Rodney McCray (baseball)

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  1. "A League of Their Own: Pro Softball to 'Rise' in New York". thenewyorkrise.com. February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Baggarly, Andrew (August 15, 2024). "Giants' Grant McCray clears the fence as a baseball family celebrates: 'This is the dream'". The New York Times . Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  3. "Player who ran through fence will get bobblehead". ESPN.com. ESPN.

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Rodney McCray
1988 Grand Slam - Rod McCray (cropped).jpg
McCray with the South Bend White Sox c. 1988
Outfielder
Born: (1963-09-13) September 13, 1963 (age 61)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 30, 1990, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
May 11, 1992, for the New York Mets