Konnor Griffin is 35th Pirates player in franchise history to choose this jersey number

Konnor Griffin is 35th Pirates player in franchise history to choose this jersey number originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Konnor Griffin has arrived.

And when the No. 1 prospect in all of baseball returns to the Pittsburgh Pirates after a brief cameo at Triple-A, he'll have a new jersey number. Prospects like Griffin get weird digits in Spring Training, before they've actually secured a major league roster spot.

But upon his call-up, Griffin has been given a legitimate number, the kind that could stick with him his whole career. MORE: Terrance Gore's son honors dad with perfect first pitch Konnor Griffin jersey number Konnor Griffin is going to wear No. 6 with the Pirates.

Most notably, that was worn recently by outfielder Starling Marte. Griffin will be the 35th player in Pirates franchise history to wear 6. Pirates' history with jersey number 6 This is the full list of 35 players to wear the No.