Jack Brannigan #41

Jack Thomas Brannigan...Is a 2019 graduate of Marist (Ill.) High School, where he hit .430 and had a 1.55 ERA during his senior campaign...Attended the University of Notre Dame (Ind.) from 2020-22, where he was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Team in 2021 and 2022...Hit the go-ahead home run in the Fighting Irish’s 7-3 win over No. 1 Tennessee on June 12, 2022, helping the program clinch its third-ever trip to the College World Series...His father, John (track and field), and his grandfather, Thomas (baseball), were both athletes at Notre Dame...Was signed by Pirates scout Anthony Wycklendt.

2025

Appeared in nine spring games as a non-roster invitee...Spent the entire season with Altoona...Finished a triple shy of the cycle after going 3-for-4 with four RBI on April 16 vs. Somerset...Reached base safely in a career-high 23 straight games from April 23-May 18 (longest streak by a Curve player and the eighth-longest by any Eastern League player during the season), during which he recorded five doubles, three home runs, 12 RBI, 10 walks and 14 runs scored...Had a season-high-tying four RBI in his penultimate game on June 12 vs. Erie...Left the game on June 13 vs. Erie early after suffering an injury while diving for a grounder at shortstop...Was placed on the seven-day injured list with right shoulder discomfort on June 14...Was transferred to the full-season injured list on July 21 after undergoing season-ending shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum on July 11 (performed by Dr. Keith Meister)…Was selected to the 40-man roster on Nov. 18.

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. 

2022

Made his professional debut with the FCL Pirates in the team’s 7-6, walk-off win on Aug. 2 vs. the FCL Braves...Collected his first hit (single) on Aug. 4 at the FCL Twins...Was promoted to Bradenton on Aug. 6 and hit his first professional home run (two-run) that night at Fort Myers...Hit a combined .210 (21-for-100) over 28 games split between the two teams.