Mark Eugene Grace is a former Major League Baseball first baseman for 16 seasons with the Chicago Cubs and Arizona Diamondbacks. He is currently the hitting coach for the Hillsboro Hops of the Northwest League. He batted left-handed. He wore jersey number 28 and 17 during hi...
"He's too young and stupid to understand what he just did. He's just a baby. He's only 20, for crying out loud." -- on Cubs teammate Kerry Wood's 20 strikeout game 5 May 1998.
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"This team makes your ulcers have a baby." -- after a 10th inning Cubs victory during a race for a playoff spot in the 1998 season.
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"That's our advantage. Teams come here and can't take their eyes off of all the breasts." -- referring to the bikinis worn by lady fans in the Diamondbacks's home, Bank One Ballpark.
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"I'm not good enough to play for the Chicago Cubs, but I'm good enough to play for the World Champions." -- moments after helping the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the New York Yankees to win their first World Series; he had played his entire career with the Cubs.
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Fact
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Retired last season (2003) stepped into the Diamondbacks broadcast booth to do color commentary [March 2004]
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As of 1993, he is the last Chicago Cub to have hit for the cycle.
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Made major league debut on 2 May 1988.
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Named to Baseball Digest magazine's 1988 Rookie All-Star Team.
Notable career statistics: 2,445 Hits (93rd All Time), 511 Doubles (35th All Time), 1,075 Walks (70th All Time) and 3,554 Times on Base (75th All Time).
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Led National League in Doubles (51) in 1995.
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Led National League in At Bats (619) in 1991.
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Named to 3 National League All Star Teams (1993, 1995 and 1997).
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Member of 1989 National League Eastern Division Champion Chicago Cubs team. Member of 2001 World Series Champion Arizona Diamondbacks team. Member of 2002 National League Western Division Champion Arizona Diamondbacks team.
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First Baseman for Chicago Cubs (1988-2000) and Arizona Diamondbacks (2001-2003).
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Hit 11 for 17 (.647 Batting Average), 3 Doubles, 1 Triple, 1 Home Run, 8 RBI, 4 Walks and 1 Stolen Base in 1989 National League Championship Series.
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Won National League Gold Glove Award at First Base 4 times (1992-1993 and 1995-1996).
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Has a son, Jackson (born 11 November 2000)
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He played in 2 playoffs with the Cubs, 89 and 98, and 2001 with Arizona
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Batted .536 in the 1989 NLCS
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3-time gold Glover
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Taking Care of Business
1990
Mark Grace
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
World Wide Deception
2010
Short very special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Prime 9
2010-2011
TV Series
Himself
2009 American League Championship Series
2009
TV Mini-Series
Himself - Pregame Analyst
Rome Is Burning
2009
TV Series
Himself
2008 World Series
2008
TV Mini-Series
Himself - Pregame Analyst
2008 National League Championship Series
2008
TV Series
Himself - Pregame Analyst
Cubs Forever: Celebrating 60 Years of WGN-TV and the Chicago Cubs
2008
TV Movie documentary
Himself
2007 American League Championship Series
2007
TV Series
Himself - Pregame Analyst
Nine Innings from Ground Zero
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Sunday Night Baseball
1990-2002
TV Series
Himself - Chicago Cubs First Baseman / Himself - Arizona Diamondbacks Pinch Hitter / Himself - Arizona Diamondbacks First Baseman / ...
2001 World Series
2001
TV Movie
Himself (Arizona Diamondbacks First Baseman)
2001 National League Championship Series
2001
TV Mini-Series
Himself - Arizona Diamondbacks First Baseman
Race for the Record
1998
Video documentary
Himself
1997 MLB All-Star Game
1997
TV Special
Himself - NL First Baseman: Chicago Cubs
MLB on FOX
1996
TV Series
Himself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1996
TV Series
Himself
1993 MLB All-Star Game
1993
TV Special
Himself - NL Designated Hitter
1989 National League Championship Series
1989
TV Series
Himself - Chicago Cubs First Baseman
Known for movies
Sunday Night Baseball (1990-2002) as Himself - Chicago Cubs First Baseman / Himself - Arizona Diamondbacks First Baseman / Himself - Arizona Diamondbacks Pinch Hitter / First Baseman
Nine Innings from Ground Zero (2004) as Himself
MLB on FOX (1996) as Himself
2001 World Series (2001) as Himself (Arizona Diamondbacks First Baseman)
$15 Million
