Pirates promoting MLB's top prospect Griffin for home opener

The Konnor Griffin era is here for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The 19-year-old shortstop phenom is getting called up to make his MLB debut against the Baltimore Orioles for the Pirates' home opener Friday.

Griffin is the consensus No. 1 prospect in all of baseball.

Griffin was one of the last cuts during spring training but responded with a torrid start in the first five Triple-A games of his career. He went 7-for-16 with three stolen bases and five walks to earn the promotion. His latest offensive showing came after slashing .333/.415/.527 with 21 homers, 94 RBIs, and 65 steals across 122 contests between three minor-league levels in 2025.

The Pirates selected Griffin with the No. 9 pick in the 2024 draft.

Pittsburgh's front office and Griffin are also deep in extension talks, sources told Buster Onley of ESPN.

The team's offers are closer to the eight-year, $111-million deal Corbin Carroll signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks in March 2023, while Griffin's camp is looking for something similar to Roman Anthony's eight-year, $130-million pact with the Boston Red Sox, according to Olney.