Gino Groover | |
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Arizona Diamondbacks | |
Third basemen | |
Born: East Point, Georgia, U.S. | April 16, 2002|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
LuJames Groover III (born April 16,2002) is an American professional baseball third basemen in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
Groover grew up in Morrow,Georgia and attended The Walker School in Marietta,Georgia. [1] Groover started his career at Charlotte before transferring to NC State. In his lone season with Charlotte,he batted with a .351 batting average with four homers and 14 doubles. [2] Groover's best season came in 2023 with the Wolfpack where he batted with a .976 OPS,he also racked up 13 home runs,and he was named Third Team All-ACC. Groover was also stellar in the NCAA Tournament,where he went 4-for-12 with two home runs in three regional games. [3] In 2022,he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [4]
Groover was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2nd round,with the 48th overall selection,of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft. [5] [6] On July 18,2023,Groover signed with the Diamondbacks. [7]
Parents are LuJames II and LeSonya. He has two brothers,Marcus and Cordero and one sister,Ariana. Hobbies include playing video games and watching movies. He majored in communications. [8]
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