Caden Bradley Grice (born June 15, 2002) is an American professional

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and

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in the

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organization.

Amateur career

Grice grew up in

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and attended Riverside High School. He was named the South Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior. Grice played both designated hitter and first base for Clemson University throughout his freshman season and began pitching as well towards the end of the season. He was named second team All-

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(ACC) after batting .317 with 15 home runs and 53 RBIs. After the season, Grice played summer collegiate baseball for the

Chatham Anglers The Chatham Anglers, more commonly referred to as the Chatham A's and formerly the Chatham Athletics, are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Chatham, Massachusetts. The team is a member of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) and plays in ...

of the

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. He batted .244 with 12 home runs and 40 RBIs as a sophomore. Grice returned to the Chatham Anglers in the summer of 2022 and was named a league All-Star. As a junior he awarded the John Olerud Award as the nation's best two-way player after batting .307 with 18 home runs as a batter and going 8-1 with a 3.35 ERA in 16 starts as a pitcher.

Professional career

Grice was selected by the

in the second round, with the 64th overall selection, of the

2023 Major League Baseball draft The 2023 Major League Baseball draft took place on July 9–11, 2023, in Seattle. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. For the first time, a draft lottery was used to set a portion of the draft order. The first six selections ...

. On July 18, 2023, Grice signed with the Diamondbacks. He made his professional debut with the rookie-level Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks, hitting .273/.429/.545 with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base. Grice spent the 2024 season with the Single-A

Visalia Rawhide The Visalia Rawhide are a Minor League Baseball team of the California League and the Single-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. They are located in Visalia, California, and have played their home games at Valley Strong Ballpark since their ...

, working primarily as a pitcher; in 12 appearances (11 starts), he compiled a 3-3 record and 3.75 ERA with 68 strikeouts across innings pitched. On June 28, 2024, it was announced that Grice would undergo

Tommy john surgery Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, sometimes referred to as Tommy John surgery is a surgical graft procedure where the ulnar collateral ligament in the medial elbow is replaced with either a tendon from elsewhere in the patient's body, ...

, ending his season.

References

External links

Clemson Tigers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grice, Caden 2002 births Living people Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks players Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Greenville County, South Carolina Baseball players from Spartanburg County, South Carolina Chatham Anglers players Clemson Tigers baseball players Minor league baseball players Visalia Rawhide players 21st-century American sportsmen