Griff O'Ferrall
| Griff O'Ferrall | |
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| Baltimore Orioles | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: February 2, 2003 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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James Griffin O'Ferrall (born February 2, 2003) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Baltimore Orioles organization. He played college baseball for the Virginia Cavaliers. The Orioles selected O'Ferrall with the 32nd overall pick in the 2024 MLB draft.
Amateur career
[edit | edit source]O'Ferrall attended St. Christopher's School in Richmond, Virginia. In 2021, his senior year, he was named the Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year for Virginia.[1] After graduating, he played for the Auburn Doubledays of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League, a collegiate summer baseball league.[2]
While also receiving interest from the college baseball programs at James Madison University, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Old Dominion University, O'Ferrall chose to enroll at the University of Virginia to play for the Virginia Cavaliers.[3] In 2022, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Kalamazoo Growlers of the Northwoods League.[4] He was selected to the United States national collegiate baseball team in 2023.[5] In 2024, O'Ferrall won the Brooks Wallace Award as the top collegiate shortstop and an ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Award.[6][7]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]The Baltimore Orioles drafted O'Ferrall with the 32nd overall selection in the 2024 Major League Baseball draft.[8] O'Ferrall signed with the team on July 19 for a $2.7 million bonus.[9] He made his professional debut with the Delmarva Shorebirds of the Low-A Carolina League. After 15 games, he was promoted to the Aberdeen IronBirds of the High-A South Atlantic League.[10]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from MLB · Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Virginia Cavaliers bio