The Pittsburgh Pirates placed Joey Bart on the 10-day injured list on Monday because of a left hamstring strain and recalled fellow catcher Henry Davis from Triple-A Indianapolis.
In other moves, the Pirates activated second baseman Nick Gonzales (groin discomfort) from the 10-day IL and designated right-hander Jake Woodford for assignment.
Bart was hurt trying to beat out a grounder in the first inning of Pittsburgh’s 4-3 home victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. Bart got an RBI on the groundout but left the game with left hamstring discomfort.
He is batting .272 with 12 home runs and 39 RBIs in 63 games since he was traded from the San Francisco Giants to the Pirates on April 2.
Bart, 27, is a career .235 hitter with 23 homers and 77 RBIs in 225 games for the Giants (2020-23) and Pirates. The Giants selected him second overall in the 2018 MLB Draft out of Georgia Tech.
Davis, 24, was the first overall pick by the Pirates in the 2021 draft out of Louisville. He hit .153 with one homer and five RBIs in 29 games this season for Pittsburgh and is a combined .299 with 13 homers and 43 RBIs in 59 games at the Pirates’ Double-A and Triple-A affiliates this year.
Gonzales, 25, is batting .258 with five homers and 39 RBIs in 65 games for the Pirates this season. Pittsburgh picked him seventh overall in the 2020 draft out of New Mexico State.
Woodford, 27, is 0-4 with a 6.95 ERA, four walks and 14 strikeouts in 22 innings over six games (four starts) since signing as a free agent with the Pirates on June 10.
He also pitched in two games for the Chicago White Sox this season and was 0-2 with a 10.80 ERA, five walks and seven strikeouts in 8 1/3 innings. Woodford is a career 10-13 with a 4.81 ERA in 88 games (24 starts) for the St. Louis Cardinals (2020-23), White Sox and Pirates.
–Field Level Media
