You are purchasing a 2023 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary Blue Refractor RC #CPA-MG of Michael Grove serial numbered 08/99.  The card is in the style of 1954 topps.  There is Grove’s on card auto signed in a crisp blue sharpie certified by Topps.  There is a color photograph of Grove next to a black and white action shot.  The RC symbol is carefully placed so that the RC symbol does not affect the aesthetic beauty of the card.  As an added bonus, you will receive a 2023 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary Pink refractor serial numbered 094/100, and a RC card of Michael Grove.  These cards are an absolute must have for any Michael Grove, RC, or any Los Angeles Dodgers collector/fan/investor! 

Michael Alexander Grove (born December 18, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was drafted by the Dodgers in the second round of the 2018 MLB draft out of West Virginia University and he made his MLB debut in 2022.

Amateur career

Grove played hockey, baseball and football at Wheeling Park High School in West Virginia. He then played college baseball at West Virginia University. As a sophomore in 2017, he had a 2.87 ERA with 61 strikeouts in 47 innings before his season ended because of an arm injury. He underwent Tommy John surgery in May 2017.

Professional career

Despite the injury he was picked in the second round of the 2018 MLB draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers, though he did not play in a professional game until 2019 when he made 21 starts for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes.  He played in 21 games for the Tulsa Drillers in 2021, where he was 1–4 with a 7.86 ERA in 21 games (19 starts).

Grove was added to the Dodgers 40-man roster in November 2021. After beginning the 2022 season with Tulsa, Grove was promoted to the major leagues to make his debut as the starting pitcher against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 15, 2022. He pitched 3+²⁄₃ innings in his debut, allowing four hits while walking three and striking out three. Four unearned runs scored off him and his first MLB strikeout was of Alec Bohm. On September 25, 2022, Grove picked up his first major league win against the St. Louis Cardinals. He made seven appearances in the majors, making six starts with one relief appearance. He allowed 15 earned runs in 29+¹⁄₃ innings for a 4.60 ERA. He also pitched in 19 games (17 starts) in the minors between Tulsa and the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers, with a 1–5 record and 3.79 ERA.

 

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