Kevin Gryboski
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San Francisco Giants — No. 48 | |
Relief pitcher | |
Bats: Left | Throws: Right |
Major League Baseball debut | |
April 13, 2002 for the Atlanta Braves | |
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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Win-Loss | 12 - 8 |
Earned run average | 4.07 |
Strikeouts | 103 |
Teams | |
Kevin John Gryboski (born November 15, 1973 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) is a Major League Baseball player in the San Francisco Giants organization.
Gryboski, a right-handed pitcher, was acquired by the Atlanta Braves in January 2002 and traded to Texas in July of 2005 for minor league pitcher Matt Lorenzo. Gryboski was known as "Groundball" Gryboski while playing with the Braves. This came from his ability to get batters to ground into double plays.
Gryboski was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 21st round of the June 1995 free agent draft.
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[edit] High school career
At Bishop Hoban High School in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Kevin Gryboski was a two sport star in both baseball and basketball. In baseball, he was an All-Conference All-Star pick.
[edit] College career
Gryboski pitched for Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
[edit] Personal life
Along with pitching with the Wilkes Colonels he also helps every year with the Wilkes baseball clinic for 6-12 year olds, where he teaches them the fundamentals of pitching. Gryboski is married to Leah and they have two children, KJ and Kaylee.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube