Grissom will start at second base and bat third in Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports. The 25-year-old will occupy a prominent spot in the order for the series finale while the White Sox send lefty Noah Schultz to the hill. While Grissom has been a regular presence in the lineup against lefties since being activated from the injured list April 11, he's starting to gain some traction in the lineup against right-handed pitching, too. Grissom has started at second base over Adam Frazier in three of the Angels' last four matchups with righties and is holding down a .280/.356/.420 slash line with a 7:4 BB:K over 59 plate appearances on the season. Grissom hasn't yet produced much in the way of counting statistics with one home run, zero steals, seven RBI and six runs in 17 games, but the excellent approach he's displayed at the plate could lead to better production in a near-everyday role.
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Vaughn Grissom Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/11W 8-4100000000030003/9W 2-0100000001120003/8W 10-7300000000140003/7L 7-1302200000040023/5L 16-11301100000010013/2W 5-4100000002010003/1L 4-3411000120030042/27W 4-3200000000010002/26W 5-4300000000010002/24L 7-5211100001031012/22W 10-940000000005000
Preseason Totals 2725400124228108 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB5/8L 2-0101010000020025/6W 8-2300000001050005/5W 4-3300000000010005/3L 5-1300000001060005/2W 4-3501100020040014/29L 3-2411000110020044/28L 5-2200000000040004/27L 8-7412110010060034/25L 12-1403210000020044/24L 6-3412020000040044/22W 7-3401100010050014/21L 4-2000000011010004/19L 2-1100000000030004/18L 4-1100000001020004/16W 11-4411100011050014/14W 7-1312200002060024/12W 9-6411100000060014/11L 7-330000000102000
Regular Season Totals 536159501780660023
Vaughn Grissom Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 17150.2789508000230.359Home 0420.095200400020.231Away 13130.3947504000210.447Day 1340.154300400070.267Night 04110.3936504000160.441April 15130.3428406000200.413May 0220.125110200030.222Opponent vs NYY 0 1 3 0.429 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0.600 vs NYM 0 2 1 0.111 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.200 vs KC 0 0 5 0.625 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.625 vs CWS 1 2 3 0.188 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 0.222 vs CIN 0 0 1 0.143 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.250 vs TOR 0 2 2 0.400 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.429 vs SD 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.333 Venue @ Chicago 1 2 3 0.300 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.273 @ Kansas City 0 0 5 0.625 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.625 @ Los Angeles 0 4 2 0.095 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0.231 @ Toronto 0 0 1 1.000 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.000 @ New York 0 1 3 0.429 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0.600 @ Cincinnati 0 0 1 0.143 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.250
Vaughn Grissom Player Profile
Career History
Vaughn Grissom: Breaking News
Swats first homer of 2026
Grissom went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 3-2 extra-inning loss to the White Sox. The 25-year-old infielder got his first start of the season against a right-handed pitcher, getting the nod at first base in place of a resting Nolan Schanuel, and Grissom took advantage by driving an Erick Fedde sweeper over the left-field fence in the seventh inning. Grissom's slashing an impressive .342/.413/.526 through 13 games since coming off the IL with four doubles, one homer, five RBI and six runs, and if he continues to show he can be more than a short-side platoon option, he could begin to push Adam Frazier aside at second base and stake a claim to the starting job.
Filling short side of platoon
Grissom will start at second base and bat third in Monday's game against the White Sox, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports. Grissom is coming off a big weekend series in Kansas City, where he went 5-for-8 with three doubles and one run while starting in two of the three contests. Both of those starts came against left-handed pitching, and he'll remain in the lineup Monday while Chicago sends southpaw Anthony Kay to the bump. Grissom looks poised to continue holding down the short side of a platoon at the keystone with Adam Frazier.