Kevin Gryboski
| Kevin Gryboski | |
|---|---|
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: November 15, 1973 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 13, 2002 for the Atlanta Braves | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 29, 2006 for the Washington Nationals | |
| Career statistics | |
| Win-Loss | 12-8 |
| Earned run average | 4.07 |
| Strikeouts | 103 |
| Teams | |
Kevin John Gryboski (born November 15, 1973 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.
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[edit] High school career
At Bishop Hoban High School in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 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.[1][2]
[edit] Professional career
Gryboski was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 16th round of the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft.[3][4]
Gryboski, a right-handed pitcher, was acquired by the Atlanta Braves in January 2002 and traded to the Texas Rangers in July 2005 for minor league pitcher Matt Lorenzo.[5] Gryboski was known as "Groundball" Gryboski while playing with the Braves. This came from his ability to get batters to ground into double plays.
[edit] Personal life
Along with pitching with the Wilkes Colonels, Kevin 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] References
- ^ Wilkes University Baseball Records. Accessed April 15, 2010
- ^ Wilkes Baseball Coaches. Accessed April 15, 2010
- ^ 1995 Seattle Mariners Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
- ^ 1995 Major League Baseball Draft Pick Transactions: Rounds 11 - 20
- ^ Braves Trade Grybowski
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube
- Kevin Gryboski at RetroSheet
- Kevin Gryboski - San Francisco Giants - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
- Kevin Gryboski Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from Pennsylvania
- American Roman Catholics
- Atlanta Braves players
- People from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
- American people of Polish descent
- Texas Rangers players
- Washington Nationals players
- Everett AquaSox players
- Wisconsin Timber Rattlers players
- Lancaster JetHawks players
- Orlando Rays players
- New Haven Ravens players
- Tacoma Rainiers players
- Macon Braves players
- Richmond Braves players
- Rome Braves players
- Oklahoma RedHawks players
- New Orleans Zephyrs players
- Gulf Coast Pirates (baseball) players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Fresno Grizzlies players
