Konnor Pilkington, full name Konnor Chase Pilkington is known to be an American-born professional baseball player who plays as a pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians baseball team.
Konnor was born to Mitzy and Ron Pilkington on September 12, 1997, in Mississippi in the United States of America. He had his high school baseball career at East Central High School in Moss Point, Mississippi. After high school, he enrolled at the Mississippi State University to play college baseball. He also played the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Brewster Whitecaps before he graduated from the University.
He was named a Preseason All-American Second Team by Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, NCBWA, and Perfect Game and a Third Team Preseason All-American by D1 Baseball. During the 2018 MLB draft, he was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the third round of the draft. He agreed to play for them and signed for a $650,000 signing bonus.
He made his professional debut that year with the Rookie-level Arizona League White Sox and was later promoted to the Great Falls Voyagers of the Rookie Advanced Pioneer League. He spent the 2019 season with the Kannapolis Intimidators of the Class A South Atlantic League but was promoted during the season to the Winston-Salem Dash of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League.
He didn’t play in 2020 as the season was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He played for the Birmingham Barons of the Double-A South in 2021 and in July 2021, the White Sox traded him to the Cleveland Indians. Konnor made his MLB debut on April 15, 2022, for the Cleveland Guardians.
Does Konnor Pilkington Have Any Kids?
Konnor Pilkington currently does not have any children.