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Curtis Granderson
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Full Name:
Curtis Granderson Jr.
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Nicknames:
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"Grandyman", “Grand-dad" (made up by HeckleHub)
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Born:
March 16, 1981
Blue Island, Illinois
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Family:
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Father: Curtis, Sr.
Mother: Mary
Half-sister: Monica
His father was a dean and physical education teacher at Nathan Hale Elementary School (Illinois)
His mother, Mary, taught at Curie Metropolitan High School (Chicago).
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His half-sister, Monica, is an English professor at Jackson State University.
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Friends:
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He said in an interview in 2018 that Marcus Thames is his best friend in baseball.
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School:
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Thornton Fractional South High School (T.F. South), Lansing, Illinois.
Mascot: Rebels
Coach: Bill Anderson
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
UIC Flames baseball
Coach: Mike Dee
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In 2014 the school opened Curtis Granderson Stadium (baseball stadium).
Played for the Mankato Mashers of the Northwoods League in the summers.
Baseball Related:
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2002 - Drafted by the Detroit Tigers (3rd round).
2004 - September 13th - Major League debut with the Detroit Tigers.
2007 - Joined the 20-20-20 club.
2008 - Signed a 5-year contract with the Tigers ($30.25 million).
2009 - After the season traded from Detroit to The Yankees in a three-team trade (with Arizona). Phil Coke and Austin Jackson went to Detroit. The Arizona Diamondbacks received Ian Kennedy Edwin Jackson. The Tigers also received Max Scherzer and Daniel Schlereth.
2013 - After the season signed a 4-year contract with the New York Mets ($60 million).
2017 - Traded from the Mets to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a player to be named later (Jacob Rhame).
2018 - Signed a 1-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays ($5 million).
Extra:
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He grew up a fan of the Atlanta Braves,
He is fan of WWE
He cheers for the Kansas Jayhawks in college basketball.
He has a crush on Mariah Carey. In an interview he said, "I'm the same age as Nick Cannon so maybe I have a shot."
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