PITTSBRURGH — Baseball's top pitching prospect is getting called up to the majors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have decided to promote 22-year-old right hander Bubba Chandler ahead of their game Friday against the Colorado Rockies, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Bubba Chandler will be used as a bulk reliever w/ the Pirates. The team views him as a starter long term and he can get starts this year, but the club wants him to get Major League experience and this is consistent with the role/expectations of other young pitchers like Ashcraft

The Pittsburgh Pirates will recall top pitching prospect Bubba Chandler later this week, reports say. Chandler, 22, was selected by the Pirates in the third round, 72nd overall, in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.