Mark Grudzielanek

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Mark Grudzielanek

Kansas City Royals — No. 15
Second Baseman
Born: June 30, 1970 (1970-06-30) (age 37)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Bats: Right Throws: Right 
Major League Baseball debut
April 28, 1995 for the Montreal Expos
Selected MLB statistics
(through May 12, 2008)
AVG     .289
HR     87
RBI     609
Teams

Mark James Grudzielanek (pronounced /ˌɡɹʌdzɪˈlɑnɨk/, born June 30, 1970 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a second baseman in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the Kansas City Royals. Grudzielanek previously played with the Montreal Expos (1995-1998), Los Angeles Dodgers (1998-2002), Chicago Cubs (2003-04) and St.Louis Cardinals (2005).

Grudzielanek attended J. M. Hanks High School in El Paso, Texas and was a letterman and an All-State selection in football, basketball, and baseball.

Grudzielanek signed a contract on December 16, 2005 to be the second baseman for the Kansas City Royals. He bats and throws right-handed. He won the Gold Glove Award in 2006 for second basemen in the American League. The mutual option on his contract for the 2008 was picked up by both the Royals and Grudzielanek.

In a 12-season career, Grudzielanek has compiled a .289 batting average with 87 home runs and 605 RBI in 1686 games.

[edit] Highlights

  • All-Star (1996)
  • Led National League in doubles (54, 1997)
  • Led NL in at-bats (649, 1997)
  • Finished 6th in the NL in batting average (.326, 1999)
  • Collected 201 hits in a season (1996)
  • Won AL Gold Glove Award at second base (2006)

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Kansas City Royals current roster

1 Tony Peña | 2 Joey Gathright | 3 Estéban Germán | 4 Alex Gordon | 7 Ross Gload | 9 David DeJesus | 11 José Guillén | 13 Alberto Callaspo | 14 John Buck | 15 Mark Grudzielanek | 19 Brian Bannister | 21 Miguel Olivo | 23 Zack Greinke | 24 Mark Teahen | 27 Yasuhiko Yabuta | 28 Kyle Davies | 30 Mike Aviles | 32 Ron Mahay | 41 Jimmy Gobble | 44 Luke Hochevar | 48 Joakim Soria | 53 Carlos Rosa | 54 Jeff Fulchino | 55 Gil Meche | 56 Ramón Ramírez

Inactive (40-man) roster: 12 Matt Tupman | 16 Billy Butler | 35 Mitch Maier | 37 Tyler Lumsden | 38 Ángel Sánchez | 39 Mario Lisson | 43 Ryan Shealy | 45 Shane Costa | 47 Ryan Braun | 57 Joel Peralta | 58 Neal Musser | -- Julio Pimentel

Disabled list: 34 Luke Hudson | 46 Leo Núñez | 49 John Bale

Coaching Staff: Manager 22 Trey Hillman | Bench Coach 6 Dave Owen | 1st Base Coach 18 Rusty Kuntz | 3rd Base Coach 17 Luis Silverio | Hitting Coach 8 Mike Barnett | Pitching Coach 33 Bob McClure | Bullpen Coach 50 John Mizerock | Bullpen Catcher 60 Bill Duplissea
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American League Second Baseman Gold Glove Award
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