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When he takes the field today, Griffin, who turns 20 later this month, will be the first teenager to play in the majors since Rule 5 reliever Elvis Luciano in 2019. He’ll be the first teenaged MLB hitter since Juan Soto in 1998 -- not the worst comp to have. Throughout baseball history, just making the majors as a teenaged hitter has been a signature of some of the greatest players to ever play the game. That’s a lot to put on Griffin, of course, but it’s the track he’s taking.
