Vaughn Grissom has only been in the majors for roughly two weeks but he is already adding some fuel to the rivalry between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets.
The 21-year-old recalled his journey to The Show and how he thought he was definitely going to be drafted by the New York Mets three years ago.
“I thought I was going to be a Met, which would have been terrible,” Vaughn told Mark Bowman of MLB.com.
Instead, the Braves selected Grissom in the 11th round of the draft and his meteoric rise from High-A to the majors this season has helped put the Braves in position to catch the Mets in the NL East, where they trailed by 1.5 games entering Thursday.
“The kid can just hit,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “There’s no panic in his at-bats. He’s a confident hitter just like Mike [Harris II].”
In 15 games since being promoted from Double-A, Grissom entered Thursday hitting .382/.424/.600 with three home runs, 10 RBI and two stolen bases.
It is not clear why being drafted by the Mets would have been so terrible for Grissom, although the team was under different ownership and front office in 2019.
Nevertheless, if Grissom continues to play the way he has, the Braves are likely to be just as happy to have Grissom as he is to be a Brave.
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