Lee Gronkiewicz
| Lee Gronkiewicz | |||
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| Relief pitcher | |||
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Born: August 21, 1978 Los Angeles |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 19, 2007, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| June 19, 2007, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 0-0 | ||
| Earned run average | 2.25 | ||
| Strikeouts | 2 | ||
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| Men's baseball | ||
Representing  United States
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| Baseball World Cup | ||
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2007 Tianmu | National team |
Lee Matthew Gronkiewicz (born August 21, 1978 in Los Angeles) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. Lee played for 8 seasons in the minor leagues. He played in the MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays. He is the current head coach of the Columbia Blowfish and the pitching coach for University of South Carolina Lancaster. Lee is also involved with USA baseball. He is currently in the college national team selection committee. He is 5'10 in height and weighs 200 pounds.
Gronkiewicz attended college first at Spartanburg Methodist College, and then transferred to the University of South Carolina. In 2001, he was selected to the All-SEC team and was a First-team All-American. He led the country in saves that year with 16, and had a 1.42 ERA.
Gronkiewicz signed with the Cleveland Indians in 2001 as an amateur free agent. He spent four years in Cleveland's minor league system before he was acquired by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2004 Rule 5 draft. In seven minor-league seasons, Gronkiewicz has a career 18-16 record, pitching almost entirely in relief with just one start for the 2007 Syracuse Sky Chiefs, putting up a 2.48 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP along the way. He struck out nearly four times as many batters as he walked (421 strikeouts and 111 walks through 2007).
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