Pittsburgh Pirates 2021 Draft Prospects: RHP Will Bednar
This off-season, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Mars-native David Bednar and other prospects in a trade with the San Diego Padres for Joe Musgrove. As we head to the 2021 MLB draft in just under nine weeks, there may be another Pittsburgh-native available in round 2, Bednar's brother Will. Before David Bednar came to Pittsburgh in the Joe Musgrove deal, not much was known around Pittsburgh about the Bednar family. However, in Mars, PA., they were known for being a big baseball family, and their two sons, David and Will, were the stars of the fighting planets baseball team. David went on to play baseball at Lafayette College and was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 35th round of the 2016 MLB draft. Will Bednar followed his brother's entire professional career through the Padres system and was ecstatic when he saw that David had been traded to the Pirates. Now, five years after his brother was drafted, Will Bednar is in his first year of eligibility at Mississi...