Grant Balfour Autograph
Grant Balfour is a former professional baseball pitcher who spent 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Born on December 30, 1977, in Sydney, Australia, Balfour's love for baseball began at a young age. He played for several teams in Australia before being signed as an amateur free agent by the Minnesota Twins in 1997. More about Grant Balfour
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In addition to his MLB career, Balfour also represented Australia in several international competitions, including the World Baseball Classic in 2006 and 2009. Balfour was known for his fierce competitiveness and his willingness to pitch in high-pressure situations. He was also known for his distinctive pre-pitch routine, which involved intense screaming and fist-pumping. Despite being a late bloomer in the sport of baseball, Grant Balfour's successful career demonstrated that talent and determination can overcome any obstacle. Read even more about Grant Balfour at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Grant Balfour
In total, we tracked 327 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Grant Balfour (Grant Balfour Game-Used & Signed Wilson A2000 GLOVE- Oakland A'S - MCM) was sold in February 2020 for $224.50 while the cheapest item (GRANT BALFOUR SIGNED TOTAL CARD 2008 POSTSEASON RAYS) found a new owner for $0.01 in October 2008. The month with the most items sold (26) was October 2008 with an average selling price of $10.24 for an autographed item of Grant Balfour. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2020 with $224.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.55 was June 2019. In average, an autographed item from Grant Balfour is worth $8.00.
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| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2004 TOPPS TOTAL SIGNATURES GRANT BALFOUR AUTOGRAPH #TTA-GB TWINS | $0.99 | |
| 2012 Prizm Grant Balfour AUTOGRAPH A's | $2.49 | |
| 2013 Topps Heritage Grant Balfour signed auto card Oakland Athletics | $0.99 | |
| 2015 Topps Grant Balfour Career High Auto Autograph #CH-GB Rays | $2.25 | |
| Autographed new MLB baseball, Minnesota Twins - GRANT BALFOUR | $10.75 | |
| Grant Balfour Autograph 2015 Topps Certified Autograph Issue Tampa Bay Rays Auto | $0.99 | |
| Grant Balfour Autographed 2013 Topps Gypsy Queen Signed Card #345 Athletics | $7.99 | |
| Grant Balfour Oakland A’s Signed Autographed 2013 Topps Baseball Card #616 COA | $14.99 | |
| Grant Balfour Signed Oakland A's Athletics baseball auto | $30.00 | |
| Grant Balfour Tampa Bay Rays Oakland As Signed Autograph OMLB baseball | $9.95 | |
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Latest News about Grant Balfour
Rays' Grant Balfour returns after death of father (03/15/15): PORT CHARLOTTE — Grant Balfour sat in the hospital room all day and spent his nights sleeping there on a pullout bed for two weeks, leaving his dying father's side only to go work out and throw. 
Video: Grant Balfour talking about death of his father, David Balfour (03/15/15): Rays reliever Grant Balfour returned to camp Sunday and spoke about the loss of his father, David, who died last week in Australia while Grant was there.
Rays honor the father of Grant Balfour (03/15/15): David Balfour was a longtime executive with the Sydney Blue Sox of the Australian Baseball League, and when Grant returned from the funeral Sunday there was a touching tribute waiting for him ...
Grant Balfour scheduled to return to Rays this weekend (03/11/15): FORT MYERS - RHP Grant Balfour will likely rejoin the Rays this weekend after his father, David, died Tuesday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 62.
Rays' Grant Balfour returns to Australia to be with ailing father (02/27/15): Rays relief pitcher Grant Balfour returned to Australia to be with his cancer-stricken father.
Older News Stories about Grant Balfour
Grant Balfour reflects on dad during visit to Australia (02/2015): Rays reliever Grant Balfour reflects on his father David, who was honored in December in their native Australia, in this video from Major League Baseball.
Australian pitcher Grant Balfour is Major League Baseball's prime mover (01/2015): Australian pitcher Grant Balfour has built a formidable reputation in America for his big arm and hot temper.
Australian baseballer Grant Balfour on majors, minors and living his dream (12/2014): Australian pitcher Grant Balfour has made a career in major league baseball and he is far from finished.
Grant Balfour out as Tampa Bay Rays closer (06/2014): Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Grant Balfour is out as the teams closer for now, the team announced on Monday. read more
Rays closer Grant Balfour critical of booing fans (05/2014): When Rays closer Grant Balfour blew the save in the ninth inning of Thursday night’s game against the Athletics, he was showered with boos from whatever was left of the announced crowd of 11,257 at Tropicana Field — and he wasn’t happy about it.
Grant Balfour comes to Baltimore for first time since deal with Orioles fell thr (04/2014): The last time Grant Balfour was in Baltimore, he thought he had landed in the place where he'd spend the next two years of his career.
Major League Baseball: Why Grant Balfour of Tampa Bay Rays is jealous of you (03/2014): Grant Balfour has his own maniacal fan base, a $12 million contract which catapults him into BRW rich-list status and has just gone from relief pitcher to closer status after returning to Tampa Bay. And yet, Sydneysiders, he is jealous of you.
Former Oakland A’s Grant Balfour Shows Off Massive Truck At Rays Spring Training (02/2014): Former Oakland A's pitcher Grant Balfour has a new team and a new ride, pulling up in a gargantuan behemoth of a black truck at spring training with the Tampa Bay Rays.
MLB roundup: Grant Balfour contract details, Rockies sign Paul Janish (01/2014): In the first year of his 2-year, $12 million deal, Balfour will get a $1 million signing bonus and earn just $4 million for the 2014 season, and $7 million in 2015, according to the New York Post's Joel Sherman . The small-market Rays couldn't afford Balfour under normal circumstances.
Source: Grant Balfour on Yankees’ radar (12/2013): According to industry sources, the Yankees have shown some interest in closer Grant Balfour, whose two-year deal with the Orioles disintegrated. Balfour has converted 62 of 67 save opportunities the...
MLB free agent rumors: Mariners pursuing Grant Balfour, Brian Wilson (11/2013): Seattle is looking to sign a proven closer during the offseason. The Mariners used Danny Farquhar and Tom Wilhelmsen in the closer's role during 2013. Both pitcher had ERA's greater than 4.00 and combined to blow nine saves on the season.
Grant Balfour gives A's what they need (10/2013): Oakland Athletics can't be nice guys if they hope to advance past ALDS and Detroit Tigers
A's closer Grant Balfour not worried about his recent inactivity (09/2013): It's been six days since closer Grant Balfour has pitched in a game for the A's, but he's not worried since the A's haven't had many save situations and his arm has been tired
Grant Balfour Drops F-Bomb, Oakland Announcers Giggle [Video] (08/2013): Always funny.
Astros rally off Grant Balfour for 5-4 win over A's (07/2013): Houston Astros shortstop Jonathan Villar slides safely for the winning run as Oakland Athletics catcher Derek Norris fields the throw. / Troy Taormina, USA TODAY Sports
Oakland A's Grant Balfour gives up homerun in 10th, gets rare loss (06/2013): SEATTLE (AP) -- The Oakland Athletics aren't used to seeing anything go wrong when Grant Balfour's on the mound.
Keown: Grant Balfour's potty mouth that roars (05/2013): His peers claim he uses the foulest language in the game. He bleeping agrees.
Oakland A's notebook: Grant Balfour throws off mound for first time since surger (03/2013): Oakland A's closer Grant Balfour threw 25 pitches off a mound Friday morning, his first time on the hill since his Feb. 14 surgery to remove a bit of meniscus from his right knee.
Oakland A's closer Grant Balfour recovering ahead of schedule (02/2013): Balfour is recovering from minor knee surgery but he's getting better quicker than expected
A's Exercise Team Option, Retain Grant Balfour (10/2012): The Oakland Athletics have exercised their $4.5 million contract option for closer Grant Balfour, while the AL West champions have declined their half of a $10 million mutual option for shortstop Stephen Drew.