Tom Grieve

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Tom Grieve, right, alongside fellow Rangers commentator Josh Lewin

Thomas Alan Grieve (Born March 4, 1948 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts) was a Major League Baseball player from 1970-1979 for the Washington Senators, Texas Rangers, New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals. Nicknamed "TAG", which are his initials, Grieve's best season was 1976 with the Rangers when he hit .255 and belted 20 home runs and had 81 runs batted in.

On December 8, 1977, he was involved in a rare four-team trade that involved the New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates and the Texas Rangers. Grieve and a player to be named later (Ken Henderson) were sent to the Mets, who also received Willie Montanez from the Braves. Texas sent Adrian Devine, Tommy Boggs and Eddie Miller to Atlanta and Bert Blyleven to the Pirates. The Pirates sent Al Oliver and Nelson Norman to the Rangers, who also got Jon Matlack from the Mets. Finally, the Mets sent John Milner to the Pirates.

Primarily an outfielder and a designated hitter, the right-handed batter finished his career with a .249 average, 65 homers and 254 RBIs in 670 games.

After his playing days ended, Grieve served as general manager for the Rangers from 1984-94. He completed one of the best trades in team history, acquiring Rafael Palmeiro from the Chicago Cubs for Mitch Williams after the 1988 season. Grieve currently is a broadcaster for the Rangers televised games with Josh Lewin. His son Ben Grieve is a current Major League Baseball player who has played 976 games for the A's, Devil Rays, Brewers and Cubs. He is with the Chicago White Sox.

The Grieves were the first father-and-son combo to be selected in the first round of the MLB draft. Tom was chosen sixth overall by the Senators in 1966 while Ben was the second overall selection by Oakland in 1994.