Aaron James Crow (born November 10, 1986) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He previously pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals.

Crow was born on November 10, 1986 in Topeka, Kansas to parents Kevin and Julie Crow. Crow and his siblings—brother Travis and sister Jennifer—were raised in the small community of Wakarusa, Kansas not far from Topeka. Following his graduation from Washburn Rural High School, Crow attended the University of Missouri.

In his three years for the Missouri Tigers baseball team, Crow started 46 games, going 23-8 with a 3.27 earned run average (ERA).

Spending time in both the bullpen and the starting rotation as a freshman, Crow earned his first career victory by throwing a complete game against Pepperdine, staving off elimination in the 2006 NCAA Regional. Mizzou went on to win the regional, becoming the first #4 seed ever to win an NCAA Regional.

As a sophomore, Crow went 9-4 with a 3.60 ERA, earning first-team All Big 12 honors.

As a junior, Crow went 13-0 with a 2.35 ERA. He threw four complete-game shutouts and struck out 10.65 batters per nine innings. He was named the Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Year.

He won the Robert A. McNeece Award as the top professional prospect in the 2007 Cape Cod Baseball League season while playing for the Falmouth Commodores.

Crow was selected by the Washington Nationals in the first round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft with the ninth overall selection. Negotiations stalled and Crow did not sign. Crow signed with the Fort Worth Cats for the 2009 season.

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