ESPN News ServicesMultiple AuthorsMar 1, 2026, 02:31 PM ET
The 19-year-old Griffin, ranked as ESPN’s top prospect, started at shortstop for the Pirates and hit a two-run shot off Kyle Leahy to give Pittsburgh a 2-0 lead.
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.
ESPN News ServicesMultiple AuthorsMar 1, 2026, 02:31 PM ETOpen Extended ReactionsJUPITER, Fla. — Konnor Griffin, the consensus No. 1 prospect in baseball, 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 ESPN’s top 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 Associated Press contributed to this report.
Griffin went deep twice against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday.
ESPN News ServicesMultiple AuthorsMar 1, 2026, 02:31 PM ETOpen Extended ReactionsJUPITER, Fla. — Konnor Griffin, the consensus No. 1 prospect in baseball, 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 ESPN’s top 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 Associated Press contributed to this report.
ESPN News ServicesMultiple AuthorsMar 1, 2026, 02:31 PM ETOpen Extended ReactionsJUPITER, Fla. — Konnor Griffin, the consensus No. 1 prospect in baseball, 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 ESPN’s top 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 Associated Press contributed to this report.
ESPN News ServicesMultiple AuthorsMar 1, 2026, 02:31 PM ETOpen Extended ReactionsJUPITER, Fla. — Konnor Griffin, the consensus No. 1 prospect in baseball, 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 ESPN’s top 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 Associated Press contributed to this report.
ESPN News ServicesMultiple AuthorsMar 1, 2026, 02:31 PM ETOpen Extended ReactionsJUPITER, Fla. — Konnor Griffin, the consensus No. 1 prospect in baseball, 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 ESPN’s top 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 Associated Press contributed to this report.
ESPN News ServicesMultiple AuthorsMar 1, 2026, 02:31 PM ETOpen Extended ReactionsJUPITER, Fla. — Konnor Griffin, the consensus No. 1 prospect in baseball, 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 ESPN’s top 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 Associated Press contributed to this report.