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.

Brenden Dixon, SS , 20th round
6-foot-1, 205 pounds; Weatherford (TX) College; Assigned to Florida Complex League

Hit .335 (53-for-158) with 12 doubles, 10 home runs, 39 RBI and seven stolen bases in 2021 at Weatherford College...Played in 14 games during the abbreviated 2020 season for the University of Texas...Hit .353 with 48 RBI while being named a second-team all-state selection in 2019 for Argyle (TX) High School...Was rated by Perfect Game as the No. 11 second baseman in Texas and the No. 60 overall prospect in the state among the class of 2019...His Argyle baseball team won back-to-back state championships in 2018 and 2019...Was named the District MVP as a junior and all-district, all-area and all-state as a junior and senior...Represented the Texas Rangers in the 2018 Area Code Games...Was a four-year letterman in football at Argyle, where he was named second-team all-state as a senior and earned all-district honors in each of his four seasons...Was signed by Pirates scout John Lombardo.

The Pirates have now signed eight players from the 2021 draft.