The Indianapolis Indians announced prior to Saturday’s game that they have activated catcher Endy Rodriguez from the 7-day Injured List.
Rodriguez injured his arm on a throw during the April 20th game, then left with the trainer. He was placed on the IL the next day with a right forearm strain.
While he is returning just nine days after being injured, he won’t be doing any catching for at least a few days. The Pittsburgh Pirates have said that he will be used as a designated hitter until then.
The 22-year-old Rodriguez was hitting .263/.333/.456 through 14 games at the time of his injury. He’s considered to be one of the top three prospects in the Pirates system, alongside Termarr Johnson and Henry Davis.
If there are any other minor league moves today, we will update this article.
UPDATE: Catcher Wyatt Hendrie has returned for Bradenton. He missed exactly a week with an undisclosed injury. He’s hitting .231/.354/.282 in 12 games for the Marauders.
