PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates have waited patiently, but their star rookie is finally coming back to play for them once again.The Pirates will activate shortstop Konnor Griffin from the 10-day injured list ahead of their series opener vs. the Cincinnati Reds at PNC Park on June 26, per Aiden Stepansky of MLB.com. The Pirates also put a picture up of Griffin on their Twitter, showing him in uniform and with the caption, "Tonight 👀"Griffin went on the 10-day injured list back on May 31 with a right forearm flexor strain, which prevented him from playing shortstop and forced him and the Pirates to make a plan for him to get his throwing arm back in good shape.He could still hit and run for the Pirates, which he did for two games vs. the Minnesota Twins on May 29 and May 30 at PNC park, but they shut him down to properly heal his arm, so that he could heal the best way he could and play shortstop when he returned.Griffin most recently played a game at Double-A Altoona on June 24 for a rehab assignment, where he featured at shortstop for seven innings, while also hitting an RBI-triple and a two-run home run.Make sure to visit Pirates OnSI for the latest news, updates, interviews and insight on the Pittsburgh Pirates!Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow