Gregor Blanco's nickname was "White Shark", as blanco is white in Spanish, and he played for Los Tiburones de La Guaira, The Sharks of La Guaira.
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15 Facts About Gregor Blanco
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Gregor Blanco signed with the Atlanta Braves on July 4,2008, as an undrafted free agent.
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Gregor Blanco beat out Josh Anderson in spring training to become the Braves backup outfielder in 2008.
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On July 31,2010, Gregor Blanco was traded to the Kansas City Royals along with Jesse Chavez and Tim Collins for Kyle Farnsworth and Rick Ankiel.
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On May 8,2011, Gregor Blanco was traded to the Washington Nationals in exchange for a player to be named later.
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Gregor Blanco signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants on November 16,2011, and was selected to be part of the Giants' 2012 Opening Day roster as an outfielder.
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On June 13,2012, Gregor Blanco made a fully extended diving catch in deep right-center field, catching the ball in the end of his mitt, to rob Jordan Schafer of a hit in the top of the 7th inning of Matt Cain's perfect game.
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On September 5,2014, Gregor Blanco made an error that ended his 306-game errorless streak.
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On July 8,2016, Gregor Blanco hit his first career pinch-hit home run, and his first of the season.
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On January 17,2017, Gregor Blanco signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks that included an invitation to spring training.
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On January 29,2018, Gregor Blanco signed a minor league contract to return to the Giants.
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Gregor Blanco's contract was purchased by the Giants on March 28,2018, and he was assigned to the Opening Day roster.
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On December 21,2018, Gregor Blanco signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets that included an invitation to spring training.
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On February 6,2020, Gregor Blanco retired to take on a new post in the baseball operations department for MLB.
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Gregor Blanco has a twin brother named Gregory and a younger brother named Gregsman.
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