Mike Grzanich
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Michael Edward Grzanich
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 1", Weight 175 lb.
- School Parkland College
- Debut May 14, 1998
- Final Game May 14, 1998
- Born August 24, 1972 in Canton, IL USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Mike Grzanich pitched one game in the majors in 1998. He was in the minors for nine seasons, mostly in the Houston Astros organization. He went 11-7 for Quad Cities in 1994 and had 12 saves for Jackson in 1997.
Later in his career he was in the Detroit Tigers organization, where he suffered a couple injuries that shortened his time in professional baseball.
As of 2006 he was pitching coach at Hinds Community College in Jackson, MS.
In an interesting article in 2006, Grzanich was alerted to the fact that his major league jersey was for sale online, and he bought it. He felt it was geniune because of sweat stains that Mike remembered making.
