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Pittsburgh Pirates to promote No. 1 pitching prospect Bubba Chandler

Bubba Chandler pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates during Spring Training (2025)
Bubba Chandler pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates during Spring Training (2025)Julio Aguilar/Getty Images/AFP
The Pittsburgh Pirates are calling up top pitching prospect Bubba Chandler for Friday's matchup against the Colorado Rockies.

Chandler is ranked as the No. 1 pitching prospect (No. 7 overall) in all of baseball. 

The 22-year-old has a 4.05 earned run average through 26 starts in Triple-A this year. He's given up 95 hits and 53 walks through 100 innings while striking out 121. 

Opposing bats are hitting .250 off Chandler this year, leaving him with a less-than-favourable 1.48 WHIP. 

Chandler originally thrived in Triple-A when he was promoted last season, posting a 1.83 ERA in seven starts, striking out 54 in 39.1 innings with opposing bats hitting just .183.

Pittsburgh selected Chandler with the 72nd overall pick (third round) of the 2021 MLB Draft out of North Oconee High School in Bogart, Georgia. 

Pittsburgh recently called up MLB's No. 1 prospect Konnor Griffin to Double-A (read more here).

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