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Pedro Orlando Grifol (born November 28, 1969) is a former professional baseball player, and currently a coach for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball.[1]

Pedro Grifol
Kansas City Royals – No. 6
Catcher / Coach
Born: (1969-11-28) November 28, 1969 (age 52) Miami, Florida
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Teams
Kansas City Royals (2013–present)
Medals Men's baseball Representing  United States World Junior Baseball Championship 1987 Windsor Team

Grifol attended Christopher Columbus High School in Miami, Florida, where he was the Florida high school baseball player of the year in 1988. He attended Florida State University, where he played college baseball for the Florida State Seminoles baseball team. With the Seminoles, Grifol participated in the 1989 and 1991 College World Series. He was named an All-American in 1991.[2] In 1990 and 1991, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star in 1990.[3][4]

Grifol was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the sixth round of the 1991 Major League Baseball Draft and played in the minor leagues for the Twins and New York Mets from 1991 to 1999. He worked for the Seattle Mariners as their director of minor league operations.[5]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)

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