Pittsburgh Pirates Prospects: Termarr Johnson Low-A Debut & More

Jul 29, 2022; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates first round pick Termarr Johnson and fourth overall player drafted in the 2022 MLB Draft takes batting practice before the Pirates host the Philadelphia Phillies at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 29, 2022; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates first round pick Termarr Johnson and fourth overall player drafted in the 2022 MLB Draft takes batting practice before the Pirates host the Philadelphia Phillies at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jul 29, 2022; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington (left) presents a jersey to Termarr Johnson the Pirates first round draft pick and fourth overall player drafted in the 2022 MLB Draft at an introductory press conference before the Pirates host the Philadelphia Phillies at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 29, 2022; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington (left) presents a jersey to Termarr Johnson the Pirates first round draft pick and fourth overall player drafted in the 2022 MLB Draft at an introductory press conference before the Pirates host the Philadelphia Phillies at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports /

2022 first-round pick Termarr Johnson makes his Low-A debut in a losing effort for the Marauders

With the fourth overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft the Pittsburgh Pirates selected infielder Termarr Johnson. Despite being a prep bat, Johnson was viewed as possibly the best pure hitter in the draft and a prospect that could climb through the Pirate farm system in a hurry.

Wednesday night the 18-year-old Johnson made his Low-A debut with the Bradenton Marauders. Playing second base and batting sixth, Johnson went 1-for-4 at the plate. This came in an 11-6 loss for the Marauders against the Dunedin Blue Jays, dropping Bradenton to 60-55 on the season.

Another 2022 draft pick, right fielder Tres Gonzalez, went 2-for-5 with a run scored and two RBI. Center fielder Sergio Campana was 1-for-4 with a two-run home run, giving him 6 home runs on the season. Shortstop Tsung-Che Cheng went 0-for-3, but drew a pair of walks and scored two runs. Designated hitter Juan Jerez also drove in a run.

Anthony Solometo started for the Marauders and continued to pitch well. The 19-year-old lefty allowed a run on one hit, two walks and six strikeouts in 4 innings pitched. Solometo now owns a 3.05 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 38.1 innings pitched this season.

After Solometo, things went sideways for Marauder pitching. Sergio Umana allowed 5 runs on five hits and a walk in 2 innings pitched. After Cy Nielson pitched a scoreless 7th inning, Jack Hartman walked three batters and allowed a hit without recording an out, leading to him allowing 4 runs before Carlos Campos cleaned the inning up.

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Bradenton also completed their suspended game from Tuesday night. In this contest, the Marauders came out on top 5-1. Darvin Garcia pitched 2.1 innings for the Marauders allowing a run and Wilkin Ramos got the final two outs of the game.