Hans Michael Crouse (born September 15, 1998) is an American Major League Baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies (MLB). In 2021, he made his MLB debut.
Dana Hills High School in Dana Point, California was Crouse’s alma mater. He struck out 99 hitters in 63+ innings as a senior, achieving a 7–3 win–loss record with a 0.88 earned run average (ERA).
He committed to play collegiate baseball at the University of Southern California. Crouse was regarded as one of the best high school talents for the 2017 MLB Draft.
Crouse was selected in the second round, 66th overall, by the Texas Rangers. He signed with the Rangers for a $1.45 million bonus and was then assigned to the AZL Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona League, where he spent all of his first professional season, posting a 0.45 ERA with thirty strikeouts in twenty innings pitched along with an 0.70 WHIP.
In 2018, he split time between the Spokane Indians of the Class A Short Season Northwest League and the Hickory Crawdads of Class A South Atlantic League, compiling a combined 5–3 record and 2.47 ERA in 13 total starts between both teams.
Hans Crouse may have a girlfriend, but there is no information to support that, he has always strived to keep his personal life away from the media.