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Grant Dayton
Grant Arthur Dayton (born November 25, 1987) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves.
Dayton was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 11th round of the 2010 MLB draft out of Auburn University. He was traded to the Dodgers in 2015 in exchange for Chris Reed, and made his MLB debut for them in 2016. He was claimed off waivers by the Braves in 2017.
Dayton attended Bob Jones High School in Madison, Alabama. He pitched two no-hitters in high school, in 2005 and 2006 and as a senior was 7–3 with a 2.39 ERA and struck out 115, earning him first-team all-state honors.
He went on to Auburn University, where he pursued a degree in and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering degree in 2011. As a redshirt freshman for the Auburn Tigers he was 7–2 with a 3.89 ERA and became the staff ace. He was named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball. As a sophomore, he was 2–6 with a 5.92 ERA in 13 starts and led the team in strikeouts with 69. In 2010, he was 8–3 with a 4.36 ERA as a junior and led Auburn into the NCAA Regionals.
Dayton was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 11th round, with the 347th overall selection, of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft. After one game with the Gulf Coast Marlins, he was assigned to the Jamestown Jammers of the New York–Penn League, where he was 1–1 with a 1.88 ERA in 17 appearances. In 2011 with the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the South Atlantic League, he appeared in 49 games with a 3.15 ERA and a 7–1 record. In 2012, he began the season with the Jupiter Hammerheads of the Florida State League where he was 2–5 with a 2.85 ERA in 31 appearances (including six starts) with 71 strikeouts. He credited his success that season to pitching coach Joe Coleman, and on August 13 he was promoted to the Double-A Jacksonville Suns of the Southern League. He appeared in seven games for the Suns at the end of the season and then played for the Phoenix Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League.
Dayton received an invitation to major league spring training with the Marlins in 2013 but suffered a stress fracture in his pitching elbow and underwent surgery in February which kept him out of action until May 20. He was 4–4 with a 2.37 ERA in 30 games for the Suns that season.
Dayton was added to the Marlins' 40-man roster after the 2013 season, in order to be protected from the Rule 5 draft. He split the 2014 season between the Suns and the Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs of the Pacific Coast League. In 50 games he had a 3.12 ERA and a 2–3 record and 79 strikeouts. Dayton was designated for assignment by the Marlins on April 24, 2015, but remained in the organization and pitched in 25 games for New Orleans, with a 2–1 record and 2.83 ERA.
Dayton was traded by the Marlins to the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 15, 2015, in exchange for former first-round pick Chris Reed. The Dodgers assigned him to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers. He struggled with Oklahoma City (9.26 ERA in nine games) and was demoted to Double-A Tulsa Drillers of the Texas League where he had a 2.53 ERA in eight games.
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Grant Dayton
Grant Arthur Dayton (born November 25, 1987) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves.
Dayton was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 11th round of the 2010 MLB draft out of Auburn University. He was traded to the Dodgers in 2015 in exchange for Chris Reed, and made his MLB debut for them in 2016. He was claimed off waivers by the Braves in 2017.
Dayton attended Bob Jones High School in Madison, Alabama. He pitched two no-hitters in high school, in 2005 and 2006 and as a senior was 7–3 with a 2.39 ERA and struck out 115, earning him first-team all-state honors.
He went on to Auburn University, where he pursued a degree in and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering degree in 2011. As a redshirt freshman for the Auburn Tigers he was 7–2 with a 3.89 ERA and became the staff ace. He was named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball. As a sophomore, he was 2–6 with a 5.92 ERA in 13 starts and led the team in strikeouts with 69. In 2010, he was 8–3 with a 4.36 ERA as a junior and led Auburn into the NCAA Regionals.
Dayton was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 11th round, with the 347th overall selection, of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft. After one game with the Gulf Coast Marlins, he was assigned to the Jamestown Jammers of the New York–Penn League, where he was 1–1 with a 1.88 ERA in 17 appearances. In 2011 with the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the South Atlantic League, he appeared in 49 games with a 3.15 ERA and a 7–1 record. In 2012, he began the season with the Jupiter Hammerheads of the Florida State League where he was 2–5 with a 2.85 ERA in 31 appearances (including six starts) with 71 strikeouts. He credited his success that season to pitching coach Joe Coleman, and on August 13 he was promoted to the Double-A Jacksonville Suns of the Southern League. He appeared in seven games for the Suns at the end of the season and then played for the Phoenix Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League.
Dayton received an invitation to major league spring training with the Marlins in 2013 but suffered a stress fracture in his pitching elbow and underwent surgery in February which kept him out of action until May 20. He was 4–4 with a 2.37 ERA in 30 games for the Suns that season.
Dayton was added to the Marlins' 40-man roster after the 2013 season, in order to be protected from the Rule 5 draft. He split the 2014 season between the Suns and the Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs of the Pacific Coast League. In 50 games he had a 3.12 ERA and a 2–3 record and 79 strikeouts. Dayton was designated for assignment by the Marlins on April 24, 2015, but remained in the organization and pitched in 25 games for New Orleans, with a 2–1 record and 2.83 ERA.
Dayton was traded by the Marlins to the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 15, 2015, in exchange for former first-round pick Chris Reed. The Dodgers assigned him to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers. He struggled with Oklahoma City (9.26 ERA in nine games) and was demoted to Double-A Tulsa Drillers of the Texas League where he had a 2.53 ERA in eight games.