Jalynne Crawford, Braxton's mother (and Brandon's wife), was a gymnast at UCLA, where she met Brandon. Everyone always talks about how their children benefit from their parents' knowledge. But in this case, it's also true that Jalynne benefits from having had two parents who were successful in what they did. As for why people think Brandon must be his father's son to play so well even though he's only seen batting once or twice a year since being born, that's another story. The fact is that athletes often look like their parents, but that doesn't mean they are not adopted or have one or both of their parents die when they are young. Brandon and Jalynne married in April 2004. They had known each other for only six months before they got married. It's possible that Brandon knew exactly what he was doing when he married Jalynne so soon after learning that she was pregnant. They had a son named Braxton Lee Crawford on January 24, 2005. A few years later, they had another son named Tatum Christopher Crawford. Both boys are active members of their family's sports team - Tatum plays baseball and basketball, while Braxton plays soccer and gymnastics. Jalynne filed for divorce from Brandon in October 2009.