BIOGRAPHY
Robbie Grossman was born September 16, 1989, in San Diego, California. He is a left fielder in the MLB.
The Astros promoted Grossman to the major leagues on April 24, 2013, he batted leadoff in his debut. He split time that year between the Oklahoma City Redhawks of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League and the Astros. At one point, Grossman hit safely in 13 consecutive games, a team-high that year.
Grossman played in 103 games for the Astros in 2014, hitting for a .233 batting average, six home runs and 37 runs batted in (RBI).
After spending much of the 2015 season in the minors, he was released by the Astros after the 2015 season
He opted out of his contract on May 16, 2016 and signed with the Minnesota Twins. The Twins promoted him to the major leagues on May 19, and he hit a home run in his first game with the Twins on May 20. He split time among first base, left field and DH. He appeared in 99 games for the Twins, setting career highs in home runs, average, walks and runs scored. In 2017, he established himself as a regular in the Twins’ lineup, playing in a career-high 119 games despite missing a few weeks with a thumb fracture, hitting .246 with 9 HR and 45 RBI.
In 2018, Grossman began the season as the Twins' designated hitter. He played in a career-high 129 games, hitting .273 with 5 home runs and 48 RBIs.
On January 5, 2021, Grossman signed a two-year, $10 million contract with the Detroit Tigers. On May 28, Grossman hit his first career walk-off home run against Justin Wilson to give the Tigers a 3–2 extra innings win over the New York Yankees. While hitting .239 for the 2021 season, Grossman had a career-high 98 walks for a solid .357 on-base percentage. He posted numerous other career highs, including at-bats (557), home runs (23), RBI (67) and stolen bases (20). He became the seventh player in Tigers franchise history to post a season of 20+ home runs and 20+ stolen bases.
On February 17, 2023, Grossman signed a one-year contract with the Texas Rangers. The Rangers entered the 2023 season with plans to use Grossman as the primary left fielder over Josh Smith and Brad Miller.
