Konnor Griffin made his Major League Baseball debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, and a photo captured his family’s heartwarming reaction to his first hit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Griffin, the MLB’s biggest prospect, lived up to the hype at the Pirates’ home opener, hitting an RBI double in the bottom of the second inning. The Pirates posted a photo<\/a> of his family’s reaction on social media, showing family members clapping, cheering and hugging each other.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Griffin fam’s reaction to Konnor’s first hit \ud83e\udd79 pic.twitter.com\/FWRchlgt2G<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) April 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n The 19-year-old’s debut energized Pirates fans, with some getting to the North Shore as early as 9 a.m. to get a jump on the home opener.\u00a0 The sellout crowd at PNC Park roared as Griffin was introduced during the pregame ceremony. The Pirates held off the Orioles, winning 5-4<\/a>.<\/p>\n Talking to the media on Friday, Griffin said getting called up by the Pirates<\/a>\u00a0was a “special moment.”\u00a0<\/p>\n “This team is loaded,” Griffin said<\/a>. “I get to come in here and get to be a piece of this puzzle. There are a lot of guys that are on this roster who are doing great things for our team. I’m just thankful to join the group and try to contribute myself.”<\/p>\n The highly touted shortstop was reassigned to\u00a0minor league camp<\/a>\u00a0during spring training. He notched a .625 slugging percentage, .438 batting average, seven hits and five walks over 16 at-bats in five games this season with Triple-A Indianapolis.\u00a0<\/p>\n Griffin was selected\u00a0No. 9 overall<\/a>\u00a0by Pittsburgh in the 2024 draft out of Jackson Preparatory School in Flowood, Mississippi.<\/p>\n