Ben Grieve
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| Right fielder / Left fielder | |||
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Born: May 4, 1976 Arlington, Texas |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 3, 1997, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 2, 2005, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .269 | ||
| Home runs | 118 | ||
| Runs batted in | 492 | ||
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Benjamin Grieve (born May 4, 1976 in Arlington, Texas) is a former professional baseball outfielder. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. In his nine-season career, he played with the Oakland Athletics (1997–2000), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2001–2003), Milwaukee Brewers (2004), and Chicago Cubs (2004-2005).
Grieve won the 1998 American League Rookie of the Year award while playing for the Oakland Athletics. His father, Tom Grieve, is a broadcaster for the Texas Rangers and a former baseball player and general manager for the Rangers. Grieve admitted in an article in Devil Rays Magazine in 2002 that basketball was his primary love in high school, but baseball was the sport at which he most excelled.
Ben Grieve was once a highly regarded young prospect, born from a baseball family. He began his career with the Oakland Athletics. He hit .288, with 18 HR and 89 RBI posting a .840 OPS. Although the 1998 Rookie Class was full of future stars, Grieve's campaign earned him the AL Rookie of the Year. The 1998 rookie class featured future all-stars such as Magglio Ordóñez, Kerry Wood, and Todd Helton. In 1999, the Oakland outfielder followed up with a solid season, hitting .265 with 28 HR and 86 RBI. His next season (2000) would statistically be his best. Grieve belted 27 HR, drove in 104 RBI, and hit .279. The A's won 91 games and the AL West title. Following the 2000 season, the young Grieve was involved in a 3-team deal that sent him to Tampa Bay. That trade sent Johnny Damon and Mark Ellis to Oakland.
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