Pirates' Griffin Stuns in MLB Debut

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Pittsburgh pirates nailed it with their latest prospect call-up, bringing up 19-year-old

shortstop Connor Griffin for the home opener against.

The Baltimore Orioles on April 3rd.

The consensus-top prospect in baseball crushed an RBI double in his first major league at

BAT.

Drew a walk next time up, and Flash Gold Glove plays, as shortstop in front of a packed

PNC Park.

Griffin got drafted ninth overall in 2024, straight out of high school in Mississippi, then

tore through the minors, hitting, single A in spring, high A by June, and double A by

late August.

He smashed four homers in spring training, but started in triple A Indianapolis, where

he dominated five games with the slash line over 1,000 OPS.

Pirates GM Ben Charrington held off at first to let him settle, but that minor league

tear-built confidence he'd handle bigly heat.

Unlike pitches like Paul Skins and Bubba Chandler, who got cautious debut last year, Griffin's

position player upside makes him an everyday impact, guy right away.

In the Orioles series, he grabbed one hit in nine at BATs, two walks in a hit-by-pitch

for a solid 0.333 on-base mark, plus elite.

Defense and top-end speed clocked at 29.4 feet per second.

Pirates got their starting shortstop locked in now, turning a raw teen into a playoff

push-weapon after a decade without postseason ball.