Welcome to Grind It Out Baseball

Welcome to Grind It Out Baseball! Committed to the things that go into becoming the player you want to be. Learning and having fun while sharpening the skills necessary to excel in the sport of baseball and life in general! 

Ex MLB pitcher A.J. Griffin will help you with the process of becoming an elite baseball player. Playing for the Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers, A.J. has the knowledge and experience to help get you to the next level and excel once you're there.

We want to provide our players with a fun environment to learn the fundamentals all the way up to the little details of what it takes to perform at a high level. 

A.J. grew up in San Diego county, where he took up the sport of baseball at age 8. At his first practice he was hit in the face with one of the first throws to him. Not to be discouraged, he continued on to get a little bit better every day and made the 9 year old all-star team the following season. 

Griffin played his high school games at Grossmont High School in La Mesa, CA where he went on to receive accolades including player of the year for San Diego county his senior year.

From there, A.J. went on to play at the University of San Diego (USD) where he was a four time All West Coast Conference selection.

While at USD, Griffin played for the collegiate national team (Team USA) in 2008, later being drafted by the Oakland Athletics in 2010.

Spending two seasons in the minor leagues, Griffin made his major league debut on June 24, 2012 against the San Francisco Giants at the Oakland Coliseum.

Griffin played for the A's from 2012-2015, afterwards signing with the Texas Rangers from 2016-2017.

Griffin started 85 MLB games between the Athletics and Rangers. Posting a record of 34-21.