A. J. Griffin
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Griffin with the Oakland Athletics
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| Texas Rangers – No. 64 | |||
| Starting pitcher | |||
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Born: January 28, 1988 El Cajon, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 24, 2012, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016) |
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| Win–loss record | 28–15 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.04 | ||
| Strikeouts | 342 | ||
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Arthur Joseph "A.J." Griffin (born January 28, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Oakland Athletics.
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. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 34th round in 2009, but he did not sign with the Phillies.
Griffin 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 2007–2010.
Griffin made his major league debut on June 24, 2012 against the San Francisco Giants. He went 6 innings giving up 2 runs on 3 hits, striking out 4 and walking 1 in a no-decision.
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.
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.
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