The Pittsburgh Pirates will have two top prospects playing in the top game for the best future prospects in baseball. The Natonal League revealed their roster for the 2025 All-Star Futures Game, with both High-A Greensboro shortstop/center fielder Konnor Griffin and right fielder/designated hitter Esmerlyn Valdez each making it. The Pirates took Griffin with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft out of Jackson Preparatory School in Jackson, Miss. They signed him for $6,216,600, convincing him to forgo his commitment to LSU. Griffin starred with Single-A Bradenton, slashing .338/.396/.536 for an OPS of .932, with 49 runs, 70 hits in 207 at-bats, 111 total bases, 10 doubles, two triples, nine home runs, 26 stolen bases on 30 attempts, 36 RBIs and 15 walks to 53 strikeouts in 2025.