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Pirates Promote Nick Kingham; Enny Romero to Disabled List

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The Pittsburgh Pirates have officially recalled right-handed pitcher Nick Kingham, who is starting today’s game. To make room for him on the active roster, left-handed pitcher Enny Romero has been designated for assignment.

Kingham will be making his Major League debut today. This morning, Tim Williams wrote The Book on Nick Kingham, detailing everything you need to know about his path to the big leagues.

Romero was picked up off waivers from the Washington Nationals on April 14th. He has pitched just twice for the Pirates since then, allowing five runs (two earned) on seven hits and three walks (two intentional), with two strikeouts, in four innings. The 27-year-old southpaw also made two appearances with the Nationals, allowing three runs over two innings.

UPDATE 5:08 PM: Enny Romero could not be designated for assignment because he was injured in his last appearance according to his agent. Instead, he has been placed on the disabled list.

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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