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Giants’ Brandon Crawford saddened by Bobby Evans’ firing

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When Brandon Crawford was drafted out of UCLA in 2005, Bobby Evans kept in steady contact with the shortstop during contract negotiations. When Crawford was called up to the majors in 2011, it was Evans who made the congratulatory call.

“I go as far back with Bobby as anybody in the Giants’ organization,” Crawford said before Monday’s homestand opener against the Padres. “I had a lot of good talks with Bobby.