Editing Danny Graves (section)

==Early life==
During the [[Vietnam War]], Graves was born in [[Saigon]] to Thao and Jim Graves, a [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] [[Sergeant (United States)|sergeant]]. The family fled the country when Graves was 14 months old after they learned of the impending [[fall of Saigon]]. After settling in the United States, Graves and his brother, Frank, spoke [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] until teasing from classmates caused them to abandon the language.<ref name="abj">{{cite news|last1=Ocker|first1=Sheldon|title=Baseball takes Graves family back to Vietnam|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2006/mar/06/baseball-takes-graves-family-back-to-vietnam/|access-date=5 July 2016|work=[[Akron Beacon Journal]]|date=March 6, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804035742/http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2006/mar/06/baseball-takes-graves-family-back-to-vietnam/|archive-date=4 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

===High school and college===
He graduated from [[Brandon High School (Florida)|Brandon High School]] in [[Brandon, Florida]], and was awarded a [[Miami Hurricanes baseball|baseball]] scholarship to the [[University of Miami]]. As a right-handed relief pitcher for the school as a junior, he posted a 0.89 [[earned run average]] and led collegiate baseball with a school-record 21 [[Save (baseball)|saves]].