Mark Grace

Mark Eugene Grace (born June 28, 1964) is 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 on-base percentage, the 148th best in major league history.

Baseball career

Mark played high school baseball and basketball at Tustin High School in Tustin, California.

After playing baseball for San Diego State University, Grace was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1985. He spent three years playing in the Cubs farm system before making his major league debut May 2, 1988.

Chicago Cubs

Mark starred on Cubs teams that included Ryne Sandberg, Andre Dawson and Sammy Sosa, and despite not being a power-hitter, he was a consistent, steady hitter, compiling almost 2,500 hits and more than 500 doubles during his 16-year career and for a few years batted clean-up for the Cubs. He had a career on-base percentage of .383 and collected four Gold Glove Awards and was a three-time all star (1993, 1995, 1997).

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"Through a technical difficulty, I may have offended some people. If that's the case, I apologize and I will face any consequences."
"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."
"I marvel at him. I wasn't any good anymore at 39 and had to get out. [As a shortstop] he had great range and was a great hitter. Now he's a slugging first baseman ... it's just amazing."
"I can see with a 2-0 game, they were trying to win and keep first place, just like we are, ... In that respect, it was a good play. But I can tell you this much: I don't have the guts to do it."
"The numbers might look average, but I thought (Dustin) threw the ball well. He looked pretty good."
"I was having a private conversation with (engineers in) the truck, like we do everyday, and evidently some words that aren't air-able came out and through a technical difficulty, I may have offended some people. If that's the case, I apologize and I will face any consequences."
"It's gonna happen. And I'd love to see it."
"The only tougher field, ... is O'Hare."
"He's a power pitcher, ... with finesse."
"I was impressed with the overall level of talent. But look, the bottom line is we've got a great bunch of guys at the camp that want to have fun and learn. We're going to make sure they have lots of fun, I can guarantee you that."
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I preached to thousands at my megachurch. An insane choice left me praying on my ...

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