Pirates have promoted SS Matt King from High-A Greensboro to Double-A Altoona
The 2025 10th round pick from Arizona State slashed .288/.457/.303 for an OPS of .760 in 26 games at High-A this season
The Pittsburgh Pirates have announced the following roster move affecting the Bradenton Marauders.
- INF Brent Iredale active with Single-A Bradenton. Iredale will wear No. 52.
- INF Matt King active with Single-A Bradenton. King will wear No. 3.
BREAKING: Matt King has been selected 293rd overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2025 MLB Draft.
King, Co-Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, slashed .403/.464/.593 with 7 HR, 55 RBIs, and stellar defense at shortstop for ASU. Amazing transfer success story.
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OH MY GOODNESS SUN DEVILS.
Bases loaded and one out and Carlon comes in and issues the double play ball to escape it.
Devils hang on to a 4-2 lead through 8!
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.@ASU_Baseball has the most dangerous lineup in the Los Angeles Regional, leading the field in scoring (8.4 runs per game), homers (84), batting average (.317) and stolen bases (113).
The unit is led by @Big12Conference Newcomer of the Year Matt King (.405/.464/.600).
King led ASU with 27 multi-hit games in the regular season, posted the second-best batting average in the Big 12 (.401). In Conference play, he was league's leading hitter with a .424 batting average, only player to break the 50-hit mark in league play with 53 hits in 30 games.
Matt King (@mking_33) sends a solo shot to center field as ASU takes the lead over GCU 2-1.
Sun Devils by one after three innings of action here at Muni.
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