9 9 3 , ▁he ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁S als a . ▁ ▁He ▁appeared ▁in ▁several ▁exhibition ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁S als a ▁but ▁never ▁played ▁a ▁regular ▁season ▁game . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Gr imes ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁US IS L ▁R ale igh ▁Fly ers ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁with ▁former ▁M LS ▁coach , ▁Jason ▁Kreis . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁San ▁Jose ▁Cl ash ▁of ▁Major ▁League ▁Soccer ▁( ML S ) ▁selected ▁Gr imes ▁in ▁the ▁six teenth ▁round ▁( 1 5 8 ▁overall ) ▁in ▁the ▁In aug ural ▁Player ▁D raft . ▁ ▁After ▁starting ▁ 1 1 ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁pre - season ▁matches , ▁Gr imes ▁injured ▁his ▁sh in ▁and ▁the ▁Cl ash ▁released ▁him ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁Once ▁Gr imes ▁recovered ▁from ▁his ▁injury , ▁he ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Orange ▁County ▁Z od iac ▁of ▁the ▁A - Le ague ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁an ▁A - Le ague ▁All ▁Star ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁started ▁for ▁the ▁Western ▁Conference ▁in ▁the ▁A - Le ague ▁All - Star ▁game ▁in ▁Ro chester , ▁New ▁York . ▁Despite ▁this ▁success , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁ret ire ▁from ▁playing ▁profession ally ▁and ▁enter ▁co aching ▁full - time . ▁ ▁National ▁team ▁Gr imes ▁first ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁as ▁the ▁captain