Watch: Braves top prospect Vaughn Grissom homers for first major league hit

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Watch: Called-up Wednesday, Braves top prospect Vaughn Grissom homers against Red Sox for first major league hit

By Mike Santa Barbara | Last updated 8/10/22

It's been an insane 24 hours for Atlanta Braves' top prospect Vaughn Grissom.

Having already advanced from Single-A to Double-A this season, the Braves notified Grissom that he was being called up again on Tuesday. Only, this time, he was skipping Triple-A and headed right to the big leagues.

Grissom made his major league debut for the Braves Wednesday night at one of baseball's grand cathedrals, Fenway Park in Boston.

After going 0-for-2 to start the evening, Grissom had his moment in the top half of the seventh inning.

With a runner on first and the Braves leading 3-1, Grissom smashed the first pitch he saw from Red Sox reliever Darwinzon Hernandez over Fenway's Green Monster.

Vaughn Grissom's major-league career could go any which way and he'll still have this. Wow, what a moment. pic.twitter.com/NWeKwGOUr8
— Justin Toscano (@JustinCToscano) August 11, 2022

Grissom finished his home run swing with a confident bat flip. Not bad for a guy who 'couldn't even speak' after learning the news of his call-up.

"I mean, all my childhood dreams came true," Grissom told MLB.com's Molly Burkhardt before Wednesday's game. "You think you're going to react a lot easier and a lot better, and then it happened and I thought I was having a heart attack."

The Braves selected Grissom in the 11th round of the 2019 MLB draft.

In 96 games between Single-A and Double-A, Grissom batted .405/.494/.899 with 14 home runs, 67 RBI, 34 walks, and 13 stolen bases.

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