Jack Brannigan #76

Jack Thomas Brannigan...Is a 2019 graduate of Marist High School in Chicago, where he hit .430 during his senior season...Was ranked No. 164 among the top 250 draft prospects by MLB Pipeline when the Pirates selected him from the University of Notre Dame...Was named to the All-ACC Academic team in both 2021 and 2022...Played and started 56 games at third base, while also making 11 appearances (one start) on the mound in 2022 with Notre Dame...Led the Fighting Irish in doubles (15) and finished second in both hits (62) and home runs (12) in 2022...Took home third-team All-American honors from Perfect Game in 2022...Hit the go-ahead home run in Notre Dame’s 7-3 comeback win over #1 Tennessee on 6/12/22, helping the program clinch its third all-time trip to the College World Series...His father (‘90), grandfather (’61) and uncle ('86) attended Notre Dame, with his father (track and field) and grandfather (baseball) competing athletically at the school...Attended the CFP National Championship Game in Atlanta this past Jan. 20 (Notre Dame/Ohio State).

2024

Was a non-roster invitee with the Pirates in Spring Training...Spent entire season with Greensboro, where he made 40 starts at shortstop, 24 at third base and five at second base...Also made seven starts as the DH...Homered in back-to-back games on 4/24-25...Was placed on the 7-day injured list on 6/7...Was reinstated on 6/18...Connected for a grand slam on 6/29 at Jersey Shore...Homered in three straight games from 6/29 thru 7/1...Hit two home runs on 7/9 vs. Winston-Salem...Went 3-for-4 with a double, homer and four RBI on 7/25 vs. Asheville...Finished tied for the most RBI (20) and tied for second in home runs (seven) in the South Atlantic League in July...Was placed on the 7-day injured list on 7/27 with a left shoulder injury...Returned to action on 9/4...Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a homer on 9/6 vs. Bowling Green...Went 10-for-20 with three doubles, a triple, three home runs and seven RBI in his final five games.

2023

Hit a combined .275 (85-for-309) with four doubles, three triples, 19 home runs, 54 RBI and a .914 OPS in 87 games between Bradenton and Greensboro...Finished fourth among Pirates Minor Leaguers in home runs...Entered the season rated by Baseball America as having the “Best Infield Arm” in Pittsburgh’s minor league system…Made 47 appearances (43 starts) at third base, 27 appearances (24 starts) at shortstop and 11 appearances (11 starts) at second base between Bradenton and Greensboro…Was on the seven-day injured list from 4/15 to 5/18…Homered five times in six games from 6/4-9…Recorded his first career multi-homer game along with a career-high six RBI on 6/6 vs. Dunedin…Went 10-for-32 (.375) during his final 10 games with Bradenton…Was promoted to Greensboro on 7/21… Went deep in five straight games from 8/6-11, which was the longest streak among all players at the High-A level for the season...Knocked in a run in eight straight games from 8/6-15, the longest streak in the South Atlantic League for the season…Hit 12 home runs while compiling a .987 OPS beginning with his Greensboro debut on 7/22 through the end of the season, which ranked second in the South Atlantic League in both categories…Hit .177 (14-for-79) with four doubles, a triple, four home runs and 12 RBI in 23 games while playing for Surprise during the Arizona Fall League.