The Pittsburgh Pirates will promote shortstop Konnor Griffin, baseball’s top prospect, to their big league roster, they announced Thursday.
Griffin, 19, joined the Pirates as the No. 9 overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft. He hit .336 with 21 home runs, 26 doubles, 95 RBIs and 68 stolen bases over the first 127 minor league appearances..
Griffin went 7 for 16 with three doubles and three stolen bases over his first five appearances this season for the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians.
The 2025 Minor League Baseball Player of the Year is now on track to join the Pirates’ lineup for a game against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday in Pittsburgh.
The first pitch for the Pirates’ 2026 home opener is set for 4:12 p.m. EDT at PNC Park.
The Pirates (3-3) are in a three-way tie with the Chicago Cubs (3-3) and Cincinnati Reds (3-3) for third place in the National League Central.
They are two games behind the division-leading Milwaukee Brewers (5-1) and one game back of the second-place St. Louis Cardinals (4-2).
Jared Triolo started at shortstop in five of the Pirates’ first six games. The Pirates started Nick Gonzales at the position during an 8-3 win over the Reds on Tuesday in Cincinnati.
Triolo went 3 for 20 (.150) to start the 2026 season. Gonzalez, who also plays second and third base, went 9 for 27 (.333) with two doubles, five RBIs and a stolen base.
