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New York Mets right fielder Curtis Granderson gets ready for batting practice before Game 1 of the National League Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs on Oct. 17, 2015, at Citi Field in New York.
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New York Mets right fielder Curtis Granderson gets ready for batting practice before Game 1 of the National League Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs on Oct. 17, 2015, at Citi Field in New York.
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Mets right fielder Curtis Granderson, from Chicago’s south suburbs, has been the leadoff batter in his team’s 2-0 series lead over the Cubs. Granderson, who graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago, still calls the city his offseason home.