Konnor Chase Pilkington (born September 12, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Washington Nationals organization.
Pilkington attended East Central High School in Moss Point, Mississippi.
[1] In June 2014, at the age of 16, he committed to Mississippi State University to play college baseball.
[13] Pilkington began 2019 with the Kannapolis Intimidators of the Class A South Atlantic League in their starting rotation.
[14] After going 1–0 with a 1.62 ERA in six starts, Pilkington was promoted to the Winston-Salem Dash of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League with whom he finished the year.
[18] On July 29, 2021, the White Sox traded Pilkington to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for César Hernández.
[23] On April 14, Pilkington was optioned to Triple-A without making an appearance for the big league club.
He briefly became a phantom ballplayer until he was recalled to the major league roster and made his MLB debut the following day.