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Pirates' Konnor Griffin Makes History With First Home Run
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Pirates' Konnor Griffin Makes History With First Home Run

Pittsburgh Pirates On SI·Dominic Campbell·about 1 month ago
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PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin is just getting his major league career started, but is seemingly making history almost every chance he gets. Griffin hit his first MLB home run for the Pirates in their 6-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on April 24, an important moment for the young franchise star . It was a 93.4 mph four-seam fastball over the middle of the plate from Brewers right-handed starting pitcher Brandon Woodruff threw in the top of the third inning that Griffin hit 104.4 mph off the bat and 386 feet to right center field into the Pirates bullpen. Griffin also finished with a single and a stolen base in the top of the fifth inning then drove in two more runs on an RBI-single in the top of the eighth inning to make it a 6-0 game. What made the moment even more special for Griffin wasn't that he hit his first home run or that he gave the Pirates a 1-0 lead, was that he did it on his birthday, as he turned 20 years old.…

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