Braves' Vaughn Grissom: Could be moved to left field
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Atlanta general manager Alex Anthopoulos said Wednesday that the team is considering moving Grissom to left field, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.
Grissom has only played shortstop, second base and third base as a professional, but all of those positions are spoken for long term at the major-league level. Atlanta wants to find a clearer path for the 22-year-old, who slashed .330/.419/.501 across 468 plate appearances this past season with Triple-A Gwinnett.
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Braves' Vaughn Grissom: Will be on NLDS roster
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Grissom will be part of Atlanta's roster for the NLDS against the Phillies, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Grissom posted a weak .659 OPS over 80 major-league plate appearances during the regular season, but he had a .921 OPS in 468 plate appearances with Triple-A Gwinnett. The talented 22-year-old infielder can function as a useful pinch runner, bench bat and possible defensive replacement in Atlanta's best-of-five NLDS matchup versus Philadelphia.
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Braves' Vaughn Grissom: Returns from MiLB IL
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Grissom (hip) was activated from the 7-day injured list Thursday, per the MiLB's transactions log.
Grissom ended up on the injured list Sept. 11 due to a right hip injury, but it ended up being a short absence for the second baseman. He's slashing .332/.421/.505 with eight homers, 60 RBI, 11 stolen bases and 72 runs scored over 96 minor-league contests so far this year.
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Braves' Vaughn Grissom: Lands on Triple-A injured list
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Triple-A Gwinnett placed Grissom on its 7-day injured list Tuesday with a right hip injury, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.
With the big-league active roster expanding to 28 men in September, Grissom would have been a candidate to return to Atlanta at some point during the final month of the season, but the hip injury could end up thwarting those plans. After a promising showing in his first taste of the majors in the second half of last season, Grissom missed out on a spot on Atlanta's Opening Day roster and has logged just 80 plate appearances in the big leagues in 2023.
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Braves' Vaughn Grissom: Headed back to minors
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Grissom was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett on Monday, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.
Grissom made just two starts after taking Ozzie Albies' spot on the roster when the latter landed on the injured list with a hamstring strain. With Albies now back in the fold, Grissom will return to Gwinnett to play regularly.
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Braves' Vaughn Grissom: First start since recall
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Grissom will start at second base and bat ninth in Monday's game against the Mets.
Atlanta faced right-handers for the first six games after Ozzie Albies (hamstring) went on the injured list, with Nicky Lopez receiving the nod at second base in each of those contests. However, with southpaw David Peterson taking the hill for New York on Monday, the lefty-hitting Lopez will head to the bench to clear room for Grissom at the keystone. Grissom is 0-for-2 in two pinch-hitting appearances since being recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett.
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Braves' Vaughn Grissom: On bench again Friday
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Grissom is absent from the lineup for Friday's game versus the Giants.
It's Atlanta's third game since Grissom was recalled from Triple- A Gwinnett and he has yet to see any action as the team continues to roll with Nicky Lopez at second base while Ozzie Albies (hamstring) is out. Atlanta has faced a righty in all three contests, so it's possible Grissom will draw some starts versus lefties. The 22-year-old had a .327/.412/.494 slash line at Gwinnett with six homers and 11 steals in 88 games.
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Braves' Vaughn Grissom: Headed back to majors
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Grissom was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday.
Grissom will return to Atlanta for the first time since May, joining the big club as a replacement on the 26-man active roster for Ozzie Albies (hamstring), who was placed on the 10-day injured list. With Albies out for at least the next week and a half, Grissom could see some action at second base -- perhaps against left-handed pitching -- but he may be second in line to the lefty-hitting Nicky Lopez versus right-handers. Grissom hasn't done much in his brief time in the majors this season but has been excellent at Gwinnett, sporting a .327/.412/.494 batting line with six home runs and 11 stolen bases over 403 plate appearances.
