High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Curtis Granderson, Jr. (born March 16, 1981) is an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player for the New York Yankees. Before joining the Yankees in 2010, he played for the Detroit Tigers (2004–2009). Granderson is a left-handed batter who throws right-handed. A center fielder, Granderson is known for being a five-tool player. He is a three-time MLB All-Star (2009, 2011–2012) and won the Silver Slugger Award in 2011.