Covelli Loyce "Coco" Crisp (born November 1, 1979,
in Los Angeles, California) is a Major League
Baseball center fielder for the Boston Red Sox. He
has a career batting average of .280 as of the end
of the 2007 MLB season. Crisp, a switch-hitter, is
noted for his outstanding defensive skills in the
outfield and speed on the basepaths -- as well as
his humorous nickname -- and for being one of the
few baseball players who bats without the use of
batting gloves.
Crisp attended Los Angeles Pierce College following
his graduation from Inglewood High School in Los
Angeles, Calfornia.
