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Pirates Activate Newman from Injured List; Acquire Yohan Ramirez

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The Pittsburgh Pirates announced a group of roster moves prior to Friday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers.  Here’s a summary.

Kevin Newman is activated from the 60-day IL and joins the Pirates. He had a .250/.308/.375 slash line in 14 games for the Pirates, but a hamstring strain landed him on the 10-day IL in late April and a groin strain during his first rehab stint extended him to the 60-day IL. He has played 13 games for Indianapolis over the two rehab stints, hitting .396/.434/.458 in 53 plate appearances.

To make room on the active roster, outfielder Bligh Madris was optioned to Indianapolis. He hit .259/.286/.407 in 15 games with the Pirates.

The Pirates acquired right-handed pitcher Yohan Ramirez from Cleveland for cash considerations. He debuted in the majors with the Seattle Mariners in 2020 and he has pitched 49 games in relief over three seasons, spent mostly with Seattle. During that time, he has a 3.99 ERA in 58.2 innings, with a 5.88 FIP, a 1.30 WHIP and 72:39 SO/BB ratio. He has pitched just 10.1 innings in the majors this year and struggled with a 6.97 ERA, while doing only slightly better in the minors with a 6.06 ERA. He was optioned to Indianapolis.

To make room on the 40-man roster, Aaron Fletcher has been designated for assignment. He has similar big league results in short time as Ramirez this year, but the 26-year-old left-handed Fletcher has a 1.45 ERA in 14 appearances for Indianapolis.

Tyler Heineman remains away from the team, being transferred to the family medical emergency list. Bryse Wilson was optioned after serving as the 27th man yesterday.

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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