Trenton Marcus Grisham (''

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'' Clark; born November 1, 1996) is an American professional

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for the

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(MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the

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and

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. Grisham was born and raised in the

Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Tarrant County, Texas, Tarrant County, covering nearly into Denton County, Texas, Denton, Johnson County, Texas, Johnson, Parker County, Texas, Parker, and Wise County, Te ...

area, where he attended Richland High School and emerged as a top MLB draft prospect. The Brewers selected Grisham in the first round of the

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with the 15th pick. After spending all or parts of five seasons in the Brewers

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, he made his MLB debut in 2019. Following the 2019 season, Grisham was sent to the Padres as part of a multi-player trade and became the team's primary center fielder. In 2020, he won the first

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of his career. In 2022, Grisham posted the lowest

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in the league among

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batters at .184 but won his second career Gold Glove. He was traded to the Yankees following the 2023 season.

Career

Amateur career

Grisham attended Richland High School in North Richland Hills, Texas. He played baseball and was on the football team as a freshman. He batted .441 with ten

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s as a junior, and .552 with three home runs as a senior. Playing with the 18-under Team USA team during the summer after his junior year, Grisham hit .538 with a .923

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, 24

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(RBIs), and ten

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s over 12 games. He committed to

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to play

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Milwaukee Brewers

Grisham was considered one of the top prospects for the

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. The

selected him in the first round, with the 15th overall pick, of the draft. He signed with them, was assigned to the

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, and was later promoted to the

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; in 55 total games between both teams, he posted a .309

with two home runs, 21 RBIs and a .854 OPS. Grisham spent 2016 with the

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where he batted .231 with two home runs and 24 RBIs in only 59 games due to hamstring injuries. In 2017, Grisham played for the

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, posting a .223 batting average with eight home runs, 45 RBIs and 37 stolen bases in 133 games. In 2018 he played with the

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, hitting .233 with seven home runs, 31 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases in 107 games. Grisham opened the 2019 season with the

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. On August 1, 2019, the Brewers selected Grisham's contract and promoted him to the major leagues. He made his major league debut that day versus the

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San Diego Padres

On November 27, 2019, the Brewers traded Grisham, Zach Davies, and cash considerations or a

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to the

in exchange for Luis Urías and Eric Lauer. On August 22, 2020, Grisham had his first career multi-home run game, hitting homers in the first and second innings against

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of the

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. In the seventh inning, Grisham hit his third home run of the game against Joe Biagini, his first career three-homer game and first Padres three-homer game since

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had done so on June 14, 2019. Grisham finished the shortened 2020 season hitting .251/.352/.456 with 10 home runs and 26 RBIs in 59 games. He also led NL outfielders with 134 putouts and won the National League

as a center fielder. Grisham began the 2021 season on the IL with a hamstring strain he suffered early in spring training, but he rejoined the team on April 9. He also missed 20 games in the middle of the season with a left heel bruise. Grisham was the Padres everyday center fielder, starting 118 games there in 2021. For the season, he batted .242/.327/.413 with 15 home runs, 62 RBIs and 13 stolen bases in 132 games. He batted in the leadoff position in 52 of his starts. In 2022 he had the lowest batting average in the majors, hitting .184/.284/.341 in 451 at bats. He led the major leagues in sacrifice hits, with seven. On January 13, 2023, Grisham agreed to a one-year, $3.175 million contract with the Padres, avoiding salary arbitration.

New York Yankees

On December 6, 2023, the Padres traded Grisham and Juan Soto to the

for Michael King, Drew Thorpe, Jhony Brito, Randy Vásquez, and Kyle Higashioka. In 2024, Grisham played in 76 games for the Yankees, batting .190/.290/.385 with 9 home runs and 31 RBI.

Personal life

Grisham was born and grew up in

. His first legal name was Trenton Marcus Clark. He changed his last name in 2017 to Grisham, which is his mother's last name. Grisham is married to Megan Grisham, and he follows the

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faith. Their first child was born in April 2025.

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