Bubba Chandler is kind of like the person who juggled part-time jobs until they finally found full-time work. The Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed pitching prospect became a full-time pitcher last season after spending his first full year in professional baseball in 2022 as a two-way player in which he pitched and played shortstop.
Pirates minor league affiliates went 2-4 on the day, with the Indianapolis Indians and Altoona Curve both playing seven-inning doubleheaders to make up rainouts earlier in the week.
In Pittsburgh’s corral of pitching prospects, Bubba Chandler has quickly made a name for himself. On this edition of the Pirates Prospect Updates, we take a look at yet another young pitcher who is looking to join the ranks in Pittsburgh, as Bubba Chandler continues to work his way towards the Majors.
This is one in a series of stories breaking down PBN’s Top 30 Pittsburgh Pirates prospects. The sports world is churning out more and more multi-talented athletes.
The much anticipated Double-A debut of Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Bubba Chandler could not have gone better for the Georgia native. Through five innings, Chandler mowed down the Harrisburg lineup and allowed only one hit, no runs, no walks, and struck out eight. At times, Chandler bumped his four-seam up to 97 mph.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted right-handed pitching prospect Bubba Chandler to Double-A Altoona. The club drafted Chandler, 20, as a two-way player out of high school in the third round of the 2021 draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates promoted pitching prospect Bubba Chandler to Double-A Altoona on Wednesday, according to the minor league club's official transaction log.
The Pittsburgh Pirates may have had an exciting game against the St. Louis Cardinals, but there was plenty of excitement to go around in their farm system.
It was the Bubba Chandler show as one of the top Pittsburgh Pirates’ prospects shoved in his last start on Tuesday night. The young right-hander went seven innings and gave up four hits and no earned runs.
The Pirates drafted right-handed pitcher Bubba Chandler as a two-way player, giving him the opportunity to take the mound and play shortstop with the Bradenton
Pirates minor league affiliates went 2-2 on Sunday with promising development from Bubba Chandler in Greensboro, and continued lights-out hitting from Josiah Sightler in Bradenton.
After having the day off on Monday, Pirates minor league affiliates went 3-1 on Tuesday night. Second baseman Termarr Johnson hit an RBI double after leaving Single-A Bradenton’s Sunday game early, and right-handed pitcher Bubba Chandler had one of his best starts of a difficult season. Here are the notable performances from Tuesday.
Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Bubba Chandler turned in his best performance of the year for High-A Greensboro as the Grasshoppers picked up their 12th win on the year.
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