Curtis Granderson (born March 16, 1981, in Blue
Island, Illinois) is a center fielder in Major
League Baseball who currently plays for the Detroit
Tigers. Granderson grew up in Lynwood, Illinois, a
south suburb of Chicago and began his baseball
career in the town's Little League.
Granderson attended high school at Thornton
Fractional South High School in Lansing, Illinois.
As a senior in 1999, Granderson hit .427 and was
selected SICA Central All-Conference, as well
earning All-Area recognition from the Illinois Times
and the Daily Southtown.