Getting to Know You: Jordan Groshans
Jordan Groshans, a Texas native, was a first-round pick drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays before being traded to the Marlins in 2022. The 2023 campaign is his second with Jacksonville. Here's a little more about the infielder off the field: Q: What’s your walk-up song? A: Get Money by
Jordan Groshans, a Texas native, was a first-round pick drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays before being traded to the Marlins in 2022. The 2023 campaign is his second with Jacksonville. Here's a little more about the infielder off the field:
Q: What’s your walk-up song?
A: Get Money by Lil’ Baby
Q: Favorite Color?
A: Matte black and purple
Q: Favorite baseball player when you were a kid?
A: Derek Jeter
Q: Now?
A: Shohei Ohtani
Q: Favorite stadium to play in?
A: Dunkin’ Donuts Park, the home of the Hartford Yard Goats (Double-A, Colorado Rockies)
Q: Favorite food?
A: Crawfish
Q: Unforgettable baseball moment?
A: Jeter’s 3,000 hit being a home run
Q: What MLB team did you grow up supporting?
A: The Texas Rangers
Q: Favorite non-baseball sports team?
A: Not a team but, from the PGA, Brooks Koepka
Q: Do you have any hidden talents?
A: I can juggle. I am absolutely the best juggler in the clubhouse, and at one point, I could juggle five baseballs.
Q: Go-to Karaoke song?
A: Fantasy by Mariah Carey
Q: Who would play you in a movie?
A: My brother, Jaxx Groshans. He knows everything about me, how I act and all that.
Q: If you could have one superpower, what would it be?
A: I’ve been waiting for this one, definitely flying. It would eliminate a lot of issues. Have to wait in line? Just fly. Want to get out of somewhere? just fly.
Q: If you were not a baseball player, what would you be?
A: Golfer
Q: Favorite Jumbo Shrimp jersey?
A: Definitely the home whites or the baby blue Expos jersey.
Q: Describe your golf game in one word?
A: Sneaky. I’ll have some really good shots that get hidden by like a double bogey, so it’s like weird.
Q: Favorite club in your golf bag?
A: Probably my putter or my 7-iron.
Q: What’s your favorite active-wear brand?
A: Lululemon
Q: Is a hot dog a sandwich?
A: No, it’s more like a taco than a sandwich.
Q: What’s the best day of the week?
A: For a minor league baseball player, it’s definitely Sunday. You get done early, have the rest of the day and then you get an off day on Monday.
Q: If you were a potato and had to be cooked, how would you like to be prepared?
A: Mashed potato, I don’t want to be baked… actually, a waffle fry.
Q: What is one skill you wish you had?
A: I wish I could sing. My brother can sing.
Q: Favorite place to travel to?
A: St. Lucía or Turks and Caicos Islands.
Q: Favorite TV show?
A: Game of Thrones or the Big Bang Theory.
Q: What’s the last show you binge-watched?
A: Stranger Things.
Q: What’s a guilty pleasure?
A: I am 23 and I still like to swim with goggles on so that I can dive to the bottom of the pool and still be able to see.
Q: Favorite time of day?
A: Not Morning.
Q: Go to pre-game meal?
A: Grilled Chicken, fruit and rice.
Q: Are you superstitious?
A: No.
Q: Favorite baseball movie?
A: The Natural, Bad News Bears, and The Rookie.
Q: Go-to snack?
A: Any sort of Hot Cheetos.
Q: Favorite Hobby?
A: Video Games.