Curtis Granderson: 2015 N.L. Champion Mets Right Fielder (2014 - 2017)
Curtis Granderson was born on March 16th, 1981, in Blue Island, Illinois. His mother was a chemistry teacher & his sister a English Professor at Jackson State University. Even though he grew up in Chicago he was not a Cubs or White Sox, rather choosing to root for the Atlanta Braves in their hey day's of the 1990's. The six-foot one outfielder batted left-handed but threw right-handed. Nickname : He is known as "the Grandy man". Granderson played college ball at the University of Illinois, where he had his uniform #28 retired by the school. Educationally he earned a degree in business administration & business marketing. Granderson was a third-round selection of the Detroit Tigers in 2002 & by 2004 was named one of the top minor league players. MLB Career: After batting .303 at AA Erie in 2004 he got a cup of coffee with Detroit as a September call up. In 2005 he batted .290 at AAA Toledo and was with the Tigers by the end of ...