Pirates fly up the power rankings with Konnor Griffin in tow
No other team made the leap the Pirates did.
Pirates fly up the power rankings with Konnor Griffin in tow originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Pittsburgh Pirates did not have the start that they had hoped for.
On Opening Day against the New York Mets , Paul Skenes was chased out of the first inning after he gave up a few runs. They would go on to lose the game 11-7 and lose the second game as well, losing the series. However, they were able to win their next series against the Cincinnati Reds .
For their third series, the front office decided it was time to unleash the top prospect in all of baseball, Konnor Griffin. He made his MLB debut on Friday against the Baltimore Orioles , and he wasted no time getting involved. MORE: Oneil Cruz trend is encouraging news for Pirates, troubling for MLB pitchers Pirates fly up the power rankings with Konnor Griffin in tow In Griffin's first at-bat, he got a pitch he was looking for, sending it to the gap in center.
It was an easy double for the youngster and an RBI moment that he will never forget. The Buccos went on to win the game 5-4, but it did not stop there. They also won the second and third game of the series, sweeping the O's, and they now find themselves in second place in the NL Central early.