Cary-Grove product Priester expected to make first major-league start for Pirates on Monday

Posted July 15, 2023 3:00 pm

Mike McGraw

Cary-Grove High School graduate Quinn Priester is expected to make his MLB debut with the Pirates on Monday against Cleveland at Pittsburgh's PNC Park, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

A right-handed pitcher, Priester, 22, was a first-round pick of the Pirates, No. 18 overall, in 2019. He's gone 7-3 with a 4.31 ERA for Triple A Indianapolis this season.

Priester will be the third Pittsburgh first-round pick to make his major league debut this season, following catcher Henry Davis and infielder Nick Gonzales. The Pirates just took LSU star RHP Paul Skeans with the No. 1 pick of the 2023 MLB Draft.

Priester played tight end for Cary-Grove's 2018 state championship football team, catching a 4-yard touchdown pass in the title game win over Crete-Monee.

Cary-Grove pitcher Quinn Priester throws a fastball against Prairie Ridge during a 2019 game. The Pirates are expected to call up the former Cary-Grove pitcher to make his first major-league start on Monday against Cleveland. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com

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