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D-backs prospect pops 4 HRs in one game -- starting in 5th inning

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 8:54 p.m. ET

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If Arizona Diamondbacks minor leaguer Jon Griffin is trying to impress the big club, Wednesday was a heck of a way to do it.

The Double-A Mobile BayBears slugger finally flashed some power after hitting just five homers in 39 games this season.

And, boy, did he ever flash some power, launching four home runs -- two solo, one two-run and one three-run -- in a 17-7 win over the Tennessee Smokies.

Not impressed yet? Well, consider this: He didn't hit his first dinger of the night until the fifth inning.

The Baybears scored 11 runs over the final five innings, giving Griffin plenty of opportunities to take his hacks at the plate.

Griffin, a 6-foot-6 first baseman who was taken in the 21st round of the 2011 draft, finished the night going 5-for 6, with 7 RBI.

For the season, he entered the game batting .261 with five homers. Wednesday's barrage put a dent in both of those numbers.

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