My Take
Curtis Granderson — "the Grandyman" — is genuinely one of those players you just feel good about rooting for. Sixteen seasons across seven clubs, and whether he was launching bombs at Comerica Park with the Tigers or lighting up Yankee Stadium during that monster 2011 campaign (41 home runs, 119 RBIs), he always played with this joyful, full-sprint energy that was completely contagious. But honestly, what sticks with me most isn't even the baseball — it's the GrandKids Foundation, his genuine commitment to kids' education and sports access that never felt like a PR move. He retired as the kind of guy other players quietly point to as a model citizen of the game, and that's a harder thing to pull off than any All-Star nod.
Overview
Curtis Granderson Jr. (born March 16, 1981), nicknamed "the Grandyman", is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays, Milwaukee Brewers, and Miami Marlins. Granderson played college baseball at the University of Illinois Chicago.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Curtis Granderson
- Name (Japanese)
- カーティス・グランダーソン
- Reading
- かーてぃす・ぐらんだーそん
- Born
- March 16, 1981 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rooster
- Origin
- Blue Island, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 185 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Thornton Fractional South High School
- University
- University of Illinois Chicago
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.