| Marc Griffin | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born:September 15, 1968 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
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Marc Denis Griffin (born September 15,1968) is a Canadian baseball broadcaster and former player who is an analyst for RDS.
Griffin was born in Quebec City and attended École secondaire Les Compagnons-de-Cartier and the National Baseball Institute. [1] [2] He was a member of the Canada national baseball team that played in the 1988 Summer Olympics. [3] In 1988,he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers for a reported bonus of $70,000. During his time in the Dodgers' organization,the team used the English spelling of Mark rather than the French spelling of Marc. [4]
In 1989,Griffin batted .282 with 2 home runs,52 RBI,and 35 stolen bases in 129 games for the Vero Beach Dodgers. He was a member of the National League team in that year's Florida State League All-Star Game. [5] He split the following season between Vero Beach and Bakersfield. In 137 games between the two clubs,he had 3 home runs,38 RBI,49 stolen bases,and a .258 batting average. In 1991,he batted .240 with 33 RBI and 42 stolen bases in 115 games for Vero Beach. [1] He was named most valuable player of the 1991 FSL All-Star Game after a 4 hit,3 RBI,2 stolen base performance that included a steal of home. [5]
On December 9,1991,the Dodgers traded Griffin to the Montreal Expos for Ben Van Ryn. [4] In June 1992,Dr. Frank Jobe performed surgery on Griffin's right elbow and was unable to play in any games that season. [6] He returned the following season and played 69 games with Class A-Advanced West Palm Beach Expos,where he batted .319 with 23 stolen bases. In 24 games for the Expos Double-A affiliate,Harrisburg Senators,Griffin's batting average dropped to .151. After going 6 for 26 in 10 games for the Senators in 1994,Griffin was demoted to Class A. [1] Griffin refused the demotion and after he was unable to find a team that would sign him at the Double-A level,retired. [7] He came out of retirement the following spring and joined the Expos as a replacement player during the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike. [8] However,the dispute was settled before regular season games were played. [9]
Griffin was released after the strike was resolved,but was hired by the Expos as coordinator of promotions. [10] He also served as a colour commentator for Expos games on TQS. [11] In 1996,he also filled-in on English-language broadcasts after the departure of Ken Singleton. [12] In 1999,Griffin became the Expos director of broadcast services. From 2001 to 2004,he was the colour commentor on the Expos' French radio network alongside veteran announcer Jacques Doucet. [13] In 2011,he joined RDS as a baseball analyst. [14]