Jackson Flora‘s Double-A debut couldn’t have gone any better, aside from the game’s result.The Giants’ top pitching prospect joined the Richmond Flying Squirrels for the Eastern League Division Series, started the elimination game and pitched two perfect innings, striking out four on Thursday at CarMax Park in Richmond, Va. 6 up, 6 down as Jackson Flora spins two perfect frames in his Double-A debut
The No. 4 overall pick in the 2026 Draft (@SFGiants) strikes out four in a playoff game, his first start above Single-A. pic.twitter.com/HeLCRPxD6d
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) September 18, 2026 Despite Flora’s electrifying outing, the Flying Squirrels lost 5-3 to the Erie SeaWolves in Game 2 of the best-of-three series, ending Richmond’s 2026 MILB season.
Flora needed just 28 pitches (19 strikes) to get through the six batters he faced.
The Giants started the 21-year-old former UC Santa Barbara star with the Single-A San Jose Giants and Flora pitched one scoreless inning for them before their season ended. The organization tested the college standout...