Griffin attended Grossmont High School. He was named the pitcher and player of the year in his league during the 2006 season. Grossmont won the league championship.[1] He was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 34th round in 2009, but he did not sign with the Phillies.[2]
Griffin made his major league debut on June 24, 2012 against the San Francisco Giants.[5] He went 6 innings giving up 2 runs on 3 hits, striking out 4 and walking 1 in a no-decision. Griffin struck out Gregor Blanco looking for his first major league strikeout.
Griffin would wind up finishing the season with a record of 7-1 and an ERA of 3.06 in 15 starts for the A's.
Griffin pitched in the ALDS against the Detroit Tigers, pitching 5 innings of 2 run ball en route to a no-decision.
2013 seasonEdit
Griffin made the A's opening day roster and started out as the fourth starter in the rotation. He won his first start of the 2013 season beating out the Seattle Mariners to tie the opening series of the season. Griffin pitched his first career shutout/complete game on June 26, defeating the Cincinnati Reds.
Griffin pitched 200 innings for the division winning A's, providing them with 32 starts and 14 wins in the process. He also led the league in home runs allowed with 36.
2014 seasonEdit
Griffin began the season on the 60 Day DL with flexor tendinitis in his right elbow.[6] On April 29, it was announced that Griffin would require Tommy John surgery and would miss the entire 2014 season.[7]
2015 seasonEdit
Griffin was placed on the 60-day disabled list to begin the 2015 season in an effort to continue recovery from last year's Tommy John surgery. He spent the entire year recovering once again after feeling soreness in his surgically repaired elbow. Towards the end of August, Griffin made his first appearance in almost 2 years, pitching in Class A. After making 2 starts, he got called up to AAA to finish the season. After 4 starts of recovery, Griffin didn't get called up by the A's. On November 20, Griffin was designated for assignment. He was released a few days later.
Texas RangersEdit
Griffin signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers on December 21, 2015.[8] With Yu Darvish being out until May, the Rangers had one open spot in the rotation. Griffin won the job during Spring Training, and was slated as the 5th man in the rotation. Griffin had finally made his MLB return on April 8, 2016 against the Los Angeles Angels. He pitched 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits and one strikeout as the Rangers won, 7–3, giving Griffin his first victory in more than two years.
New York MetsEdit
On February 26, 2018, Griffin signed a minor league contract with an invite to spring training with the New York Mets.[9] He was released on April 19.[10]
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This article is about the former baseball player For the basketball player see AJ Griffin Arthur Joseph Griffin born January 28 1988 is an American former professional baseball pitcher He played in Major League Baseball MLB for the Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers A J GriffinGriffin with the Texas Rangers in 2017 spring trainingPitcherBorn 1988 01 28 January 28 1988 age 35 El Cajon California U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutJune 24 2012 for the Oakland AthleticsLast MLB appearanceSeptember 26 2017 for the Texas RangersMLB statisticsWin loss record34 21Earned run average4 34Strikeouts403TeamsOakland Athletics 2012 2013 Texas Rangers 2016 2017 Contents 1 Early life 2 Professional career 2 1 Oakland Athletics 2 1 1 2012 season 2 1 2 2013 season 2 1 3 2014 season 2 1 4 2015 season 2 2 Texas Rangers 2 3 New York Mets 3 Pitching style 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditGriffin attended Grossmont High School He was named the pitcher and player of the year in his league during the 2006 season Grossmont won the league championship 1 He was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 34th round in 2009 but he did not sign with the Phillies 2 Professional career EditGriffin was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 13th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft out of the University of San Diego where he played college baseball for the Toreros from 2007 to 2010 3 4 Oakland Athletics Edit 2012 season Edit nbsp Griffin pitching for the Oakland Athletics in 2012Griffin made his major league debut on June 24 2012 against the San Francisco Giants 5 He went 6 innings giving up 2 runs on 3 hits striking out 4 and walking 1 in a no decision Griffin struck out Gregor Blanco looking for his first major league strikeout Griffin would wind up finishing the season with a record of 7 1 and an ERA of 3 06 in 15 starts for the A s Griffin pitched in the ALDS against the Detroit Tigers pitching 5 innings of 2 run ball en route to a no decision 2013 season Edit Griffin made the A s opening day roster and started out as the fourth starter in the rotation He won his first start of the 2013 season beating out the Seattle Mariners to tie the opening series of the season Griffin pitched his first career shutout complete game on June 26 defeating the Cincinnati Reds Griffin pitched 200 innings for the division winning A s providing them with 32 starts and 14 wins in the process He also led the league in home runs allowed with 36 2014 season Edit Griffin began the season on the 60 Day DL with flexor tendinitis in his right elbow 6 On April 29 it was announced that Griffin would require Tommy John surgery and would miss the entire 2014 season 7 2015 season Edit Griffin was placed on the 60 day disabled list to begin the 2015 season in an effort to continue recovery from last year s Tommy John surgery He spent the entire year recovering once again after feeling soreness in his surgically repaired elbow Towards the end of August Griffin made his first appearance in almost 2 years pitching in Class A After making 2 starts he got called up to AAA to finish the season After 4 starts of recovery Griffin didn t get called up by the A s On November 20 Griffin was designated for assignment He was released a few days later Texas Rangers Edit Griffin signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers on December 21 2015 8 With Yu Darvish being out until May the Rangers had one open spot in the rotation Griffin won the job during Spring Training and was slated as the 5th man in the rotation Griffin had finally made his MLB return on April 8 2016 against the Los Angeles Angels He pitched 6 innings allowing 3 runs on 6 hits and one strikeout as the Rangers won 7 3 giving Griffin his first victory in more than two years New York Mets Edit On February 26 2018 Griffin signed a minor league contract with an invite to spring training with the New York Mets 9 He was released on April 19 10 Pitching style EditGriffin throws four pitches a four seam fastball at 88 91 mph a 12 6 curveball at 68 70 a cutter to right handed hitters at 82 85 and a changeup to left handers at 78 82 11 References Edit High schools scoreboard The San Diego Union Tribune June 10 2006 Archived from the original on May 6 2015 Retrieved December 6 2012 Todd Zolecki Almaraz ready for first MLB Draft with Phillies MLB com Retrieved June 3 2015 Espinoza Alex June 9 2010 A s take two U of San Diego arms in Draft MLB com Archived from the original on March 1 2012 Retrieved September 4 2012 University of San Diego Baseball Players Who Made it to a Major League Baseball Team Baseball Almanac com Archived from the original on February 18 2007 Retrieved July 29 2012 AJ Griffin Called Up Gets Start for A s against the Giants Sunday CBS Sports Network June 23 2012 Archived from the original on October 1 2012 Retrieved September 4 2012 Jarrod Parker out for 2014 season A J Griffin out several weeks USA Today Report A J Griffin will undergo Tommy John surgery Adams Steve December 21 2015 Rangers Sign A J Griffin To Minor League Deal MLB Trade Rumors Retrieved December 21 2015 Mets Sign A J Griffin To Minor League Deal MLB Trade Rumors Adams Steve April 19 2018 Mets Sign Vance Worley To Minor League Deal Release A J Griffin mlbtraderumors com Retrieved April 19 2018 Brooks Baseball Home of the PitchFX Tool Player Card A J Griffin Brooks Baseball Retrieved September 4 2012 External links Edit nbsp Biography portal nbsp Baseball portalCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet San Diego Toreros bio Archived 2014 01 20 at the Wayback Machine AJ Griffin on Twitter nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A J Griffin amp oldid 1162429696, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
