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| Height: 6-1
Weight: 185
Throws: R
Bats: L Born: Mar 16, 1981, Blue Island, IL Contract: Signed through 2012 with a team option for 2013 |
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| July 2, 2008 Curtis Granderson has been heating up over the last couple weeks, he raised his BA over 40 points in the month of June, while also tallying 22 runs and four stolen bases. |
| June 27, 2008 Curtis Granderson went 4-for-5 with an RBI in Friday's 7-1 win over the Rockies. Two of his hits went for triples, and he also registered a stolen base. |
| June 26, 2008 Curtis Granderson went 4-for-5 with two runs scored in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Cardinals. |
| June 25, 2008 Curtis Granderson is riding a 12-game hitting streak. In that time he has raised his batting average from .240 to .265. |
| June 21, 2008 Curtis Granderson went 3-for-4 with a home run from the leadoff spot for the Tigers on Friday night. |
| June 18, 2008 Curtis Granderson will hit in the eighth spot again on Wednesday. It's his second straight day near the bottom of the order, and it's also the second straight day that the Tigers are facing a left-handed pitcher. The outfielder is a career .204 hitter against southpaws. |
| May 30, 2008 Curtis Granderson went 3-for-5 with an RBI in Friday's 7-4 win over Seattle. One of his hits went for a double. |
| May 28, 2008 Curtis Granderson has often sat out when the opposing team has a lefty on the mound. That's not going to be the case anymore. Manager Jim Leyland has decided that Granderson will be an everyday player going forward. "He's a catalyst for us," Leyland said. "We've got to get him going. That's important." |
| May 26, 2008 Curtis Granderson is hitting well again, according to MLB.com. He is hitting .333 (9-for-27) over his last eight games, after batting .097 over his previous eight. |
| May 25, 2008 Curtis Granderson is riding the pine today, according to the Star Tribune. Ryan Raburn started in center field and is batting leadoff. |
| May 19, 2008 Curtis Granderson started this season well after getting healthy and back out on the diamond, but things have turned south of late, according to MLB.com. Granderson is just 5-for-37 with 14 K and no extra base hits of late. |
| May 19, 2008 Curtis Granderson has struggled over the past couple of weeks. In the last 12 games, the Tigers center fielder has just seven hits in 45 at-bats (.156). In that time he has lost his power stroke -- with no home runs and no extra base hits. |
| May 9, 2008 Curtis Granderson, who went 0-for-4 on Thursday night and is now 0-for-10 in his last two games, is on the bench for Friday's game against New York. Ryan Raburn, who opened the season with the Tigers, is starting in center field. |
| May 8, 2008 Curtis Granderson went 0-for-4 on Thursday night and is now 0-for-10 in his last two games. |
| May 4, 2008 Curtis Granderson flexed his muscles again on Sunday. He swatted a leadoff homer against the Twins. He later added a single and swiped his first bag of the year. |
| May 3, 2008 Curtis Granderson went 2-for-4 with one RBI and blasted his fourth homer of the season in Saturday's 4-1 loss to Minnesota. |
| April 25, 2008 Curtis Granderson hit his second homer of the season but it wasn't enough as the Tigers suffered a 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. |
| April 24, 2008 Curtis Granderson smashed his first homer of the season in only his second game back from injury today against Texas. It was a solo shot off of Jason Jennings. |
| April 23, 2008 Detroit CF Curtis Granderson returned from injury and seemed all too happy to step into the batters box, helping his Tigers pull a dominating 6-19 win over the Texas Rangers. Granderson went 2-for-4 at the plate with two walks and no strike outs. |
| April 23, 2008 As expected, the Tigers have activated Curtis Granderson from the DL, according to The Detroit News. Granderson has missed the first three weeks of the season while rehabbing a broken bone in his hand. To make room on the roster, the team optioned outfielder Clete Thomas to Triple-A Toledo. |
| April 23, 2008 The Tigers are expected to activate Curtis Granderson from the DL in time for tonight's game against the Rangers, according to the Dallas Morning News. Granderson has missed the first three weeks of the season while rehabbing a broken bone in his hand. |
| April 20, 2008 Curtis Granderson feels relatively fine at the plate and he's batting .385 in three games since retreating to the farm system for a brief stint of rehab, this according to the Detroit News. Granderson is expected to rejoin his teammate this week, for his first big league game of the season. And it would not be surprising to see him back in a Tigers uniform as early as Wednesday's game against Texas at Comerica Park. |
| April 19, 2008 Curtis Granderson will not join the Tigers on Monday for their final game in Toronto, this according to the Detroit News. "I would expect to see him playing for the Tigers next week at some point. How early in the week? I don't know," manager Jim Leyland said. |
| April 17, 2008 MLB.com reports that center fielder Curtis Granderson will begin a Minor League rehab assignment Friday. It will be the first live action for Granderson since he fractured his right middle finger in spring training. |
| April 17, 2008 Curtis Granderson could be back in the Tigers' starting lineup as early as next week, according to the Detroit News. Granderson notably had a second successful day of batting practice before Wednesday's Tigers-Indians game. He could leave as early as this weekend for a rehab stint in the minor leagues. Manager Jim Leyland commented, "Tentatively, possibly, he could be playing this weekend. I don't think it will be long. I think he'll be playing with the Tigers very shortly." |
| April 16, 2008 Curtis Granderson, who had a solid BP session on Wednesday, will be sent out to the minors for a rehab assignment this weekend if he has another BP session without incident on Thursday, in the hope that he will be ready to return to the Tigers sometime next week, this according to MLB.com. |
| April 16, 2008 Curtis Granderson had a favorable first session of batting practice on Tuesday, according to the Detroit News. Granderson commented, "Pretty much free of pain, just a little bit here and there. It felt all right, but everything looked kind of funny, being outside for the first time with the cage around me and hitting coach Lloyd McClendon behind me yelling at me about this, that and the other. But it was definitely positive. Hopefully, I'll continue to move forward. There were a few timing issues with my swing though. I could probably play right now, but it's a combination of the pain/ready issue. There's no way I'd be able to jump in there right now. I'd be overmatched." Manager Jim Leyland added, "We're happy with the progress he's making, but we're not going to rush it." |
| April 14, 2008 Curtis Granderson will test his right hand by taking batting practice on Tuesday, the AP reports. |
| April 11, 2008 Curtis Granderson went through his third workout of short throws and hitting a ball off a tee, according to the Detroit News. After the session Granderson commented, "It didn't feel great. That's the frustrating part." Hopefully his next session will be more favorable. |
| April 8, 2008 Curtis Granderson is swinging and throwing for the first time since injuring his hand, according to the Detroit News. Granderson was satisfied Tuesday with his first session of baseball activity since he went on the DL, but called his progress "baby steps". Prior to the the Tigers' game against Boston, Granderson gripped a bat for the first time in more than two weeks, also swung for the first time, though not against live pitching. He commented that his hand felt better toward the end of the session. He added, "Swinging-wise, I was still kind of babying it. Throwing with my hand taped felt better than without. Swinging and actually hitting a ball off a tee felt better than dry swings. I'm happy with today. Hopefully it won't swell up and will feel better again Wednesday." This is positive news but he remains about 10-14 days away from returning. |
| April 7, 2008 Curtis Granderson received good news on Sunday, when X-rays showed "significant healing" his his broken right hand, the Detroit News reports. He will begin making throws and gripping bats on Tuesday. The Tigers don't have an exact timetable, but we imagine Granderson is still 10-14 days away. We'll see how he progresses, though. |
| April 2, 2008 Curtis Granderson is going to get an X-ray on his broken hand on Saturday, according to Detroit News. Granderson said when referring to the X-ray, "I'm excited and nervous about it. I don't want to go in there and find out it's worse. I'm not 100 percent excited about it, because I'm being cautious in my thoughts. I know a normal break is 4-6 weeks and I'm coming up on the 2-week mark. It's kind of hard to look at it and say I could be ready to go in two weeks. But you never know." The team will soon be able to determine an exact date for his return. |
| March 23, 2008 Curtis Granderson is headed to the DL, according to Tigers Insider. He has a non-displaced fracture in his right middle finger, and is expected to miss three weeks, which would cost him approximately the first dozen regular-season games. He will drop down draft boards, and could provide a great value pick if he bounces back fine. |
| March 22, 2008 Tigers center fielder Curtis Granderson planned on having precautionary X-rays on his right hand after being hit by a pitch Saturday afternoon, but he is expected to be fine, according to MLB.com. Granderson was leading off the fourth inning when a fastball from Phillies left-hander Travis Blackley ran in on Granderson and hit him near the base of his hand. Athletic trainer Steve Carter attended to Granderson, who stayed in the game at first base for the next batter before heavy rains halted the game. If the x-ray shows nothing of significance, there is no reason to believe Granderson won't be on the field in quick order. We'll update his situation if there is reason for concern. |
| March 15, 2008 Curtis Granderson notched 11 total bases during battle against the Yankees on Saturday as he blasted a pair of home runs and a triple. Granderson is off to a great start (4 home runs) and should have another strong campaign. |
| February 4, 2008 The Tigers and center fielder Curtis Granderson have agreed to a five-year deal with a team option for 2013, according to the AP. Financial terms were not disclosed, but ESPN reported the deal is worth $30.25 million. Last year Granderson became one of only four players in major league history to produce 20 stolen bases, 20 homers, 20 triples and 20 doubles in a single season. |
| January 28, 2008 The Tigers have begun talks with Curtis Granderson about a long-term contract extension, according to the Detroit Free Press. The talks to date have only been preliminary. He's not eligible for arbitration this season and won't become a free agent until after the 2011 campaign, but after trading Cameron Maybin and Gorkys Hernandez, the top center fielders in their farm system, the Tigers might want to lock Granderson up for the long term. |