The Pittsburgh Pirates today signed the following player from the 2021 First-Year Player Draft. The announcement was made by Joe DelliCarri, Pirates Senior Director of Amateur Scouting.

Was rated by Baseball America as the 88th-best prospect (94th by MLB Pipeline) in the 2021 draft...Was rated by Perfect Game as the No. 1 player in the state of Arkansas among the class of 2021...Was a 2021 Perfect Game pre-season All-American and first-team Southeast All-Region selection...Hit .400 (36-for-90) with eight doubles, five triples, four home runs and 12 stolen bases during his senior year at Arkansas High School...Was named USA Today’s 2020-21 Player-of-the-Year in baseball...Was signed by Pirates scout Matt Bimeal