Griffin's Birthday Blast: Pirates' Young Star Shines

0:00On April 25, Pittsburgh pirates shortstop Conor Griffin kicked off his bigly career with a bang, smashing his first major league home run on, his 20th birthday. It happened April 24 and a clean six-nothing win over the Milwaukee Brewers at their home field. The homer came off a 93 mile per hour fastball right down the middle in the third inning, blasting out at over 104 miles per hour and sailing 386 feet into the bullpen. Griffin kept the heat on with a single of stolen base in the fifth and two more RBI's on a single in the eighth. Fans and the team lit up over this milestone, especially since it put the pirates up one nothing early on his special day. For a young franchise cornerstone, it's the kind of spark that builds legends right from the jump. Digging into the stats, Griffin joins just three pirates ever to launch their first homer on their birthday, and he's the youngest player since. 1900 with three or more hits that day. He also links

1:00up with Barry Bonds as the only modern era, pirates with two hits, a homer and a steal on their birthday. Moments like these set Griffin apart early, signaling big things ahead as he cars his path in Pittsburgh. That's your update from MLB News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story.