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Bae Day: Pirates’ No. 11 prospect to join team today

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What time is it? It’s about time.

After rumors of his promotion surfaced Thursday evening, multiple outlets confirmed that infielder and Pittsburgh Pirates No. 11 prospect Ji-hwan Bae will join the team on Friday.

Ryan Palencer had the news first.

Ji-hwan Bae has been promoted and is headed to Pittsburgh.

— Ryan Palencer (@RyanPalencer) September 23, 2022

The 23-year-old middle infielder has had a successful season with Triple-A Indianapolis, slashing .283/.362/.792 in 108 games. He also added a career-high six triples and matched his career-high in home runs with eight.