Grant Balfour

January 4, 2024
Baseball Player

Quick Facts

Grant Balfour
Full Name Grant Balfour
Occupation Baseball Player
Date Of Birth Dec 30, 1977(1977-12-30)
Age 47
Birthplace Sydney
Country Australia
Birth City New South Wales
Horoscope Sagittarius

Grant Balfour Biography

Name Grant Balfour
Birthday Dec 30
Birth Year 1977
Place Of Birth Sydney
Home Town New South Wales
Birth Country Australia
Birth Sign Sagittarius
Spouse Angie Balfour

Grant Balfour is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on December 30, 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. MLB relief pitcher , who established record for the Oakland Athletics franchise record for consecutive saves, with 44 saves; was named in his very first All-Star game in 2013.

He was a teammate of the outfielder He was teammates with outfielder Coco Crisp on the Athletics from 2011 to 2013. on the Athletics from 2011 to 2013.

Balfour made his major league debut with the Minnesota Twins in 2001 and played with them until 2004.

After missing 2005 with an injury, he played in the Cincinnati Reds organization in 2006.

He married Angie Balfour in 2006.

Grant Balfour Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Baseball Player
House Living in own house.

Grant Balfour is one of the richest Baseball Player from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Grant Balfour 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student at William Clarke College in Kellyville, New South Wales.

He was a player in the Tampa Bay Rays, the Minnesota Twins, and the Milwaukee Brewers prior to joining the Athletics in the year 2011.

Grant Robert Balfour (born 30 December 1977) is an Australian former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays / Rays, and Oakland Athletics. He is the all-time save leader and strikeout leader among Australian MLB pitchers, and holds the Oakland Athletics consecutive save record at 44.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Height 6 ft 2 in

Grant Balfour height 6 ft 2 in Grant weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Grant Balfour Dating?

According to our records, Grant Balfour married to Angie Balfour. As of December 1, 2023, Grant Balfour’s is not dating anyone.

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He was recalled from Triple-A Durham on 29 May 2008. He earned a save on 31 May against the Chicago White Sox, retiring Brian Anderson to end the game in a Rays 2–0 win. In a series sweep against the Chicago Cubs at Tropicana Field, he was credited with two of the three wins – the first on 16 June, relieving Scott Kazmir with the score 1–1 and bases loaded, pitching ​1 ⁄3 perfect innings in a 3–2 win; the second on 18 June, entering the game trailing 1–2, and pitching ​1 ⁄3 innings, recording three strikeouts, in a game the Rays won 8–3.

Facts & Trivia

Grant Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Grant Balfour celebrates birthday on December 30 of every year.

In December 2009, he signed a new contract with Tampa Bay, worth $2.05 million over one year.

Top Facts about Grant Balfour

  1. Grant Balfour is a retired Australian professional baseball player.
  2. He played as a relief pitcher for four MLB teams.
  3. Balfour was born on December 30, 1977, in Sydney, Australia.
  4. He made his MLB debut with the Minnesota Twins in 2001.
  5. Balfour recorded 84 saves and struck out 571 batters in his career.
  6. He was an All-Star selection in 2013 while playing for the Oakland Athletics.
  7. Balfour pitched in two World Series games with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2008.
  8. He retired from baseball after the 2015 season with the Tampa Bay Rays.
  9. Balfour represented Australia at the Olympics and World Baseball Classic tournaments.
  10. His nickname is “Balf” or “The Mad Australian.”

Where is Grant Balfour?

Grant Balfour
Saves| 84
Teams

Who is the Rays closer?

TeamStabilityCloser
Miami Marlins| Fluid| Anthony Bass
Pittsburgh Pirates| Fluid| David Bednar
Oakland A’s| Fluid| Dany Jiménez
Tampa Bay Rays| Fluid| Brooks Raley

Who is Ray shortstop?

Shortstop

Who is the Minnesota Twins closer?

Minnesota Twins — Taylor Rogers was incredible for the Twins last season, recording 30 saves and 90 strikeouts in 69 innings. He will start 2020 as the closer and the Twins have a very deep bullpen behind him.

Who is the Mariners closer?

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SEA| * Paul Sewald| Andres Muñoz

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