Grant Balfour (born December 30, 1977 in Sydney) is a middle reliever for the Milwaukee Brewers. He has previously played for the Cincinnati Reds and the Minnesota Twins. Balfour is well known in some baseball circles for his seemingly ironic name (Ball-Four), considering he is a pitcher. is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of 4,119,190, and 151,920 in the City of Sydney, as of the 2006 census. ... A relief pitcher warms up in the bullpen as the game goes on A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness and/or fatigue. ... Major league affiliations National League (1998–present) Central Division (1998–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 4, 19, 34, 42, 44 Name Milwaukee Brewers (1970–present) Seattle Pilots (1969) Ballpark Miller Park (2001–present) County Stadium (1970-2000) Sicks Stadium (Seattle) (1969) Major league titles World Series titles (0) None... Major league affiliations National League (1890–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 5, 8, 10, 13, 18, 20, 24, 42 Name Cincinnati Reds (1958–present) Cincinnati Redlegs (1953-1958) Cincinnati Reds (1882-1953) Cincinnati Red Stockings (1876-1882) Other nicknames Big Red Machine, Redlegs[1] Ballpark... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 3, 6, 14, 29, 34, 42 Name Minnesota Twins (1961–present) Washington Nationals/Senators (1901-1960) Other nicknames The Twinkies Ballpark Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 1982-present Metropolitan Stadium (1961-1981) Griffith Stadium (1903-1960...

Balfour spent his high school years at William Clarke College in Kellyville, Sydney, Australia.

In 2003 and 2004 his WHIP was 1.42.

Balfour made his return to the major leagues on July 18th, 2007 in the 8th inning with the Milwaukee Brewers. He relieved Chris Capuano in a 2-2 tie with the Arizona Diamondbacks, striking out Chris Young, the first hitter he faced. With two outs in the 8th he hit a batter and walked another before giving up a three-run home run to Mark Reynolds, giving the Diamondbacks a 5-2 lead. Balfour would finish the 8th and 9th inning and take the loss in relief, having given up three earned runs in the 5-2 defeat.

Balfour missed all of 2005 recovering from surgery and spent 2006 and the first part of 2007 in the minors until being summoned from Triple-A Nashville on July 17, according to mlb.com.

On July 23rd, 2007, Balfour gave another lousy performance for the Brew Crew. It is expected that he will be cut any day now. Cub fans, however, hope he sticks around through August.