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Grissom, the presumed starter, is nevertheless motivated to earn it.
“It’s great to get a clear opportunity. I kind of liked the [one I had with the Braves], too, because I like to grind, and I love the doubt,” Grissom said.
“It’s just something that drives athletes. Whatever situation I’m in, I don’t just take it as a win or anything; I feel like I still have to go out and earn everything.”
Grissom’s blue-collar mentality didn’t hurt any during his meteoric rise from Single-A Augusta in 2021 to his Major League debut on Aug. 10, 2022, when he mashed his first MLB homer … over the Green Monster at Fenway Park.
