Marquis Grissom

Marquis Grissom
Grissom as 1st base coach for the Washington Nationals on June 28, 2009.
Center fielder
Born: (1967-04-17) April 17, 1967 (age 49) Atlanta, Georgia
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 22, 1989, for the Montreal Expos
Last MLB appearance
July 31, 2005, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average	.272
Home runs	227
Runs batted in	967
Stolen bases	429
Teams
Montreal Expos (1989–1994) Atlanta Braves (1995–1996) Cleveland Indians (1997) Milwaukee Brewers (1998–2000) Los Angeles Dodgers (2001–2002) San Francisco Giants (2003–2005)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (1993, 1994) World Series champion (1995) ALCS MVP (1997) 4× Gold Glove Award (1993–1996) 2× NL stolen base leader (1991, 1992)

Marquis Deon Grissom (/mɑːrˈkiːs/; born April 17, 1967) is a former American Major League Baseball center fielder.

Grissom was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended Lakeshore High School in Atlanta Ga , and excelled in high school baseball.

Grissom played baseball at Florida A&M University, and in 1988, the Montreal Expos selected him with the 76th overall pick in the June draft, as part of that draft's third round. He had been considered a prospect as both a pitcher and an outfielder, but the Expos decided to have him abandon the mound and work solely as a position player. He made his professional debut with the Jamestown Expos of the New York–Penn League that fall and advanced quickly through the system, first appearing in the majors on August 22, 1989. He showed steady improvement for the next few seasons, gradually developing into a star as Montreal's leadoff hitter and center fielder. He led the National League in stolen bases in 1991 and 1992, was a member of the NL All-Star team in 1993 and 1994, and won four consecutive Gold Gloves, the first coming in 1993.

Against the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 28, 1991, Grissom caught Chris Gwynn's fly ball for the final out of Dennis Martínez's perfect game.