Craig Grebeck

Craig Grebeck
Craig Grebeck
	Grebeck in 1988
	Infielder
	Born: December 29, 1964 (age 59); Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 13, 1990, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
	June 2, 2001, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.261
Home runs	19
Runs batted in	187
Teams
	Chicago White Sox (1990–1995); Florida Marlins (1996); Anaheim Angels (1997); Toronto Blue Jays (1998–2000); Boston Red Sox (2001);

Craig Allen Grebeck (born December 29, 1964) is an American former professional baseball middle infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, Florida Marlins, Anaheim Angels, Toronto Blue Jays, and Boston Red Sox.

Biography

In 1989, Grebeck led the Southern League with 153 base hits.

Grebeck was mainly used as a backup in his career. Known for not wearing batting gloves, he hit .261, 19 home runs, 187 RBIs, and 518 hits in 752 major league games.

Grebeck hit his first major league home run off of Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan, who then proceeded to plunk Grebeck in his ribs the following week,^[1] breaking a rib.^{[citation needed]}

As a member of the White Sox, the 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m), 148 lb Grebeck had his locker right in between two of the biggest men in MLB history, Frank Thomas and Bo Jackson.^{[citation needed]}

He started the 2001 season with the Red Sox while Nomar Garciaparra was out with a wrist injury.

Grebeck was nicknamed 'The Little Hurt to our offense' by White Sox announcer Ken Harrelson.^[2]

References

^ Chesterton, Eric (August 4, 2018). "Robin Ventura fought Nolan Ryan in 1993". MLB.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
^ Kuenster, Robert (September 20, 2018). "Across More Than 50 Years In Baseball, Ken 'Hawk' Harrelson Was An Entertainer". Forbes. Retrieved December 29, 2018.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

[1] Chesterton, Eric (August 4, 2018). "Robin Ventura fought Nolan Ryan in 1993". MLB.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.

[2] Kuenster, Robert (September 20, 2018). "Across More Than 50 Years In Baseball, Ken 'Hawk' Harrelson Was An Entertainer". Forbes. Retrieved December 29, 2018.

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