Grant William Roberts graduated from Grossmont (CA) High School in 1995.
Played baseball and football in high school ... Compiled an ERA of 1.19 as a junior and 2.74 as a senior..Was named 3A Conference in baseball.
Pitched two no-hitters to help Grossmont to the 1994 Colt League World Series in Indiana ... Grossmont finished third in the World Series.
**GRANT'S bests**
WIN STREAK -- 1 game (September 1, 2001)
LOSS STREAK -- 3 (August 20, 2003-Present)
STRIKEOUT HIGH -- 5 (April 15, 2002 vs. Atlanta)
LONGEST OUTING, STARTER -- 1.1 innings {July 27, 2000 vs. Montreal (Game One)}
LONGEST OUTING RELIEVER -- 4.0 innings (October 1, 2000 vs. Montreal)
SCORELESS STREAK -- 10.0 innings (April 3-April 25, 2002)
2003
MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 2 Years, 104 Days
SIGNED BY: Jim Woodward
HOW OBTAINED: Selected in the 11th round of the June, 1995 Free Agent Draft.
CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2003.
FAMILY: Single.
Earned his first major league save on September 13th at Montreal in a 5-4 win with 0.1 scoreless inning.
Ended the year unscored upon in 12 of his 18 appearances.
Notched four holds: August 7th at Houston, August 12th vs. San Francisco, August 24th at Los Angeles and September 2nd vs. Atlanta.
Constructed a 1.15 ERA (two earned runs in 15.2 innings) in 15 games at night.
Held lefthanded batters to a .231 (6-26) average.
Retired 14 of 18 first batters faced (78%)...Also stranded all five inherited runners.
Set down all five batters he faced on August 24th at Los Angeles in a 2-1 Mets triumph.
Had a 5.1 scoreless innings streak from August 24th-September 5th...Also had a 5.0 scoreless innings stretch from August 7th-August 15th.
Worked a season-high 2.0 scoreless innings on August 12th vs. San Francisco in a 5-4 triumph.
Made his first appearance since September 25, 2002 at Pittsburgh on August 7th at Houston...Worked a scoreless inning.
Was placed on the 15-Day DL on March 28th with right shoulder tendinitis...Began his Major League Rehabilitation Assignment on April 24th and made two outings with St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League before he was recalled from his ML Rehab Assignment on April 29th and transferred to the 60-Day DL on May 15th with right shoulder tendinitis.
Resumed his Major League Rehabilitation Assignment on July 8th with St. Lucie (A)...Had three appearances before being transferred to Norfolk (AAA) of the International League on July 17th to continue his ML rehab...Allowed three runs in eight games (7.2 innings) with six strikeouts.
2002
Did not surrender a run in 27 of his 34 appearances.
Struck out a bullpen season-high five batters in 2.0 scoreless innings of relief on April 15th vs. Atlanta.
Had a 10.2 scoreless innings streak from the beginning of the season through April 25th.
Collected his first major league hit off St. Louis' Josh Pearce on April 25th which highlighted a five-run, sixth inning.
Set a career-high with a 12.2 scoreless innings streak, covering 11 appearances from May 10th-June 6th.
Picked up his first win on May 31st with a scoreless inning of work at Florida.
Earned his second win in a 9-3 victory on June 7th at Florida ... Tossed 1.1 scoreless innings.
Placed on the 15-Day Disabled List on June 13th, retroactive to June 9th, with a right rotator cuff strain.
Worked 1.0 perfect inning with one strikeout in a rehabilitation start on June 28th for Binghamton (AA) at Reading.
Made his first outing since June 8th on June 30th at Yankee Stadium ... Tossed 0.2 scoreless innings.
Activated from the 15-Day Disabled List on September 10th ... Placed on the DL on July 13th with tendinitis in his right shoulder.
Made his first outing since July 12th, with a scoreless inning of work , with one strikeout on September 13th at Montreal.
Notched his third win of the year, retiring Moises Alou with two runners on in the 12th inning, in a 3-2 victory on September 19th vs. Chicago.
2001
Began the season with Norfolk (AAA) of the International League ... Was recalled by the Mets on June 25th.
Tossed 3.1 scoreless innings on June 27th at Chicago ... Allowed only one hit, no runs, no walks and had three strikeouts ... Stranded two inherited runners after he entered the game in the third inning with the Mets trailing, 4-1 ... Didn't receive the decision in a contest New York rallied to win, 5-4.
Was optioned back to Norfolk on July 4th ... Was recalled for a second time on July 28th.
Hurled 5.1 scoreless innings to start the year before he allowed a run on August 3rd at Arizona.
Had his scoreless streak snapped at a career-high 6.0 innings on August 17th at Los Angeles.
Earned his first major league win on September 1st vs. Florida ... Worked a scoreless 11th inning with two strikeouts, in a game New York won, 3-2, in the
bottom of the 11th inning.
In the minors
Began the season with Norfolk (AAA) of the International League ... Was recalled by the Mets on June 25th.
Was optioned back to Norfolk on July 4th ... Was recalled for a second time on July 28th.
Went 3-2 with two saves and a 2.65 ERA as a reliever for the Tides ... In 24 games, he worked 37.1 innings, allowed 40 hits, 13 runs, 11 earned, with nine walks and 33 strikeouts ... As a starter, he was 0-3 with a 6.82 ERA in six starts ... In 30.1 innings, he permitted 40 hits, 25 runs, 23 earned, with 10 walks and 21 strikeouts.
2000
Was recalled by the Mets on July 27th and made his major league debut that day, in the first game of a doubleheader vs. Montreal ... Worked 1.1 innings,
surrendered six hits, seven runs, six earned, with three walks and no strikeouts ... Received a no-decision ... The Mets won, 9-8.
Was optioned back to Norfolk on July 28th and recalled a second time on September 4th.
In the minors
Started the season with Norfolk ... Was with the Mets from July 27th-July 28th and from September 4th-end of the season.
Ranked sixth in the IL with a 3.38 ERA and was tied for second with five complete games.
1998
Began the year on the Disabled List as he was recuperating from off-season elbow surgery ... On November 5, 1997, Dr. Lewis Yocum debrided and removed bone chips from the elbow.
Activated from the DL on May 13th and joined St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League ... Made seven starts before he was placed on the Disabled List again with a left groin pull ... Rejoined St. Lucie again on July 10th.
