Jason Grilli, the one-time Baldwinsville Bee, left Central New York to pitch in 595 big-league games, winning or saving 113 of them (and striking out 694 batters in 685 innings along the way).

But perhaps more impressive than Jason’s steady production was his endless perseverance. Bulging disc . . . fractured elbow . . . Tommy John surgery . . . ripped Achilles tendon . . . torn quad tendon . . .  ruptured kneecap.  Grilli endured all of those injuries (and more) and triumphed over each.

It takes talent, of course, to pitch in all or parts of 15 big-league seasons as Jason Grilli did.  It also takes grit.  And Jason, the starter-turned-reliever who made his way onto the cover of Sports Illustrated while starring for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2013, displayed both.

The physical setbacks surely took their toll, but they only made Grilli’s views from the baseball mountaintop that much more magnificent. And, oh, they were all of that.

He pitched the ninth inning in the 2013 All-Star Game . . . and held the American League scoreless. He pitched in six postseason playoff series . . . and didn’t yield a run in 12 appearances against the Yankees, Athletics, Cardinals, Royals, Rangers and Indians. He pitched in one World Series . . . and did not allow St. Louis a hit in his two stints.

So, Grilli — who debuted at the age of 23 with the Florida Marlins in 2000 and threw his last  big-league pitch at the age of 40 for the Texas Rangers in 2017 — overcame all those injuries and accomplished quite a bit on the mound.

He was just as impressive, however, out of uniform, a point underscored by the Atlanta Braves in 2015 when they named Grilli their nominee for the prestigious Roberto Clemente Award, given each year to that Major League Baseball player who best represents the sport on and off the field, including sportsmanship and community involvement.

Sure, Jason — the son of former big-leaguer Steve Grilli (and Kathy) — had a big right arm, which is why the San Francisco Giants selected him out of Seton Hall University with the fourth overall pick in the 1997 baseball draft.  But he also had a big heart as he regularly read to kids at schools, visited patients in hospitals, served meals to the hungry, raised money for worthy causes (notably, the Rocky Mountain Deaf School in Denver) and worked on MLB’s “108 Stitches” campaign to “Strike Out Cancer” throughout his career.

All of this — pitching and service — has landed Grilli a deserved spot in the Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame, complete with this notable distinction: None of the other baseball inductees in our shrine has appeared in more major-league games than he has.