Grant Balfour

Grant Balfour
Balfour with the Tampa Bay Rays
Relief pitcher
Born: (1977-12-30) 30 December 1977 (age 46) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 22, 2001, for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
April 18, 2015, for the Tampa Bay Rays
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	30–23
Earned run average	3.49
Strikeouts	571
Saves	84
Teams
Minnesota Twins (2001, 2003–2004) Milwaukee Brewers (2007) Tampa Bay Devil Rays / Rays (2007–2010) Oakland Athletics (2011–2013) Tampa Bay Rays (2014–2015)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (2013)

Grant Robert Balfour (born 30 December 1977) is an Australian former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays / Rays, and Oakland Athletics. He is second all-time in saves and strikeouts among Australian MLB pitchers behind Liam Hendriks,^[1] and holds the Oakland Athletics consecutive save record at 44.