Editing Coco Crisp (section)

====2007 season====
Crisp began the 2007 season struggling offensively due to lingering effects of off season surgery to his left index finger. On April 20, 2007, Crisp fell over a short wall at [[Fenway Park]] while trying to catch a home run by [[Alex Rodriguez]].  Although he was unable to make the catch, missing by inches, he hit a game-tying [[Triple (baseball)|triple]] off [[Mariano Rivera]] in the bottom of the eighth, then scored the go-ahead run on [[Alex Cora]]'s soft line drive single. The Red Sox went on to win 7–6. During this season, he made numerous impressive catches in the outfield. It has even been claimed by one major league club that Crisp is easily the best defensive center fielder in all of Major League Baseball.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McAdam |first=Sean |date=June 27, 2007 |title=Coco's fielding mighty Crisp |url=http://www.projo.com/redsox/content/sp_bb_sox27_06-27-07_7065NV4.3ba22c6.html |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930023828/http://www.projo.com/redsox/content/sp_bb_sox27_06-27-07_7065NV4.3ba22c6.html |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |access-date=September 30, 2007 |website=[[The Providence Journal]] }}</ref> Although he struggled at the plate throughout much of the season, between June 13 and July 23, Crisp raised his batting average from .221 to .284, a .402 average during that span. On June 18, entering the game with only two home runs in the season, Crisp belted two homers in the first multi-HR game of his career in a 9–4 loss to the [[Atlanta Braves]].

On August 5, Crisp was almost run over by the [[Seattle Mariners]]' mascot, the [[Mariner Moose]]. The Moose, driving a lap around [[Safeco Field]]'s warning track on an [[All-Terrain Vehicle|ATV]], nearly collided with Crisp as he was leaving the [[dugout (baseball)|dugout]] for his position in the middle of the fifth inning; Crisp had to jump out of the way to avoid being hit. Red Sox pitching coach [[John Farrell (pitcher)|John Farrell]] was incensed by the mascot's actions and voiced his displeasure to both the mascot and Seattle's head groundskeeper. Immediately following the incident, the Red Sox received an apology from Mariners GM [[Bill Bavasi]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shaughnessy |first=Dan |date=August 6, 2007 |title=Their only close call was a moose on the loose |url=http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2007/08/06/their_only_close_call_was_a_moose_on_the_loose/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 29, 2021 |website=[[The Boston Globe]] |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119021326/http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2007/08/06/their_only_close_call_was_a_moose_on_the_loose/ |archive-date=November 19, 2008 }}</ref>

On October 21, in Game 7 of the [[2007 American League Championship Series|American League Championship Series]], Crisp made the catch that sent Boston to their second [[World Series]] in four seasons. He hit the wall shortly after making the catch, slightly injuring himself in the process. Despite this, he was well enough to play in the World Series.

Although he was the team's starting center fielder throughout the 2007 season, he was benched mid-series during the ALCS for rookie [[Jacoby Ellsbury]]. He remained benched for the [[2007 World Series]], only appearing late in games for defensive substitutions.