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Pirates Lose Bligh Madris on Waivers

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The Tampa Bay Rays announced on Friday afternoon that they have claimed outfielder Bligh Madris from the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was designated for assignment three days ago when the Pirates added Luis Ortiz to the 40-man roster.

Madris debuted in the majors this season after putting together a strong Spring Training, followed by some great hitting at Indianapolis to start the season. The 26-year-old had his share of struggles in his first opportunity in the majors, hitting .177/.244/.266 in 39 games. He returned to Indianapolis and did well, finishing with a .294/.366/.482 slash line in 71 games, which gave him the second best OPS on the team behind Cal Mitchell.

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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