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He reached the playoffs in eight of his 16 seasons, falling just short of a ring in the World Series with Detroit and again in with the Mets. As a member of the Yankees, Granderson was in the prime of his career, appearing in the All-Star Game in two consecutive seasons -- for the only time in his career -- from to In the latter of those two seasons, he crushed a career-high 43 home runs. His performance in -- as the Yankees center fielder -- was so spectacular, it earned him a spot on our Yankees s All-Decade Team.

What Yankees fans -- and all fans for that matter -- may remember most from his time in pinstripes, however, is a nickname given by John Sterling, the Yanks' radio play-by-play announcer. He called the Bombers' budding star The Grandy Man and it quickly became one of the league's most well-known nicknames.

Whether or not Granderson is worthy of Baseball Hall of Fame consideration remains to be seen -- that'll be up for debate over the next five years until the outfielder is eligible to appear on the ballot -- but Granderson's mix of power and speed made him one of the league's most talented players during his prime. What the stats don't show is that Granderson was respected and beloved around the game, mentoring young players late in his career and always placing an emphasis on giving back to the community.

He is the eighth-oldest player in baseball. Over the weekend, Athletics reliever Fernando Rodney — who also played on that American League championship team with Granderson — made what could be his final trip to Detroit. Granderson played in his first World Series while with the Tigers, earned his first All-Star Game berth during that stint, played for the United States in the World Baseball Classic for the first time, and created his identity as a fun-loving, professional and personable player.

Contact Anthony Fenech at afenech freepress. Follow him on Twitter anthonyfenech. Read more on the Detroit Tigers and sign up for our Tigers newsletter. That leaves four outfielders for three spots amongst Granderson, Wells, Gardner and Suzuki. He has also posted an impressive 3. Ichiro has struggled the most out of the Yankee outfielders at the plate, stumbling to a. Ultimately, Girardi will favor some sort of outfield rotation in the coming weeks with each candidate playing roughly three games out of four.

The fact that each of them can handle at least two of the three outfield positions will aid that endeavor. Suzuki, in fact, has been slightly stronger against them throughout his career, especially in with a.