Yasmani Grandal

Yasmani Grandal (born November 8, 1988) is a Cuban-American professional baseball catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at the University of Miami, and has previously played in MLB for the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers.\n', '

Grandal was born in Havana, Cuba, where he played shortstop and third base on a junior national team. He emigrated to the United States with his mother, step-father, and maternal grandparents at age 10 "the easy way," through the lottery system. Grandal attended Miami Springs High School in Miami Springs, Florida, where Baseball America ranked him as the 19th best high school baseball player in 2007. Grandal was rated as one of the top defensive catchers heading into the 2007 Major League Baseball draft, but there were some questions about his hitting ability. He was drafted in the 27th round by the…