Gabe Gross
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| Milwaukee Brewers — No. 18 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
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| August 7, 2004 for the Minnesota Twins | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2006) |
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| Hits | 107 |
| Home runs | 13 |
| Batting Average | .249 |
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Gabriel Jordan "Gabe" Gross (born October 21, 1979 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a left fielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed.
In a year-career, Gross posted a .208 batting average with three home runs and 16 RBI in 44 games.
Formerly a starting quarterback for the Auburn football team, Gross was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the first round (15th overall) of the 2001 amateur entry draft. Promoted from Triple-A Syracuse on August 7, 2004, he saw limited duty against lefthanding pitching.
Gross has excellent power, and though he is a big man, possesses good speed. In September he belted his first major league grand slam off the Oakland A's Justin Duchscherer. His outfield skills are also very good, with a fine, strong arm. In 38 games he collected 73 putouts with five assists and one double play in 78 total chances, for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.
On December 7, 2005, Gross was traded by the Blue Jays to the Milwaukee Brewers, along with pitchers Dave Bush and Zach Jackson, in exchange for first baseman Lyle Overbay and pitching prospect Ty Taubenheim.
Gross made his debut with the Brewers on April 4, 2006 and belted a pinch-hit home run to give the Brewers a victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
At the beginning of the 2006 season with the Milwaukee Brewers, he has obtained the nickname "the Southern Gentleman" for his politeness and well-mannered attitude both on and off the field.
