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Pirates Activate Starling Marte, Place Pedro Alvarez on the Bereavement List

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The Pittsburgh Pirates have recalled outfielder Starling Marte and have placed Pedro Alvarez on the bereavement list, according to a team press release. Last night, Ryan Palencer wrote about how Marte wasn’t experiencing any setbacks in his rehab. He played center field yesterday for Indianapolis, and is expected to take over in center field for Pittsburgh with Andrew McCutchen expected to go on the disabled list. No word yet on McCutchen’s status. Dejan Kovacevic is reporting that the injury is not an oblique injury, which is different than what we’ve previously heard.

Pedro Alvarez going to the bereavement list should mean that Travis Snider will get the bulk of McCutchen’s playing time while he is out. I wrote about McCutchen’s potential replacements last night, noting that Snider’s recent success made him the best option, with the best backup plan being Alvarez returning to third base and Josh Harrison going to the outfield.

Tim Williams
Tim Williams
Tim is the owner, producer, editor, and lead writer of PiratesProspects.com. He has been running Pirates Prospects since 2009, becoming the first new media reporter and outlet covering the Pirates at the MLB level in 2011 and 2012. His work can also be found in Baseball America, where he has been a contributor since 2014 and the Pirates' correspondent since 2019.

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