Jeff Grotewold

Jeffrey Scott Grotewold is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball primarily as a pinch hitter and designated hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies and Kansas [City Royals].

Career

Grotewold attended the University of [San Diego], where he played college baseball for the Toreros baseball|Toreros] from 1984-1986.
Grotewold played for the Philadelphia Phillies for 72 games, primarily as a pinch hitter, during the 1992 [Philadelphia Phillies season|1992 season]. In July of that year, he hit three pinch hit home runs on three consecutive days, but in the course of four pinch hit appearances as one of these days saw a double header. Before the 1995 season, he was a List of [Major League Baseball replacement players|replacement player] in spring training for the Kansas City Royals during the 1994–95 [Major League Baseball strike|ongoing strike]. He also played in 15 games for the Royals that season. He played for the Triple-A Omaha Royals in 1996, his final professional season.