-athletics-agree-two-year-extension-2275-million |url-status=live |access-date=February 7, 2014 |website=[[ESPN]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207232651/http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10419854/coco-crisp-oakland-athletics-agree-two-year-extension-2275-million |archive-date=February 7, 2014 }}</ref> Before the 2014 season, Crisp signed an extension with the Athletics covering the 2015 and 2016 seasons. The contract guaranteed him $11&nbsp;million in each of the 2015 and 2016 seasons, and had a vesting option for the 2017 season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Slusser |first=Susan |author-link=Susan Slusser |date=February 7, 2014 |title=Coco Crisp signs two-year extension, with 2017 option |url=http://blog.sfgate.com/athletics/2014/02/07/coco-crisp-signs-two-year-extension-with-2017-option/ |url-status=live |access-date=February 7, 2014 |website=[[SFGate]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209190030/http://blog.sfgate.com/athletics/2014/02/07/coco-crisp-signs-two-year-extension-with-2017-option/ |archive-date=February 9, 2014 }}</ref> Crisp's playing time was reduced in 2016, leading him to believe that the Athletics were intentionally preventing his 2017 option from vesting.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Slusser |first=Susan |date=August 15, 2016 |title=Coco Crisp 'hurt,' believes A's trying to prevent option |url=http://www.sfchronicle.com/athletics/article/Coco-Crisp-hurt-believes-A-s-trying-to-9144648.php |url-status=live |access-date=August 23, 2016 |website=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817190425/http://www.sfchronicle.com/athletics/article/Coco-Crisp-hurt-believes-A-s-trying-to-9144648.php |archive-date=August 17, 2016 }}</ref>

In 2015, he batted a career-low .175 and had the lowest on-base percentage (.252) and slugging percentage (.222) of his career, as on defense he played exclusively in left field.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Coco Crisp Stats, Fantasy & News |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/coco-crisp-424825 |url-status=live |access-date=May 30, 2021 |website=[[MLB.com]] |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116033006/https://www.mlb.com/player/coco-crisp-424825 |archive-date=November 16, 2018 }}</ref>