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Jared Robert Triolo (born February 8, 1998) is an American professional baseball third baseman and second baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.

Amateur career

Triolo attended Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas, where he earned All-State honors in baseball as a senior in 2016.[1] After graduating, he enrolled at the University of Houston where he played college baseball for the Houston Cougars. In 2017 and 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star in 2018.[2][3] As a junior at Houston in 2019, Triolo slashed .332/.420/.512 with seven home runs and 44 RBIs over 56 games.[4] In college he played 164 games at third base, 15 games in right field, and three games at shortstop.[5]

After the season, he was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the 72nd overall selection in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[6] He signed for $870,700.[7]

Professional career

Triolo made his professional debut with the West Virginia Black Bears of the Low–A New York–Penn League where he batted .239 with two home runs and 34 RBIs over sixty games, in which he played 41 games at third base and 17 games at shortstop.[5][8] He did not play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] He played the 2021 season with the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the High-A East, slashing .304/.369/.480 with 15 home runs, 42 RBIs, 29 doubles, and 25 stolen bases over 108 games, in which he played 102 games at third base and five games at shortstop.[10] He was awarded a Minor League Gold Glove for his defense at third base.[11] He was assigned to the Altoona Curve of the Double-A Eastern League for the 2022 season.[12] Over 112 games, Triolo slashed .282/.376/.419 with nine home runs, 39 RBIs, and 24 stolen bases, in which he played 87 games at third base, 17 games at shortstop, and seven games in center field.[13]

On November 15, 2022, the Pirates selected Triolo's contract and added him to the 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[14] Triolo was optioned to the Indianapolis Indians of the Triple-A International League to begin the 2023 season.[15] On March 27, 2023, it was announced that Triolo would undergo surgery to address a fractured hamate bone in one of his wrists and miss multiple months in recovery.[16] Once he returned, Triolo played in 41 games split between the Single–A Bradenton Marauders and Indianapolis, hitting a cumulative .309/.412/.463 with 1 home run, 24 RBI, and 8 stolen bases, playing 32 games at third base, 16 games at shortstop, nine games at second base, and three games at first base.[5] On June 27, he was promoted to the major leagues for the first time following an injury to Ke'Bryan Hayes.[17]

References

  1. ^ "TSWA Class 6A All-State Baseball Team". Longview News-Journal.
  2. ^ "#15 Jared Triolo – Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "#31 Jared Triolo – Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "Five takeaways from the Pirates' Day 1 draft haul". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  5. ^ a b c "Jared Triolo Amateur, College & Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  6. ^ Wyatt, Matt (June 4, 2019). "Pirates pick UH's Jared Triolo in second round". Chron.
  7. ^ "Pirates sign six more draft picks; seven total under contract". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  8. ^ "Pirates Pipeline: Odd offseason competitions helped fuel Jared Triolo to breakout season".
  9. ^ Wagner, James (June 30, 2020). "Minor League Baseball Season is Canceled for the First Time". The New York Times.
  10. ^ "Pittsburgh Steelers, Penguins, Pirates News, Live Coverage | DK Pittsburgh Sports".
  11. ^ "After Gold Glove season, Pirates third-base prospect Jared Triolo hungry for additional success". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  12. ^ @YoungBucsPIT (April 7, 2022). "The Young Bucs take the field this week!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ "Jared Triolo Stats, Fantasy & News".
  14. ^ "Pirates set 40-man roster". MLB.com.
  15. ^ "Pirates' Jared Triolo: Optioned to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  16. ^ "Pirates' Jared Triolo: Wrist surgery on tap". cbssports.com. March 27, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  17. ^ "Pirates' Jared Triolo: Promoted to majors". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
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