Editor’s note: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will spend the year looking back at the 25th anniversary of the 1995 World Series champion Atlanta Braves. In a season-long series that will run through October, we will capture all the key moments and hear from the participants as they share their memories. Today’s installment focuses on Marquis Grissom - the Atlanta native who caught the final out in the World Series clincher against the Indians.
Marquis Grissom’s dream turned into reality with a simple phone call 25 years ago.
After spending the first six seasons of his major-league career with the Montreal Expos, the Atlanta native received a call late in the spring of 1995 that he had been traded – to the Braves.