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Braves rumors: Vaughn Grissom surging in Triple-A

The Atlanta Braves went through another offseason in which they let a long-time player in the infield leave in free agency. Last year, it was first baseman Freddie Freeman. This past offseason, it was shortstop Dansby Swanson. That left the door open for a competition in spring training, where Vaughn Grissom was expected to win the job. However, it was Orlando Arcia who won the competition, and he has been stellar for Atlanta early on this season and is the leading vote-getter to become the starting shortstop for the National League in the All-Star Game.

Braves fans might be wondering, “How is Grissom doing with Triple-A Gwinnett?” The answer? Pretty good.

On Tuesday night, Grissom went 2-for-5 at the plate with one double and two runs batted in in the Stripers’ 6-2 win over the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp.

This continues a strong June for Grissom, as he recorded a .324 batting average, a .338 on-base percentage, a .451 slugging percentage, 11 runs scored, 13 RBI, and 23 hits in 17 games.

On the year, Grissom is slashing .314/.380/.466 while recording two home runs, 25 RBI, 34 runs scored,  and 60 hits.

Yeah, Grissom is doing just fine. Now, it will be a matter of when he gets his next shot in the majors.