BIOGRAPHY
Yasmani Grandal was born November 8, 1988, in Havana, Cuba. He is a catcher in the MLB.
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 2008, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League. 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.
Yasmani will be inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame as part of its Class of 2020 at its 52nd Annual Induction Banquet this coming spring.
On November 21, 2019, Grandal signed a four-year, $73 million contract with the Chicago White Sox.
On July 24, 2020, Grandal was the starting catcher, making his White Sox debut on Opening Day against the Minnesota Twins. On July 5, 2021, Grandal collapsed after a check swing, experiencing pain in his left knee, and left the game. It was later revealed that Grandal had suffered a torn tendon in his left knee. Two days later, Grandal underwent surgery to fix his torn tendon. On August 27, 2021, in his first game since being reactivated, Grandal hit two home runs and tied a White Sox record with eight RBIs in a 17–13 win over the Chicago Cubs. Despite having a batting average of .240 in 93 games, Grandal hit 23 home runs with 62 RBIs in 2021.
Granda signed with the Pirates prior to the 2024 season.
