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Before he was postseason-bound: Curtis Granderson
- Updated: October 4, 2016
The reigning National League-champion Mets are headed to the postseason for the second consecutive year after winning the first NL Wild Card. As this will be the first time that many fans across the Majors will be focusing on their roster, here’s our attempt to learn the origins of veteran outfielder Curtis Granderson.
Curtis Granderson, OFBorn: Blue Island, Ill.DOB: 3/16/81HS: Thornton Fractional South (Lansing, Ill.) High SchoolCollege: University of Illinois at ChicagoMinors: Oneonta (A-), Lakeland (A+), Erie (AA), Toledo (AAA)
Path to New York: Was a third-round selection of the Tigers in the 2002 Draft; traded as part of a three-team trade by the Tigers to the Yankees in ’09; signed with the Mets as a free agent in ’13.
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