Grady Sizemore

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Grady Sizemore ||| is a Cleveland Indians baseball player. He was born on August 2, 1982 in Seattle, Washington. His current postion for the Indians is center field. In 2002, he came to Cleveland as a fan favorite from the Montreal Expos who treaded him.

This year, Sizemore is batting .296 with 21 home-runs and 62 RBI. He was selected to his first Mid- Summer Classic as a reserve outfielder. He was 0-2 in the Mid- Summer Classic.

He has made some great plays with his glove in the outfield in center field. Sometimes he plays right or left field.

Sizemore graduated from Cascade High School in Everett, Washington in 2000. A notable high school star in football, basketball, and baseball, Sizemore signed a letter of intent to play football and baseball at the University of Washington. At the time of his high school graduation, Sizemore was the Cascade all-time leader in rushing yards with 3,081 yards and interceptions with 16.

The college year was not to be, however, as the Expos selected Sizemore in the 3rd round of the 2000 Draft. The team offered him a $2 million signing bonus to lure him away from college. Sizemore signed and almost immediately began his rapid ascent to the big leagues. Sizemore currently resides in Mill Creek, Washington and Tempe, Arizona.

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