Konnor Griffin's $140 million, nine-year contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates includes a $12 million signing bonus payable over the next two years. Pittsburgh's deal with the 19-year-old shortstop, announced April 8, can increase to $150 million based on his finish in MVP voting, according ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Konnor Griffin is with the Pittsburgh Pirates for the long haul. The 19-year-old shortstop agreed to a nine-year, $140 million contract with the Pirates early Wednesday, less than a week after the former first-round pick made his major league debut. The deal, the ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The future the Pittsburgh Pirates once envisioned fully became the present on Tuesday night. Paul Skenes on the mound. Konnor Griffin at shortstop. Two first-round picks drafted a year apart — Skenes in 2023, Griffin in 2024 — who have embraced the pressure that ...
PITTSBURGH – That the Pirates home opener against the Baltimore Orioles drew a sellout, boisterous crowd of 38,986 Friday afternoon wasn't a huge surprise. The season's first game at PNC Park is annually a big event in the city regardless of the team's outlook. This one had a much ...
PITTSBURGH — Pirates fans got what they wanted, and then some, on the 25th anniversary of PNC Park. Top-prospect Konnor Griffin hit a run-scoring double in his first major league at-bat, Pittsburgh’s offense showed promise, especially from the bottom of the lineup, and Mitch Keller was ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Konnor Griffin Era will begin on Friday in Pittsburgh. A person familiar with the decision has told The Associated Press that the Pirates are calling up the 19-year-old shortstop, the consensus choice as the top prospect in baseball, before Friday's home opener ...
