Curtis Granderson

Curtis Granderson Jr., born March 16, 1981 and nicknamed the Grandyman, is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball. He appeared for the Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays, Milwaukee Brewers and Miami Marlins. Granderson played college baseball at the University of Illinois Chicago, was selected by the Tigers in the 2002 draft and made his major league debut with Detroit in 2004. He was a three-time All-Star, won a Silver Slugger Award in 2011 and retired after the 2019 season. Away from the field he is known for community outreach and charity work, much of it supporting inner-city children, and he has served as a Major League Baseball ambassador abroad. He won the Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award four times and the Roberto Clemente Award in 2016 in recognition of that service.