Grady Sizemore | |
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Center fielder / Coach / Manager | |
Born: Seattle, Washington, U.S. | August 2, 1982|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
July 21, 2004, for the Cleveland Indians | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 3, 2015, for the Tampa Bay Rays | |
MLB statistics (through September 29, 2024) | |
Batting average | .265 |
Home runs | 150 |
Runs batted in | 518 |
Managerial record | 13–32 |
Winning % | .289 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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Grady Sizemore (born August 2, 1982) is an American former professional baseball center fielder and coach and former interim manager of the Chicago White Sox. 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 a series of 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, and also won a Silver Slugger Award. In 2024, he joined the coaching staff of the Chicago White Sox, where he was named the interim manager of the team in August of that season following the firing of Pedro Grifol.