The Pittsburgh Pirates just drafted a guy with a very familiar name. The newest Pirates pick: Jared Jones, out of LSU. Not to be confused with right-handed pitcher Jared Jones, who has already shown he might be an MLB star before getting injured.

Jones, a junior from Marietta, Ga., was a 2025 First-Team All-American and Second-Team All-SEC selection, as he hit .323 (90-for-279) on the year with 15 doubles, 22 homers, 76 RBI and 66 runs. He finished No.

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted a player in the ninth round who may sound familiar. They selected Jared Jones, a first baseman out of Louisiana State University.

LSU baseball first basemen Jared Jones was drafted on Monday. He'll join former teammate Paul Skenes in the Pirates org.

What Pirates first-round pick Seth Hernandez said of his relationship with the Bucs starter, plus playing with Paul Skenes along with his stuff

Jared Jones, who followed in Paul Skenes' footsteps by helping LSU win the MCWS, is set to join a Pirates farm system that already developed RHP Jared Jones.

Here's every Tiger who heard their name called in the 2025 MLB Draft: Kade Anderson was a candidate to ... Ethan Frey, Daniel Dickinson and Jared Jones were the first three position players taken off the board for LSU. I was excited to see Frey go in ...