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Pirates Activate Francisco Cervelli from Disabled List; Option A.J. Schugel

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The Pittsburgh Pirates activated Francisco Cervelli from the 7-day disabled list on Wednesday afternoon and he is starting tonight’s game behind the plate. The Pirates sent down right-handed reliever A.J. Schugel to make room for Cervelli on the active roster. For the time being, they will carry three catchers, although that could be short-lived. Prior to this move, they were carrying eight arms in the bullpen.

Cervelli ended up missing the minimum amount of time after going on the disabled list on June 7th. Schugel did not get into a game after being recalled on June 10th.

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John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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