Gabe Gross will be honored at the SEC Tournament as an SEC Baseball Legend. From the release...
Gabe Gross was a three-year starter in the Auburn outfield from 1999-2001. A career .375 hitter, he hit a blistering .430 in his All-America campaign of 2000. He remains in the school's top-10 for career doubles (68, second), extra-base hits (108, third), walks (145, third), RBI (218, fourth), total bases (442, fifth), home runs (35, eighth) and hits (259, ninth). A first round pick of the Toronto Blue Jays in 2001, he enjoyed a seven-year big league career, hitting .239 with 78 doubles, eight triples, 40 home runs and 186 RBI while playing for four different teams. Gross is now in his second year as a broadcaster with the SEC Network. He previously spent seven years in Major League Baseball, which included a World Series appearance in 2008 with the Tampa Bay Rays. He also coached two seasons at Auburn in 2012 and 2013 where he worked with the outfielders and directed the team’s offense. Gross is married to the former Kelly Gesch, also an Auburn graduate. The couple has two children, Allie and Jake.
Gabe Gross was a three-year starter in the Auburn outfield from 1999-2001. A career .375 hitter, he hit a blistering .430 in his All-America campaign of 2000. He remains in the school's top-10 for career doubles (68, second), extra-base hits (108, third), walks (145, third), RBI (218, fourth), total bases (442, fifth), home runs (35, eighth) and hits (259, ninth). A first round pick of the Toronto Blue Jays in 2001, he enjoyed a seven-year big league career, hitting .239 with 78 doubles, eight triples, 40 home runs and 186 RBI while playing for four different teams. Gross is now in his second year as a broadcaster with the SEC Network. He previously spent seven years in Major League Baseball, which included a World Series appearance in 2008 with the Tampa Bay Rays. He also coached two seasons at Auburn in 2012 and 2013 where he worked with the outfielders and directed the team’s offense. Gross is married to the former Kelly Gesch, also an Auburn graduate. The couple has two children, Allie and Jake.
