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Pedro Orlando Grifol (born November 28, 1969) is an American former
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and coach. He is the former
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for the
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of
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(MLB). He also served in various coaching roles for the
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in both their minor league system and at the MLB level.


Playing career

Grifol attended Christopher Columbus High School in
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, where he was the Florida high school baseball player of the year in 1988. He attended
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, where he played
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for the
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team. With the Seminoles, Grifol participated in the
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and 1991 College World Series. He was named an
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n in 1991. In 1990 and 1991, he played
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with the
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of the
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and was named a league all-star in 1990. The
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selected Grifol in the sixth round of the
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. He played in the minor leagues for the Twins and
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organizations from 1991 to 1999. He worked for the
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as their director of minor league operations.


Coaching career


Kansas City Royals

Grifol joined the
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organization in 2013 as a minor league coach. He was promoted to the major league staff in May 2013 as an assistant hitting coach. He was moved to be a catching instructor in 2014. In 2015, the Royals won the World Series, their first World Series in 30 years. For the 2020 season, Grifol was named as the Royals bench coach.


Chicago White Sox

On November 1, 2022, Grifol was hired by the
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to be their 42nd manager. Keynan Middleton criticized the White Sox for having "no rules" after he was traded during the 2023 season. Following a 21-game losing streak, the White Sox fired Grifol on August 8, 2024, after posting a record of 89–190 over two seasons. The 2024 Chicago White Sox that Grifol managed went on to set the record for the most losses in a season by a modern major league team with a record of 41–121.


Managerial record


Personal life

Grifol was born in Miami, Florida, the son of two Cuban immigrants. He and his wife, Ali, have three daughters: Lauren, Amanda, and Camila.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Grifol, Pedro 1969 births Living people Major League Baseball bench coaches Chicago White Sox managers Kansas City Royals coaches Florida State Seminoles baseball players Brewster Whitecaps players Elizabethton Twins players Orlando Sun Rays players Fort Myers Miracle players Nashville Xpress players Portland Beavers players Hardware City Rock Cats players Binghamton Mets players Norfolk Tides players Seattle Mariners executives Seattle Mariners scouts Baseball coaches from Florida Baseball players from Miami Sports coaches from Miami All-American college baseball players Christopher Columbus High School (Miami-Dade County, Florida) alumni Minor league baseball managers American expatriate baseball people in Venezuela