Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Grant Dayton was born November 25, 1987, in Huntsville, Alabama. He is a pitcher for the Atlanta Braves in the MLB.

Dayton was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 11th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft. After one game with the Gulf Coast Marlins, he was assigned to the Jamestown Jammers of the New York–Penn League, where he was 1–1 with a 1.88 ERA in 17 appearances.

Dayton had his contract purchased by the Dodgers and he was called up to the majors on July 21, 2016 He made his major league debut the following day against the St. Louis Cardinals by pitching two scoreless innings of relief in extra innings. In 25 games, he pitched 26 ​1⁄3 innings with a 2.05 ERA. He pitched in four games of the 2016 National League Division Series, allowing three earned runs in 1 ​2⁄3 innings and pitched another 1 ​2⁄3 innings over three games in the 2016 National League Championship Series, allowing no earned runs.