#18

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Full Name:
 

Mariekson Julius Gregorius

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Nicknames:

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“Didi”, "Sir Didi"

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Born:  
   

February 18, 1990

Amsterdam, Netherlands

He was raised in Curaçao.

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Family:  

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Father: Johannes
Brother: Johnny 

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His father played in Honkbal Hoofdklasse (pro baseball league in Netherlands).

 

His brother is an infielder playing in Curaçao

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Gregorius' father and brother also answer to the "Didi" nickname

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School:  

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Not available

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Baseball Related:

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2007 - Signed with the Reds as an amateur free agent.

 

2010 - Played for the ‘Canberra Cavalry’ from the Australian Baseball League.

 

2013 - Traded to Cleveland (with Drew Stubbs) for Shin-Soo Choo and Jason Donald.

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2013 - Traded to Arizona (with Tony Sipp and Lars Anderson) for Trevor Bauer, Bryan Shaw, and Matt Albers.

 

2014 - December 5 - Yankees traded for him in a three team trade

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Extra:

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He had a basketball net in his backyard growing up.

He knows other Curaçao players Andrelton Simmons and Jurickson Profar

 

Andrelton Simmons and Gregorius played on the same basketball team as children. They also played on Marchena Hardware and Liga Vruminga youth teams where Simmons was a shortstop and Gregorius played second base.

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Sample Heckles:

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“You were traded for Trevor Bauer."

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Heckle him on twitter:

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@DidiG18

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