The only freshman on the Proviso East High School varsity baseball team, Grove's pitching ability attracted the attention of the White Sox.
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Most notably, White Sox manager Ted Lyons and Cleveland Indians president Bill Veeck discussed trading him for Indians pitcher Steve Gromek, but the deal was nixed when they could not come to an agreement.
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