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 Boston Red Sox but he did not think they made him an acceptable offer so he chose not to sign with them.\n', ' Grandal attended the University of Miami, where he played for the Miami Hurricanes baseball team. He hit .234 as a Freshman and .299 as a Sophomore. In his 2010 season for the Hurricanes, he batted .401 with 15 home runs, 60 runs batted in (RBIs), and a .527 on-base percentage in 62 games. He was the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year and finished second for the Golden Spikes Award behind Bryce Harper. He was also named to the 2010 NCBWA Division I All-America Team.\n', '