The Pittsburgh Pirates have placed relief pitcher Yerry De Los Santos on the 60-day Injured List, ending his rookie season. To take his place on the 26-man roster, right-handed pitcher Austin Brice has been added to the 40-man roster and called up to the Pirates.
De Los Santos finishes the season with a 4.91 ERA in 25.2 innings, with a 1.29 WHIP, 26 strikeouts and three saves. His ERA before his last outing was 3.51 for the season, so he has pitching better than those numbers indicate. According to the Pirates, he suffered a right shoulder latissimus dorsi muscle strain.
Brice allowed two runs over 3.2 innings with the Pirates earlier this year. He was DFA’d and returned to Triple-A Indianapolis, where he had a 4.41 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 41 strikeouts in 34.2 innings. The 30-year-old has pitched 142 games in the majors over seven seasons.
