Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Foster Griffin was born July 27, 1995, in Orlando, Florida. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Griffin was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft out of The First Academy. He signed on June 10, and was assigned to the Burlington Royals, where he posted a 3.21 ERA in 28 innings pitched. Griffin spent 2015 with the Lexington Legends where he went 4–6 with a 5.44 ERA. In 2016, Griffin split time between Lexington and the Wilmington Blue Rocks, where he posted a combined 6–4 record and a 5.43 ERA between the two teams. He spent 2017 with both the Wilmington Blue Rocks and the Northwest Arkansas Naturals where he went a combined 15–7 with a 3.35 ERA between both clubs, and 2018 back with the Naturals where he pitched to a 10–12 record with a 5.13 ERA in 28 games (26 starts). He spent 2019 with the Omaha Storm Chasers, going 8–6 with a 5.23 ERA over 25 starts, striking out 111 over 130+2⁄3 innings.

Griffin was added to the Royals 40–man roster following the 2019 season.

Griffin made his major league debut on his 25th birthday, July 27, and pitched 1.2 scoreless innings to earn the win against the Detroit Tigers.