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.

First baseman Jared Jones, who followed in Paul Skenes' footsteps by helping LSU win the Men's College World Series, is set to join a Pittsburgh Pirates farm system that already developed a pitcher named Jared Jones.

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

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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.

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