Robert Edward Grossman (born September 16, 1989) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent.
He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals.
[3] Considered a possible first round pick, Grossman fell in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft due to his commitment to attend the University of Texas.
On July 24, 2012, the Pirates traded him to the Houston Astros along with Rudy Owens and Colton Cain for Wandy Rodríguez.
[10] He split time that year between the Oklahoma City Redhawks of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League and the Astros.
[12] On December 11, 2015, Grossman signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians, receiving a non-roster invitation to spring training.
[18] In 2017, Grossman established himself as a regular in the Twins' lineup, playing in a career-high 119 games despite missing a few weeks with a thumb fracture, hitting .246 with nine home runs and 45 RBIs.
[21] On May 28, Grossman hit his first career walk-off home run against Justin Wilson to give the Tigers a 3–2 extra innings win over the New York Yankees.
He posted numerous other career highs, including at-bats (557), home runs (23), RBI (67) and stolen bases (20).
[24] On July 10, Grossman's errorless streak ended at 440, after he dropped a pop up off of the bat of Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert.
[30] After hitting .400 with two home runs and five RBI for the Triple–A Charlotte Knights, Grossman had his contract selected to the major league roster on April 5.