Six months after his brother was named the MVP of the Rose Bowl, Canaan Smith-Njigba has his own athletic feat to call home about: he’s going to The Show.
Smith-Njigba, the older brother of star Ohio State wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, is getting called up by the Pirates for the first time in his career. Smith-Njigba is an outfielder and was hitting .277/.387/.408 in 52 games at Triple-A this season.
His younger brother took to Twitter to express his excitement about the news:
A fourth-round pick by the Yankees in 2017, Smith-Njigba was traded to Pittsburgh as part of the Jameson Taillon deal in 2019.