Grady Sizemore
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Sizemore signing autographs in 2006 with the Indians
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| Center fielder | |||
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Born: August 2, 1982 Seattle, Washington |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 21, 2004, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
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| October 3, 2015, for the Tampa Bay Rays | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .265 | ||
| Home runs | 150 | ||
| Runs batted in | 518 | ||
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Grady Sizemore III (born August 2, 1982) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians from 2004 through 2011, but did not play in the majors for the following two years after back and knee injuries. He returned in 2014 with the Boston Red Sox and played for the Philadelphia Phillies from 2014 to 2015 before finishing 2015 with the Tampa Bay Rays. He was a three-time MLB All-Star and a two-time Gold Glove Award winner. He also won a Silver Slugger Award.
Sizemore graduated from Cascade High School in Everett, Washington, in 2000. A high school athlete in football, basketball and baseball, Sizemore signed a letter of intent to play football and baseball at the University of Washington. At the time of his high school graduation, Sizemore was Cascade's all-time leader in rushing yards with 3,081. Sizemore graduated from high school with a 3.85 GPA.
The Montreal Expos selected Sizemore in the third round of the 2000 Major League Baseball draft. The team offered him a $2 million signing bonus to lure him away from college, to which Sizemore agreed.
On June 27, 2002, the Expos traded Sizemore, along with Cliff Lee, Brandon Phillips and Lee Stevens, to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Bartolo Colón and Tim Drew.
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