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Marquis Deon Grissom (/mɑːrˈkiːs/; born April 17, 1967) is a former American Major League Baseball player.
Grissom was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended Lakeshore High School in Atlanta Ga , and excelled in high school baseball.
Grissom played baseball at Florida A&M University, and in 1988, the Montreal Expos selected him with the 76th overall pick in the June draft, as part of that draft's third round. He had been considered a prospect as both a pitcher and an outfielder, but the Expos decided to have him abandon the mound and work solely as a position player. He made his professional debut with the Jamestown Expos of the New York-Penn League that fall and advanced quickly through the system, first appearing in the majors on August 22, 1989. He showed steady improvement for the next few seasons, gradually developing into a star as Montreal's leadoff hitter and center fielder. He led the National League in stolen bases in 1991 and 1992, was a member of the NL All-Star team in 1993 and 1994, and won four consecutive Gold Gloves, the first coming in 1993.
8/1/94: Marquis Grissom hits an inside-the-park, walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th to give the Expos a 3-2 win over the Cardinals Check out http://MLB.com/video for more! About MLB.com: About MLB.com: Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced on January 19, 2000, that the 30 Major League Club owners voted unanimously to centralize all of Baseball's Internet operations into an independent technology company. Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) was formed and charged with developing, building and managing the most comprehensive baseball experience available on the Internet. In August 2002, MLB.com streamed the first-ever live full length MLB game. Since that time, millions of baseball fans around the world have subscribed to MLB.TV, the live video streaming pr...
10/9/97: Marquis Grissom's three-run home run with two outs in the 8th gives the Indians a 5-4 lead over the Orioles in Game 2 Check out http://m.mlb.com/video for our full archive of videos, and subscribe on YouTube for the best, exclusive MLB content: http://youtube.com/MLB About MLB.com: Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced on January 19, 2000, that the 30 Major League club owners voted unanimously to centralize all of Baseball's internet operations into an independent technology company. Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) was formed and charged with developing, building and managing the most comprehensive baseball experience available on the internet. In August 2002, MLB.com streamed the first-ever live, full length MLB game when the Texas Rangers and New York Y...
10/11/97: Omar Vizquel misses the bunt atttempt but confusion over whether it was a foul allows Marquis Grissom to steal home and win it Check out http://MLB.com/video for more! About MLB.com: About MLB.com: Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced on January 19, 2000, that the 30 Major League Club owners voted unanimously to centralize all of Baseball's Internet operations into an independent technology company. Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) was formed and charged with developing, building and managing the most comprehensive baseball experience available on the Internet. In August 2002, MLB.com streamed the first-ever live full length MLB game. Since that time, millions of baseball fans around the world have subscribed to MLB.TV, the live video streaming produ...
6/6/15: Marquis Grissom joins the booth to discuss Cleveland's run to the 1997 World Series Check out http://m.mlb.com/video for our full archive of videos, and subscribe on YouTube for the best, exclusive MLB content: http://youtube.com/MLB About MLB.com: Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced on January 19, 2000, that the 30 Major League club owners voted unanimously to centralize all of Baseball's internet operations into an independent technology company. Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) was formed and charged with developing, building and managing the most comprehensive baseball experience available on the internet. In August 2002, MLB.com streamed the first-ever live, full length MLB game when the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees faced off at Yankee Stadium. ...
...watch Marquis Grissom hit a Grand Salami !! D-Backs at Giants 09.04.2004
http://www.courtsidetweets.com Orel Hershiser makes an outstanding catch on a line drive hit back to him by Marquis Grissom during the 1995 World Series! "Bull Dog" was always a clutch pitcher during his entire career, and even pitched great for the New York Mets at the end of his career! The Cleveland Indians had themselves quite a gem in Hershiser after he left the Los Angeles Dodgers!
Marquis Grissom accepting the You Can Look it Up Award on behalf of the 1994 Montreal Expos at the 2014 BBWAA Dinner.
For the common baseball fan, home runs are clearly the most spectacular aspect of the game: a power hitter takes place at the plate, hits a ball deep into centerfield, it's going, going, there's a chance and it's gone! It's your instant game-changer, turning mere hope into strong confidence and losses into wins with a simple swing of the bat. Most people glorify home run hitters, rightfully so. For me however, it's a neglected aspect of baseball that always fascinated me: base stealing. Marquis was one of those self-propelled human cannonballs I admired so much and a very good one at it too. In 1991 and 1992, he stole respectively 76 and 78 bases, leading the NL in that department. He was a speedy centerfielder with amazing defensive skills (4 gold glove awards of which two with ...
Bryan Hoover (Switch Hitter) Batting Practice with Marquis Grissom