Curtis Granderson, ex-Yankees and Mets star, retires

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Granderson remained the lineup to deal with hitting coach Kevin Long and enhance his swing– a relocation the struggling center fielder initiated to reroute his profession.
564 line and 14 home runs through Granderson’s last 48 games.He hit over 40 home runs in back to back seasons and won a Silver Slugger in2011 The switch player’s two home runs from both sides of the plate in Game 5 of the 2012 Division Series assisted the Yankees advance to their 3rd ALCS in 4 seasons.Granderson’s rough 2013– low-lighted by a lower arm fracture in spring training and a freak hand fracture resulting from a hit-by-pitch in May– led to a disappointing last season in the Bronx.The Yankees were, aging, retooling, and worried by his decreasing range in center, but chose that Jacoby Ellsbury would solve those problems, ending his tenure in the Bronx.
Granderson took his talents a few miles away, signing a four-year deal with the Mets.

Besides establishing himself near the top the lineup, even making MVP votes in 2015, the Chicago native proved his ability at playing to the crowd by mentioning that “true Brand-new Yorkers are Mets fans” at his initial press conference.Granderson was a crucial cog on the Amazins’ pennant-winning squad in ’15 and assisted the Mets to a Wild Card look the following season.

Granderson, 38, closes his career with over 344 crowning achievement, three pennants, 1217 runs scored and three AL All-Star choices across 16 MLB seasons.Advertisement.

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