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Pirates Activate Tucupita Marcano; DFA Yu Chang

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The Pittsburgh Pirates activated IF/OF Tucupita Marcano from the COVID-19 IL prior to Thursday’s game at PNC Park against the Milwaukee Brewers. To open up a spot on the roster, infielder Yu Chang was designated for assignment.

Marcano last played on June 15th, though he played two rehab games prior to returning to the majors. He was hitting .262/.318/.410 in 19 games with the Pirates at the time of his IL placement.

Chang was picked up from Cleveland on May 30th. He struggled through 18 games with the Pirates, hitting .167/.286/.262 with 18 strikeouts in 49 plate appearances. Prior to joining the Pirates, he was 0-for-10 with seven strikeouts for Cleveland.

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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