According to Kevin Newman on Twitter, he has been promoted to Altoona. He returned to action a few days ago from an eye injury caused by a hit-by-pitch. While he was out for 19 days total, the Pirates promoted Cole Tucker to Bradenton to play shortstop. Once Newman returned, it was inevitable that his stint with Bradenton would be short and he tore the cover off the ball in his three games back, collecting a four-hit game and then driving in five runs last last.
Newman leaves the FSL with a .366 average, tops in the leagues, and tops among all Pirates. Bradenton just went on their All-Star break, so while this means he will miss participating in that game, it also means he won’t have the next three days off.
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