Griffin Conine #18

Selected in the second round (No. 52 overall) of the 2018 MLB Draft out of Duke University by the Toronto Blue Jays... signed with the Blue Jays on June 20, 2018 for $1.35 million... previously selected by the Miami Marlins in the 31st round (No. 926 overall) of the 2015 MLB Draft but did not sign... is the son of Jeff Conine, who became known as "Mr. Marlin" while winning a pair of World Series with the franchise... traded to the Marlins as the player to be named in an August 2020 trade for Jonathan Villar... has a track record of hitting for power, leading the Cape Cod League with nine homers in 2017 and the Single-A Midwest League with 22 in his first full pro season before ranking second in the Minors with 36 in 2021... was suspended for 50 games after the 2018 season when, as the Blue Jays No. 18 prospect, he tested positive for the stimulant Ritalinic Acid... spent most of the 2018 season with Class A Short Season Vancouver, hitting .238/.309/.427 with seven homers over 55 games for the Canadians... was named a Northwest League All-Star in 2018 and earned Midwest League All-Star honors in 2019 with Lansing and 2021 with Beloit after missing the 2020 season due to the Covid-19 pandemic... voted an MiLB.com Marlins Organization All-Star in 2021... ranked as the Marlins' No. 24 prospect as of August 2022.

Spent three seasons at Duke, where in 2018 he became the first Blue Devil to record double-digit home runs in back-to-back seasons since former Oakland Athletic Nate Freiman (2008-09)... in 2018 he became the 17th player in Duke history to total 20-plus career home runs... competed in the 2017 College Home Run Derby July 1 in Omaha, Neb... in 2017 he played for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League over the summer and was named to the Cape Cod League All-Star Game... earned the CCBL's Robert A. McNeece Award, given to the league's top pro prospect as voted on my Major League Baseball scouts... appeared in 35 games as a freshman at Duke in 2016... in 2016, he spent the summer with the La Crosse Loggers of the Northwoods League and was named to the 2016 Perfect Game/Rawlings Second Team Collegiate All-American after leading the Northwoods League with 16 home runs in 58 games... majored in visual arts

Prior to Duke, he played three seasons at Pine Crest School in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida... hit .341 with eight home runs and 27 RBI as a senior... also played for the South Florida Elite travel team... father, Jeff Conine, was a two-time MLB all-star and played 17 seasons with six teams (Kansas City Royals, Florida Marlins, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds and New York Mets), winning two World Series titles with the Marlins in 1997 and 2003... has one brother (Tucker) and one sister (Sierra)... hometown in Weston, Florida

High School honors:

• No. 402 overall prospect in the 2015 class by Perfect Game
• 2015 Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-America honors
• Florida – All-Region Second Team
• Sun Sentinel and Miami Herald first team all-county honors in 2015
• Broward High School Hitter of the Year in 2014
• All-district and all-county in 2014
• Perfect Game All-Tournament Team at the Florida State Finals
• Participated in the Perfect Game National Showcase