Jason Grimsley

Jason Grimsley, American baseball player

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Born: August 7, 1967
Age in 2026: 59
Zodiac sign: Leo
Birth year: 1967

About Jason Grimsley

Jason Alan Grimsley (born August 7, 1967) is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for seven teams during a 15-year career. He was a member of both the 1999 and 2000 World Series champion New York Yankees. == Major League career == Jason attended Tarkington High School in Cleveland, Texas. He was selected 10th round (252nd overall) by the Philadelphia Phillies of the 1985 June amateur Baseball draft. Like many relief pitchers, Grimsley began his career as a starting pitcher. But he became a full-time reliever while a member of the Yankees. === Philadelphia Phillies (1989–1991) === Grimsley began his career in 1989 and surrendered 13 runs in 181⁄3 innings. The following year, he went 3–2 and made 11 starts. In 1991, Grimsley went 1–7 with a 4.87 ERA in 12 starts. Following the 1991 season, he was traded to the Houston Astros for Curt Schilling.

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Career and life highlights

In 2005, he posted a 1–3 record with a 5.73 ERA, and was granted free agency on October 27.
Grimsley is known for his leading role in the 1994 Bat Burglary involving Albert Belle and an allegedly corked bat that was taken away by umpires for examination by the league.
In three and a half years in Kansas City, Grimsley never posted a record better than.500 (he was 3–3 in 2004).

Jason Grimsley timeline

1994Grimsley is known for his leading role in the 1994 Bat Burglary involving Albert Belle and an allegedly corked bat that was taken away by umpires for examination by the league.
1999He was a member of both the 1999 and 2000 World Series champion New York Yankees.
2004In three and a half years in Kansas City, Grimsley never posted a record better than.500 (he was 3–3 in 2004).
2005In 2005, he posted a 1–3 record with a 5.73 ERA, and was granted free agency on October 27.

The world when Jason Grimsley was born

Jason Grimsley was born in 1967. 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 1967

#1 song"To Sir with Love" – Lulu
Top movieIn the Heat of the Night
Top TV showBonanza
Best-selling bookOne Hundred Years of Solitude – Gabriel García Márquez

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst Super Bowl — Green Bay Packers defeat Kansas City Chiefs
Top headlineSummer of Love transforms counterculture
Technology milestoneFirst heart transplant performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard
Defining fadHippie culture and psychedelia
Notable inventionFirst handheld calculator
World population3.49 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
Also wonPhiladelphia 76ers (NBA)
U.S. population198.7M

1967 versus 2026

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

Measure	1967	2026
Gas	$0.33	$3.45/gal
Average home	$14,800	$435,000
Average income	$9,800	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.40	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$1.22	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.05	$0.73
Population	198.7M	341 million

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