Pittsburgh Pirates pitching prospect Bubba Chandler is getting called up from Indianapolis. He made 31 starts in Indianapolis, including all 24 this season.

Chandler is rated the No. 7 prospect by MLB.com, and the sport's top pitching prospect.

He joins a rotation featuring one of the best pitchers in baseball, and former Indianapolis Indian, Paul Skenes.

INDIANAPOLIS — Bubba Chandler's long-awaited rise from the Indianapolis Indians to the Pittsburgh Pirates has arrived.

The Pirates will select the contract of their top prospect right-handed pitcher to start Friday against the Rockies at PNC Park, a source told IndyStar.

MLB.com reported Chandler will initially be used as a bulk reliever, with the potential to earn starts over the season's final weeks. That is consistent with

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