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Griffin's Debut: Pirates' Youngest Star Shines

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Nineteen-year-old sensation Konnor Griffin made a spectacular major league debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates, contributing a crucial RBI double and scoring run in a thrilling five to four victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Griffin, the top prospect in baseball, showcased his skills at shortstop and drew a walk, impressing fans at the sellout game. He became the youngest shortstop to debut since Alex Rodriguez and the first Pirate under twenty to reach base twice in a debut since Bobby Del Greco. Triolo, Keller, and Soto also performed well, setting the stage for an exciting series finale with Shane Baz facing Carmen Mlodzinski.

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Griffin's Debut: Pirates' Youngest Star Shines

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MLB Baseball News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Griffin's Debut: Pirates' Youngest Star Shines. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

It's April 3rd. This is MLB News Today Baseball Coverage, powered by AI. Nineteen-year-old Connor Griffin made his major league debut look easy for the Pittsburgh Pirates, ripping an RBI double in his first at-bat as they. Edged the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 on Friday. Griffin the top prospect in baseball caught up just the day earlier, also scored on the single, drew a walk, and handled every defensive play cleanly at. Shortstop, helping Pittsburgh snag their third win in a row. Fans packed PNC Park for the sell-out crowd, roaring when the kid born in 2006 got introduced, and they lost it even more when he smoked. That curveball to center in the second inning. He's the youngest shortstop to debut since Alex Rodriguez did it at 18 back in 1994, and the first pirate under 20 to reach. Twice in a debut since Bobby Del Greco in 1952. Trio Lowe, Keller, and Soto stepped up big too, while the series rolls on Saturday with

Shane Bosz facing Carmen Milizinski keeping the buzz alive in. Pittsburgh.

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