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Yasmani Grandal

Yasmani Grandal, Cuban-American baseball player

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Born
November 8, 1988
Age in 2026
38
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1988

About Yasmani Grandal

Yasmani Grandal is a Cuban-American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox, and Pittsburgh Pirates. Grandal is a two-time MLB All-Star. The Cincinnati Reds selected Grandal in the first round, with the 12th overall selection, in the 2010 Major League Baseball draft. He later became the seventh player to hit three home runs for his first three hits in the majors since 1900.

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Yasmani Grandal timeline

  1. He later became the seventh player to hit three home runs for his first three hits in the majors since 1900.
  2. The Cincinnati Reds selected Grandal in the first round, with the 12th overall selection, in the 2010 Major League Baseball draft.

The world when Yasmani Grandal was born

Yasmani Grandal was born in 1988. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1988

  • #1 song"Faith" – George Michael
  • Top movieRain Man
  • Top TV showThe Cosby Show
  • Best-selling bookA Brief History of Time – Stephen Hawking

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBen Johnson stripped of Olympic 100m gold for doping
  • Top headlineGeorge H.W. Bush elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic fiber optic cable
  • Defining fadKoosh balls
  • Notable inventionFirst disposable contact lenses
  • World population5.11 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population244.5M

1988 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Yasmani Grandal's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19882026
Gas$0.95$3.45/gal
Average home$89,300$435,000
Average income$32,191$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.11$11.95
Postage stamp$0.25$0.73
Population244.5M341 million

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