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Full Name:
 

Yasmani Grandal​

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Nicknames:

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“YRG Jr"

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Born:  
   

November 8, 1988 

Havana, Cuba

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Family:  

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Mother: Maria Luisa Gomez
Father: Avelino 
Step-father: Elieser Gomez
Brother: Yohandri 
Sister: Victoria Gomez
Spouse: Heather

His wife is a nurse.

His mother was a math teacher at Edison Private School in Hialeah.

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School:  

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Miami Springs High School, Miami Springs, Florida,
Mascot: Golden Hawks

University of Miami
Miami Hurricanes baseball team
Coach: Jim Morris
Hitting coach: Joe Mercadante
Major: Business Mangagement
Full roster

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Baseball Related:

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Scouted by Tony Arias and Miguel Machado.

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2007 - Drafted by the Boston Red Sox (27th round) but did not sign.

2010 - Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds (12th overall).

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2011 - Traded from the Reds (with Edinson Vólquez, Yonder Alonso, and Brad Boxberger) to the San Diego Padres for Mat Latos.

2012 - June 2nd - Major League debut with the San Diego Padres.

2014 - Traded from the Padres (with Joe Wieland and Zach Eflin) to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Matt Kemp, Tim Federowicz and $32 million in cash.

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2017 - Lost the World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Houston Astros.

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Extra:

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Sample Heckles:

 

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Heckle him on twitter:

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@YazmanianDVL08

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