{"id":662618,"date":"2026-04-04T12:01:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T12:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/662618\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T12:01:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T12:01:56","slug":"it-was-everything-i-dreamed-of-pirates-konnor-griffin-has-debut-to-remember-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/662618\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It was everything I dreamed of,\u2019 Pirates\u2019 Konnor Griffin has debut to remember \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">This article originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghbaseballnow.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/pittsburghbaseballnow.com\/\">PGHBaseballNOW.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">As is usually the case for home openers, the buzz was palpable for the Pittsburgh Pirates first game at PNC Park this season against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Part of the reason there was extra excitement at the ballpark was because the team is playing well to start the year and has the look of a team potentially poised to be contenders for the first time in a long time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">But perhaps an even bigger reason for all the enthusiasm was Friday marked the MLB debut of top prospect Konnor Griffin, who was called up from Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Griffin put his stamp on the game early and helped <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghbaseballnow.com\/pirates-hang-on-to-beat-orioles-in-home-opener-konnor-griffin-provides-the-spark\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Pirates earn a 5-4 win<\/a> in front of a sellout crowd. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cIt was awesome getting a win as well. Just the cherry on top,\u201d Griffin said following his debut. \u201cIt was hands down one of the best days of my life.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghbaseballnow.com\/it-was-everything-i-dreamed-of-pirates-konnor-griffin-has-debut-to-remember\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/pittsburghbaseballnow.com\/it-was-everything-i-dreamed-of-pirates-konnor-griffin-has-debut-to-remember\/\">Click here to read more from PGHBaseballNOW.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This article originally appeared on PGHBaseballNOW.com. 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