Foster Griffin

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130+2⁄3 innings.

Griffin was added to the Royals 40-man roster following the 2019 season. [8] Griffin made his major league debut on July 27, 2020, and pitched 1+2⁄3 scoreless innings to earn the win against the Detroit Tigers.[ citation needed ]

On August 11, 2020, Griffin underwent Tommy John surgery. On November 30, 2020, Griffin was designated for assignment. [9] On December 2, 2020, the Royals nontendered Griffin, making him a free agent. On December 12, 2020, Griffin re-signed with the Royals on a minor league contract. [10] He made 15 rehab appearances with numerous Royals minor league affiliates in 2021. He began the 2022 season with the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers.

On May 20, 2022, Griffin had his contract selected by the Royals. [11] He was designated for assignment on July 11. [12]

Toronto Blue Jays

On July 16, 2022, Griffin traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Jonatan Bernal. Griffin only made one appearances for Toronto, tossing two scoreless innings with two strikeouts. The rest of his time was spent with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, where he pitched to a pristine 1.93 ERA and 4-0 record with 32 strikeouts in 28.0 innings pitched. [13] He was released on November 15. [14]

Yomiuri Giants

On January 12, 2023, Griffin signed with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball. [15] On May 13, Griffin hit a triple off of Masato Morishita of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. In doing so, he became the first Yomiuri non-Japanese pitcher to hit a triple since Toru Nishida did so in 1952. [16] He re-signed a one-year contract extension for the 2024 season on November 26. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kansas City Royals choose Foster Griffin with 28th pick". kingsofkauffman.com. June 5, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ole Miss signee Griffin selected in MLB Draft". clarionledger.com. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  3. ↑ "KC chooses prep southpaw Griffin with second pick | royals.com: News". mlb.mlb.com. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Royals agree to terms with several Draft picks". Kansas City Royals. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Foster Griffin Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball" . Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Foster Griffin Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Chaser pitchers Foster Griffin, Jake Kolish make early lead hold for first win, save". April 18, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Royals add four players to 40-man roster; Bonifacio, Dini among four DFA'd". Fox Sports Kansas City . November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Royals Sign Michael A. Taylor". November 30, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Royals Re-Sign Bubba Starling, Carlos Sanabria, Foster Griffin". December 12, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Royals' Foster Griffin: Contract selected by Kansas City". cbssports.com. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Royals DFA Foster Griffin, Add Drew Waters to 40-Man". July 11, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Blue Jays option RHP Julian Merryweather to Triple-A Buffalo, recall LHP Foster Griffin". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  14. ↑ Franco, Anthony (November 15, 2022). "Blue Jays Designate Raimel Tapia, Bradley Zimmer For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  15. ↑ https://twitter.com/TokyoGiants/status/1613418656574345216 [ bare URL ]
  16. ↑ https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/cb1bf3ddb399838832e1678024b68ad532c59897 [ bare URL ]
  17. ↑ https://twitter.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1728868632636309858 [ bare URL ]
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Griffin with the Yomiuri Giants in 2024
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