ny yankeesCurtis Granderson (born March 16, 1981, in Blue Island Illinois) is a Major League Baseball center fielder for the New York Yankees. On December 9, Granderson was traded to the New York Yankees in a three team trade. In the deal, the Yankees received Granderson while sending Phil Coke and minor leaguer Austin Jackson to Detroit. Also, the Arizona Diamondbacks received Yankees pitcher Ian Kennedy and Tigers pitcher Edwin Jackson in return for young pitchers Max Scherzer and Daniel Schlereth, who joined the Tigers. He will wear #14 with the Yankees, a change from his uniform number of #28 with the Tigers, as manager Joe Girardi will wear #28, symbolizing the team’s drive for its 28th World Series championship.

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