John Grabow played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs of the Major League Baseball.
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22 Facts About John Grabow
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John Grabow was a pitcher at San Gabriel High School in California, and was named his league's most valuable player as well as All-California Interscholastic Federation in baseball in his senior year in 1997.
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John Grabow was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the 1997 amateur draft.
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In 1998, John Grabow was hit on the ear by a foul ball while sitting in the dugout and spent some time on the disabled list.
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In 1999 John Grabow led the Hickory Crawdads in victories, starts, and innings pitched, and ranked third in the South Atlantic League in strikeouts with 164, in 156 innings.
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John Grabow matched the Altoona Curve record for career wins, with 24.
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That season Altoona manager Dale Sveum and pitching coach Jeff Andrews asked John Grabow to make the switch, suggesting it might be a good career move.
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John Grabow was called up by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2003, after having spent six years playing in the minor leagues.
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John Grabow appeared in 68 games in his first year with the Pirates, a team record for the number of appearances by a rookie left-hander.
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John Grabow was a workhorse in the Pittsburgh bullpen in 2005, appearing in 63 games in his second full major league season.
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John Grabow initially planned to have minor surgery after the 2007 season to remove bone chips in his left elbow.
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John Grabow then decided against surgery, and instead followed a program of rest and rehabilitation, extending his period of rest from three to eight weeks, and concentrating his workouts more on strengthening his legs and shoulders.
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John Grabow had the potential to earn an additional $75,000 based on appearances.
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John Grabow pitched in 74 games, four short of the record for left-handed pitchers, set by Scott Sauerbeck in 2002.
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John Grabow edged Minnesota's Craig Breslow for the 2008 Barney Pelty Award for Jewish Pitcher of the Year.
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John Grabow accepted an invitation to play for Team USA in 2009 in the second World Baseball Classic.
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John Grabow was the first member of the Pirates to represent the US in the WBC.
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John Grabow pitched 30 games for the Cubs, ending the season with a career-high 75 games pitched.
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John Grabow signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on December 19,2011.
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John Grabow opted out of his contract on March 26,2012 and became a free agent.
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