#55

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Full Name:
 

Sonny Douglas Gray

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Nicknames:

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“Pickles”

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Born:  
   

November 7, 1989

Nashville, Tennessee

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Family:  

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Mother: Cindy Craig

Stepfather: Barry Craig

Sisters: Jessica and Katie

Spouse: Jessica Forkum

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Friends:  

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David Price

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Both attended Vanderbilt and train in the off season together. They are very close friends.

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School:  

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Smyrna High School

Mascots: Bulldogs

Baseball coach: Barry Vetter

Football coach: Philip Shadowens (Gray played quarterback)

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Vanderbilt University

Commodores

Coach: Tim Corbin (still close with Gray)

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Baseball Related:

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2011 - Drafted by the Oakland Athletics

 

2017 - Traded from Oakland to the Yankees for Dustin Fowler, Jorge Mateo, and James Kaprielian.

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Extra:

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While in high school he starred as the lead character (Troy Bolton) in his school's rendition of High School Musical on Stage!

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Sample Heckles:

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"Nice pitch Troy Bolton."

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Heckle him on twitter:

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@SonnyGray2