PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates star prospect Konnor Griffin has had an incredible first season of professional baseball, and people across the country are noticing how well he's played.

Baseball American listed Griffin as the second-best prospect in baseball, while MLB Pipeline moved him up from the 34th to the 13th-best prospect in baseball in their recent re-ranking.

The Pirates took Griffin with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft out of Jackson Preparatory School in Jackson, Miss. They signed him for $6,216,600, convincing him to forgo his commitment to LSU.

Griffin starred with Single-A Bradenton, slashing .338/.396/.536 for an OPS of .932, with 49 runs, 70 hits in 207 at-bats, 111 total bases, 10 doubles, two triples, nine home runs, 26 stolen bases on 30 attempts, 36 RBIs and 15 walks to 53 strikeouts in 2025.

He ranked amongst the best hitters in the Florida State League in early June, leading with 207 at-bats, plus total bases, runs, hits and batting average, second in home runs, stolen bases and slugging percentage, tied for second in RBIs and OPS and seventh in on-base percentage.

The Pirates promoted Griffin to Greensboro on June 10, and he has performed incredibly well so far in his first three weeks with the team.

He had four multi-hit games of his first five contests he played in at High-A, showing his strengths at this level, while also hitting home runs in back-to-back games against the Rome Emperors, the High-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves.