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After playing baseball for San Diego State University, Grace was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1985. He spent three years playing in the Cubs farm system before making his major league debut on May 2, 1988.
Mark Grace was never a flashy, power hitter, and was often overlooked on a Cubs team that included Sammy Sosa, Andre Dawson and Ryne Sandberg. However, Grace was a consistent, steady hitter, compiling almost 2,500 hits and over 500 doubles over his 16-year career. He also had a career on-base percentage of .383 and collected four Gold Gloves. He hold the distinction of collecting the most base hits (1,754) and doubles (364) in the decade of the 1990s.
In 2000, Mark Grace and the Chicago Cubs management had a falling out, resulting in the Cubs not pursuing the renewal of his contract. However, the Arizona Diamondbacks proceeded to sign him, where he played for three more seasons, including helping the Diamondbacks to a World Series victory in 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap.
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Mark Grace resides in Paradise Valley, Arizona with wife Tanya and sons Jackson Gene and Preston Torre.