Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Griffin Roberts was born June 13, 1996, in Midlothian, Virginia. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

After his sophomore year, Roberts was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 29th round of the 2017 MLB draft, but he did not sign and returned to Wake Forest. That same summer, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Wareham Gatemen and was named to their All-Star Game. As a junior in 2018, he transitioned into a starting pitcher, and became Wake Forest's Friday night starter, going 5–4 with a 3.82 ERA while striking out an ACC-best 130 batters in 96.2 innings. He was named to the All-ACC Second Team for the second season in a row.

The St. Louis Cardinals selected Roberts with the 43rd overall selection in the 2018 MLB draft. Roberts agreed to terms with the Cardinals and received a $1,664,200 signing bonus. He made seven appearances for the Gulf Coast Cardinals of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League and one appearance for the Palm Beach Cardinals of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, pitching to a combined 5.59 ERA in 9.2 innings.