Photo: Barry Stahl on Flickr / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Mark Grace is my favorite kind of ballplayer: the unglamorous craftsman whose value only becomes obvious when you watch him every day. Thirteen seasons of smooth left-handed contact hitting and Gold Glove defense for the Cubs, then a World Series ring with Arizona in 2001 against the Yankees, is a resume built on consistency rather than spectacle. I have always preferred this archetype to the home run merchants, because Grace embodied reliability, baseball intelligence, and the kind of clubhouse steadiness that does not show up in highlight reels. He was, to me, the quintessential professional first baseman.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mark Grace
- Name (Japanese)
- マーク・グレース
- Reading
- まーく・ぐれーす
- Born
- June 28, 1964 (age 62)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dragon
- Origin
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Tustin High School
- University
- San Diego State University
Awards & achievements
- Rawlings Gold Glove Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Mark Grace born?
Born June 28, 1964 (age 62).
Where is Mark Grace from?
Mark Grace is from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States.
What does Mark Grace do?
Mark Grace works as baseball player.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
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.