Griffin homers again for Pirates against St. Louis
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JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Top prospect Konnor Griffin homered for the third time this spring in the first inning of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ matchup with the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.
The 19-year-old Griffin, ranked as MLB Pipeline’s No. 1 prospect, started at shortstop for the Pirates and hit a two-run shot off Kyle Leahy to give Pittsburgh a 2-0 lead.
Griffin went deep twice against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday.
The Pirates drafted Griffin in the first round in 2024. He reached Double-A last year, where he hit .337 with a .960 OPS in 21 games for Altoona.
The Pirates won 6-1 as Jared Triolo doubled before Griffin’s homer and hit a two-run single. Jhostynxon Garcia also homered for Pittsburgh.
Hunter Barco started on the mound for the Pirates and pitched two scoreless innings, allowing no hits and two walks with three strikeouts.
The Cardinals could only muster one hit in the game.