| Pedro Grifol | |||||||||||||||
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_(cropped).jpg) Grifol with theChicago White Sox in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| Catcher /Coach /Manager | |||||||||||||||
| Born: (1969-11-28)November 28, 1969 (age 55) Miami, Florida, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics (through 2024 Season) | |||||||||||||||
| Managerial record | 89–190 | ||||||||||||||
| Winning % | .319 | ||||||||||||||
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| As manager As coach | |||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Pedro Orlando Grifol (born November 28, 1969) is an American formerprofessional baseballcatcher andcoach. He is the formermanager for theChicago White Sox ofMajor League Baseball (MLB). He also served in various coaching roles for theKansas City Royals in both theirminor league system and at the MLB level.
Grifol attendedChristopher Columbus High School inMiami, Florida, where he was the Florida high school baseball player of the year in 1988. He attendedFlorida State University, where he playedcollege baseball for theFlorida State Seminoles baseball team. With the Seminoles, Grifol participated in the1989 and1991 College World Series. He was named anAll-American in 1991.[1] In 1990 and 1991, he playedcollegiate summer baseball with theBrewster Whitecaps of theCape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star in 1990.[2][3]
TheMinnesota Twins selected Grifol in the sixth round of the1991 Major League Baseball draft.[4] He played in the minor leagues for the Twins andNew York Mets organizations from 1991 to 1999. He worked for theSeattle Mariners as their director of minor league operations.[5]
Grifol joined theKansas City Royals organization in 2013 as a minor league coach. He was promoted to the major league staff in May 2013 as an assistant hitting coach.[6] He was moved to be a catching instructor in 2014. In 2015, the Royals won the World Series, their first World Series in 30 years. For the 2020 season, Grifol was named as the Royals bench coach.[7]
On November 1, 2022, Grifol was hired by theChicago White Sox to be their 42nd manager.[8]Keynan Middleton criticized the White Sox for having "no rules" after he was traded during the 2023 season.[9] Following a 21-game losing streak, the White Sox fired Grifol on August 8, 2024, after posting a record of 89–190 over two seasons.[10][11] The2024 Chicago White Sox that Grifol managed went on to set the record for the most losses in a season by a modern major league team with a record of 41–121.[12]
| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
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| Games | Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| CWS | 2023 | 162 | 61 | 101 | .377 | 4th in AL Central | – | – | – | |
| CWS | 2024 | 117 | 28 | 89 | .239 | Fired | – | – | – | |
| Total | 279 | 89 | 190 | .319 | – | |||||
Grifol was born in Miami, Florida, the son of twoCuban immigrants.[13] He and his wife, Ali, have three daughters: Lauren, Amanda, and Camila.[14][15]
