Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin is already in the discussion for international play

Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin is already in the discussion for international play

He hasn’t played a game in the major leagues yet, but ESPN and the Philadelphia Inquirer are already forecasting Konnor Griffin’s place on...

Pirates' Konnor Griffin Has Nothing Left To Prove

Back on November 18th, 2025, ESPN’s Jeff Passan dropped an earth-shattering article in relation to the Pittsburgh Pirates. In this story, Passan first tied the Pirates to Kyle Schwarber, which obviously became the biggest headline from the article. However, one of the biggest pieces of information in this article slipped through the cracks when it was dropped: The Pirates were considering giving teenage phenom Konnor Griffin a chance to earn a s…