MLB's top prospect Konnor Griffin set to make major league debut at just 19 years old

Major League Baseball's apical imaginable has arrived.

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced connected Thursday that shortstop Konnor Griffin volition marque his large league debut successful the team’s location opener against the Baltimore Orioles connected Friday.

Griffin, who turns 20 connected April 24, was selected with the No. 9 wide prime successful the 2024 MLB Amateur Draft from Jackson Preparatory School successful Flowood, Mississippi.

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Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin celebrates aft hitting a two-run location tally against the St. Louis Cardinals during the archetypal inning astatine Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium successful Jupiter, Florida, connected March 1, 2026. (Sam Navarro/Imagn Images)

Griffin began his insignificant league vocation successful 2025, spending 50 games successful Low-A (Bradenton), 51 games successful High-A (Greensboro), and ending with 21 games successful Double-A (Altoona). Across 122 insignificant league games, Griffin deed .333 with 21 location runs and 94 RBI and 65 stolen bases.

The Mississippi autochthonal impressed successful outpouring grooming this year, hitting 4 location runs successful 16 games.

Despite his awesome outpouring grooming showing, the Pirates sent Griffin down to Triple-A to statesman the season. However, Griffin continued his blistery hitting with 7 hits successful 16 at-bats and 3 stolen bases, prompting the squad to telephone him up.

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Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin returns to the dugout during the 2nd inning against the St. Louis Cardinals astatine Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium successful Jupiter, Florida, connected March 1, 2026. (Sam Navarro/Imagn Images)

If Griffin remains connected the squad for the remainder of the play and plays well, the Pirates tin beryllium rewarded. In 2022, The Prospect Promotion Incentive was established to discourage work clip manipulation truthful teams would not clasp apical prospects successful the minors.

If the apical imaginable accrues a afloat twelvemonth of service-time and wins Rookie of the Year oregon finishes apical 3 successful MVP/Cy Young voting, the squad gets an other draught prime astatine the extremity of the archetypal round.

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Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Konnor Griffin bats during the 4th inning against the Toronto Blue Jays astatine LECOM Park successful Bradenton, Florida, connected March 21, 2026. (Kim Klement Neitzel/Imagn Images)

The Atlanta Braves got a compensatory prime erstwhile catcher Drake Baldwin won National League Rookie of the Year past season. The Pirates anticipation Griffin volition marque an instant interaction with the anticipation being that it mightiness effect successful an other first-round prime for them.

The Pirates (3-3) play the Orioles (3-3) connected Friday astatine 4:12 p.m. ET.

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