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    GrantBalfour

    • Relief Pitcher
    • Birthdate
      12/30/1977
    • BAT/THR
      Right/Right
    • Birthplace
      Sydney, Australia

    Career Stats

    • SV
      84
      ERA
      3.49
      K
      571
      WHIP
      1.22
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    Racing Positions

      • Rays designate scuffling Balfour for assignment
        • 12Y
        Grant Balfour
        • Rapid Reaction: Yankees 9, Rays 0
          • 12Y
          • Wallace Matthews
          • Boxberger the closer in Tampa?
            • 12Y
            • Doug Mittler
            • Ranking the closers: Holland No. 1
              • 12Y
              • David Schoenfield
              • Tying up loose ends from an ugly August
                • 12Y
                • Gordon Edes
                • Athletics designate former closer Johnson
                  • 12Y
                  Jim Johnson
                  • Who are the top closers on the market?
                    • 12Y
                    • AJ Mass
                    • Rays replace closer Balfour with committee
                      • 12Y
                      Baflour
                      • Balfour still the closer in Tampa Bay?
                        • 12Y
                        • Doug Mittler
                        • Could Rays be changing up closer?
                          • 12Y
                          • AJ Mass

                        MLB News

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                        Jerry Koosman, who got final out in Miracle Mets' World Series win, dies at 83

                        Jerry Koosman, who got final out in Miracle Mets' World Series win, dies at 83

                        Jerry Koosman, an All-Star left-hander who got the final out of the Miracle Mets' shocking 1969 World Series victory over the Baltimore Orioles, died Sunday. He was 83.
                        How Mauricio Dubon secured his third Golden Glove

                        How Mauricio Dubon secured his third Golden Glove

                        How Mauricio Dubon secured his third Golden Glove
                        Padres decline options on Pivetta, Giolito, Canning; exercise option on Hart

                        Padres decline options on Pivetta, Giolito, Canning; exercise option on Hart

                        The Padres declined options on Nick Pivetta, Lucas Giolito and Griffin Canning, and exercised an option on Kyle Hart, among other decisions made Sunday.
                        Red Sox, Diamondbacks lead Gold Glove winners with 3 apiece

                        Red Sox, Diamondbacks lead Gold Glove winners with 3 apiece

                        First basemen Christian Walker of Houston and Matt Olson of Atlanta won their fourth Gold Gloves on Sunday while Boston right fielder Wilyer Abreu won the fielding honor for the third year in a row.
                        Pitcher Garrett Whitlock's $8.25 million option exercised by Boston Red Sox

                        Pitcher Garrett Whitlock's $8.25 million option exercised by Boston Red Sox

                        Veteran pitcher Garrett Whitlock's $8.25 million option for 2027 was exercised on Sunday night by the Boston Red Sox, preventing the 30-year-old right-hander, who was 7-2 with a 1.72 ERA last season, from becoming a free agent.
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