Ty Griffin
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| Second baseman | |||
| Born: September 5, 1967 Fort Campbell, Kentucky |
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Tyrone Vontrace Griffin (born September 5, 1967 in Fort Campbell, Kentucky) is an American retired professional baseball second baseman. He played in minor league baseball and in international competition for the United States national baseball team.
Career
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Representing the  United States |
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1988 Seoul | Team competition |
Griffin attended C. Leon King High School and the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he played for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). At Georgia Tech, Griffin was named an All-ACC second baseman[1] and the Most Valuable Player of the 1988 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament.[2]
Griffin was part of the United States national baseball team competing in the 1987 Pan American Games[1] and 1988 Summer Olympics.[3]
The Chicago Cubs drafted Griffin in the first round (9th overall) of the 1988 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his professional debut with the Peoria Chiefs of the Class-A Midwest League in 1989, and was promoted to the Charlotte Knights of the Class-AA Southern League that year. Baseball America rated Griffin the 22nd best prospect in baseball prior to the 1990 season. He split the 1990 and 1991 seasons between the Winston-Salem Spirits of the Class-A Advanced Carolina League and Charlotte.
The Cubs traded Griffin to the Cincinnati Reds for Scott Bryant after the 1991 season.[4] The Reds assigned Griffin to their Southern League affiliate, the Chattanooga Lookouts. The Reds released him after the season, and Griffin joined the independent Northern League, where he played for the Thunder Bay Whiskey Jacks in 1993 and the Sioux City Explorers in 1993. He signed with the St. Louis Cardinals and played for the Arkansas Travelers in the Class-AA Texas League in 1995. He returned to independent baseball in 1996 and 1997, playing for the Grand Forks Varmints of the Prairie League.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- Living people
- 1967 births
- Baseball players from Kentucky
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball players
- Baseball players at the 1987 Pan American Games
- Baseball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Peoria Chiefs players
- Winston-Salem Spirits players
- Charlotte Knights players
- Chattanooga Lookouts players
- Thunder Bay Whiskey Jacks players
- Sioux City Explorers players
- Arkansas Travelers players
- Grand Forks Varmints players
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
