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Konnor Griffin's Pirates call-up joins most hyped recent MLB debuts - ESPN

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ESPN.com Apr 3, 2026, 09:00 AM ET Welcome to the show, Konnor Griffin. On Friday, the sport's No. 1 prospect will make his major league debut when the Pittsburgh Pirates host the Baltimore Orioles at PNC Park. According to ESPN Research, Griffin, 19, is set to be the first position player to make his MLB debut as a teenager since Juan Soto in 2018, and the first teenager to suit up for the Pirates since Aramis Ramírez in 1998. Needless to say, Griffin's first big league outing will come with considerable fanfare. The superstar shortstop prospect arrives in the Steel City with a tremendous amount of hype -- just take it from ESPN's Kiley McDaniel's 2026 prospect rankings: "Griffin is the top prospect in baseball by a mile," McDaniel wrote in January .…

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