Another Young Buc is preparing to make his major league debut.
Outfielder Canaan Smith-Njigba is being promoted from Triple-A Indianapolis to join the Pittsburgh Pirates in St. Louis.
Dave Williams of Barstool Sports was first to draw attention to Smith-Njigba’s potential recall and has been confirmed by various Pirates beat writers including Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Alex Stumpf of DK Pittsburgh Sports.
Mackey is also reporting that utility player Hoy Park is uniting with Smith-Njigba from Indianapolis to the big leagues.
Smith-Njigba, 23, hit .277 with 15 doubles, 3 triples, 1 home run, and 19 runs batted in through 52 games in 2021.