Pirates Not Wasting Time With Konnor Griffin Return
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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates finally have Konnor Griffin back and they're making sure they take advantage of his talents.
The Pirates have Griffin starting at shortstop and batting sixth against the Los Angeles Angels in the series opener at PNC Park on Sept. 4.
Griffin came off the 60-day injured list the same day, and the Pirates are placing him right into the lineup.
This marks Griffin's first start for the Pirates in almost two months, coming on July 5 vs. the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park, where he had a two-run single and helped lead his team to an 11-5 win.
Griffin has missed the past two months after a left ring sagittal band tear, requiring a lengthy injury rehab and kept him from baseball activities until late August.
He played three games on his rehab assignment, one coming for Double-A Altoona on Aug. 30 and then two games with Triple-A Indianapolis, Sept. 1 and Sept. 2.
Griffin was stellar for the Pirates after turning 20 years old on April 24, batting .314/.368/.472 for an OPS of .840 in his last 40 games, with 50 hits, eight doubles, a triple, five home runs, 17 RBI and 16 stolen bases on 17 attempts.
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Dominic writes for Pittsburgh Pirates On SI, Pittsburgh Panthers Pn SI and also, Pittsburgh Steelers On SI. A Pittsburgh native, Dominic grew up watching Pittsburgh Sports and wrote for The Pitt News as an undergraduate at the University of Pittsburgh, covering Pitt Athletics. He would write for Pittsburgh Sports Now after college and has years of experience covering sports across Pittsburgh.