Yasmani Grandal
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Grandal with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2015
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| Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 9 | |||
| Catcher / First baseman | |||
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Born: November 8, 1988 Havana, Cuba |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 2, 2012, for the San Diego Padres | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Batting average | .238 | ||
| Home runs | 67 | ||
| Runs batted in | 213 | ||
| On-base percentage | .348 | ||
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Yasmani Grandal (born November 8, 1988) is a Cuban-American professional baseball catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball. He played college baseball at the University of Miami. He previously played for the San Diego Padres. Grandal has also filled in at first base for the Dodgers.
Grandal was born in Havana, Cuba; he emigrated to the U.S with his family at age 10 "the easy way," through the lottery system. Grandal attended Miami Springs High School in Miami Springs, Florida. He became an American citizen during his junior year.
He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 27th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and chose to attend the University of Miami, where he played for the Miami Hurricanes baseball team. In his 2010 season for the Hurricanes, he batted .401 with 15 home runs, 60 runs batted in (RBIs), and a .527 on-base percentage in 62 games. He finished second for the Golden Spikes Award and was named to the 2010 NCBWA Division I All-America Team.
Grandal was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds 12th overall in the 2010 Major League Baseball draft. He signed a 4-year, $2.99 million Major League contract on August 16, 2010 and was placed on the 40-man roster. He played his first professional ball for the Arizona League Reds in 2010. In 28 at-bats, he had eight hits and four walks. He batted .305 with 14 homers and 68 RBIs at Class A Bakersfield, Double-A Carolina and Triple-A Louisville in 2011, quickly rising through the farm system.
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