Summary
Fred Foster Griffin (born July 27, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays.
| Foster Griffin | |
|---|---|
 Griffin with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2019 | |
| Yomiuri Giants – No. 29 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 27, 1995 Orlando, Florida, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Left | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: July 27, 2020, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| NPB: April 1, 2023, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
| MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 1–0 |
| Earned run average | 6.75 |
| Strikeouts | 5 |
| NPB statistics (through September 30, 2023) | |
| Win–loss record | 5-5 |
| Earned run average | 2.92 |
| Strikeouts | 107 |
| Teams | |
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Career edit
Kansas City Royals edit
Griffin attended The First Academy in Orlando, Florida. The Kansas City Royals selected him in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.[1][2][3] He signed on June 10,[4] and was assigned to the Burlington Royals, where he posted a 3.21 ERA in 28 innings pitched. Griffin spent 2015 with the Lexington Legends where he went 4–6 with a 5.44 ERA. In 2016, Griffin split time between Lexington and the Wilmington Blue Rocks, where he posted a combined 6–4 record and a 5.43 ERA between the two teams. He spent 2017 with both the Wilmington Blue Rocks and the Northwest Arkansas Naturals where he went a combined 15–7 with a 3.35 ERA between both clubs,[5] and 2018 back with the Naturals where he pitched to a 10–12 record with a 5.13 ERA in 28 games (26 starts).[6] He spent 2019 with the Omaha Storm Chasers,[7] going 8–6 with a 5.23 ERA over 25 starts, striking out 111 over 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 edit
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 edit
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]
References edit
- ^ "Kansas City Royals choose Foster Griffin with 28th pick". kingsofkauffman.com. 5 June 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
- ^ "Ole Miss signee Griffin selected in MLB Draft". clarionledger.com. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
- ^ "KC chooses prep southpaw Griffin with second pick | royals.com: News". mlb.mlb.com. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
- ^ "Royals agree to terms with several Draft picks". Kansas City Royals. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
- ^ "Foster Griffin Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved October 31, 2017.
- ^ "Foster Griffin Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^ "Chaser pitchers Foster Griffin, Jake Kolish make early lead hold for first win, save". 18 April 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Royals Sign Michael A. Taylor". 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Royals Re-Sign Bubba Starling, Carlos Sanabria, Foster Griffin". 12 December 2020.
- ^ "Royals' Foster Griffin: Contract selected by Kansas City". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ^ "Royals DFA Foster Griffin, Add Drew Waters to 40-Man". 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Blue Jays option RHP Julian Merryweather to Triple-A Buffalo, recall LHP Foster Griffin". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ Franco, Anthony (November 15, 2022). "Blue Jays Designate Raimel Tapia, Bradley Zimmer For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- ^ https://twitter.com/TokyoGiants/status/1613418656574345216
- ^ https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/cb1bf3ddb399838832e1678024b68ad532c59897
- ^ https://twitter.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1728868632636309858
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet