Anfernee Grier

Anfernee Grier named D1 Baseball All-American

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn junior outfielder Anfernee Grier picked up his third All-America honor when he was named a third-team All-American by D1 Baseball on Thursday. Grier, who was selected No. 39 overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft on June 9, had previously been named a first team All-American by Baseball America and…

Diamondbacks sign top draft pick Anfernee Grier

PHOENIX (dbacks.com) — The D-backs have signed supplemental first-round pick Anfernee Grier for $1.5 million, the club announced Wednesday. Grier was at Chase Field on Wednesday afternoon for Arizona’s 3-2 loss to the Dodgers. After watching the game from a suite with his family and D-backs scouting director Deric Ladnier, Grier was introduced to the media and given a No….

Anfernee Grier named NBCWA All-American

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn junior outfielder Anfernee Grier was named a third-team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) on Wednesday. Grier, who was selected No. 39 overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft on June 9, had previously been named a first team All-American by Baseball America. Also an All-SEC…

Anfernee Grier selected 39th overall by Arizona in 2016 MLB Draft

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn junior outfielder Anfernee Grier was selected 39th overall Thursday by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the compensation A round of the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft. “Anfernee is a homegrown talent from right down the road in Phenix City,” Auburn head coach Butch Thompson said. “He came to Auburn and developed not only into first team All-American,…

Auburn’s Anfernee Grier named First Team All-American by Baseball America

DURHAM, N.C. (auburntigers.com) –Auburn outfielder Anfernee Grier has honored as a first team All-American by Baseball America. An All-SEC selection and Golden Spikes Award semifinalist, Grier batted .366 on the season with 12 home runs and 41 RBI. He finished the regular season ranked among the SEC leaders in average (4th), hits (87, 2nd), runs (56, 1st), homers (2nd), stolen bases…

AU’s Anfernee Grier named Golden Spikes semifinalist

DURHAM, N.C.(auburntigers.com) – Auburn outfielder Anfernee Grier has been named one of 25 semifinalists for the 2016 Golden Spikes Award presented by USA Baseball, the organization announced on Wednesday.   An All-SEC selection, Grier batted .366 on the season with 12 home runs and 41 RBI. He finished the regular season ranked among the SEC leaders in average (4th), hits (87,…

Tigers’ Anfernee Grier named to All-SEC, Defensive teams

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn junior outfielder Anfernee Grier was named to the All-SEC second team and the All-Defensive team the league office announced Monday. “I’ve been impressed with Anfernee since day one,” Auburn head coach Butch Thompson said. “How hard he worked in every rep that he took. For him to have such a great junior year is really…