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Gabriel Jordan "Gabe" Gross (born October 21, 1979, in Baltimore, Maryland) is a Major League Baseball outfielder who is currently playing for the Oakland Athletics. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed.
His father, Lee Gross, was center for the Auburn Tigers and in the NFL. His brother, Bo Gross, played football for Texas Christian University.
Gross played football and baseball at Northview High School in Dothan, Alabama. Formerly a starting quarterback for the Auburn football team, Gross was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the first round (15th overall) of the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft. Promoted from Triple-A Syracuse on August 7, 2004, he saw limited duty against left-handed pitching.