Mark Grace
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Mark Grace
Mark Eugene Graceis a former Major League Baseball first baseman for 16 seasons with the Chicago Cubs and Arizona Diamondbacks. He is currently a coach with the Diamondbacks after spending 2014 as hitting coach for the Hillsboro Hops of the Northwest League. He batted left-handed. He wore jersey number 28 and 17 during his rookie season in 1988, and he kept number 17 for the remainder of his career. Grace retired with a .303 batting average and a .383 career...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth28 June 1964
CityWinston-Salem, NC
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He's continued not only as a good player, but as a leader on that team, as a guy who takes young players under his wing and teaches them how to play.
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