The MLB Immaculate Grid is out for July 13. Today’s grid contains the San Diego Padres in the second column and the San Francisco Giants in the third row.
The correct answer will be the names of players who have played for both the San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants. One player who has represented both franchises is Jake Peavy.
Peavy made his Major League debut with the Padres on June 22, 2002. During his tenure with the San Diego Padres, he won the 2007 NL Cy Young Award and also recorded the Pitching Triple Crown the same year. He also won the Players Choice Award for Outstanding NL Pitcher.
After helping the Boston Red Sox win a World Series title, Peavy was traded to the San Francisco Giants where he won yet another World Series. He became the second starting pitcher following Don Gullet to win back-to-back World Series titles with two different teams, one in each league.
Other MLB players who have played for both the San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants
Other players who have played for both teams include Dave Dravecky, Shaun Anderson, Trevor Cahill, Joe Carter, Jose Cruz, and Ryan Klesko.
Dravecky played for the San Diego Padres from 1982-87 and the San Francisco Giants from 1987-89.
He earned an All-Star selection with the Padres in 1983 and played in the World Series the next year.
Dravecky's career was cut short after a cancerous tumor in his left arm was detected in 1988. He underwent surgery and returned to the mound for the Giants in 1989. However, he broke his arm while throwing a pitch and retired from the game the following season. His cancer resurfaced soon after which required his left arm to be amputated in 1991.
In his career after MLB, he became a motivational speaker and an author of two books.