PITTSBURGH PIRATES
MAJOR TRANSACTIONS
04/10/2026
Friday, April 10th , 2026
Assigned SS Manny Carrillo to Double A Altoona.
Tuesday, April 7th , 2026
Assigned SP Jose Quijada to Double A Altoona.
Monday, April 6th , 2026
RF Brad McBride was claimed off waivers by New York.
Assigned SS Mike Vaughn to Double A Altoona.
Friday, April 3rd , 2026
RP Sam Scott was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
RF Brad McBride was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Wednesday, March 25th , 2026
RP Jose R. Lopez was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
RP Rob Armstrong was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
RP Duane Cooper was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
RP Augusto Bravo was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
Optioned SP Ben Brown to Triple A Indianapolis.
Optioned RP Jesús Vásquez to Triple A Indianapolis.
Optioned RP Oscar Stanford to Triple A Indianapolis.
Optioned RP Ernesto Mendoza to Triple A Indianapolis.
Optioned RP Tad Miller to Triple A Indianapolis.
Optioned RP Heath Hembree to Triple A Indianapolis.
Optioned RP Jeff Gordon to Triple A Indianapolis.
Optioned RP Adbert Alzolay to Triple A Indianapolis.
Optioned RP José Pantoja to Triple A Indianapolis.
Optioned RP Kelyn Jose to Triple A Indianapolis.
Demoted C Esteban Vásquez to Triple A Indianapolis.
Optioned 2B Brandon Martin to Triple A Indianapolis.
Demoted CF Jorge Tavárez to Triple A Indianapolis.
Optioned LF Thad Brown to Triple A Indianapolis.
Optioned RF Dave Murray to Triple A Indianapolis.
Optioned 1B Ernesto García to Triple A Indianapolis.
Demoted 1B José Ayala to Triple A Indianapolis.
Demoted LF Greg Bernard to Triple A Indianapolis.
Demoted C Ernesto Cordorba to Double A Altoona.
Demoted RP Darryl Cobb to High A Bradenton.
Thursday, March 19th , 2026
Placed RP Edwin Diaz on the active roster.
Invited non-roster SP Rob Armstrong to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 2B Arquimedes Gamboa to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 3B Miguel Andujar to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster LF Greg Bernard to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster C Ernesto Cordorba to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 1B José Ayala to Spring Training camp.
Assigned RP Tony Miles from Spring Training camp to Triple A Indianapolis.
Assigned RP Spike Cummings from Spring Training camp to Triple A Indianapolis.
Assigned RP Jud Clayton from Spring Training camp to Triple A Indianapolis.
Assigned RP António Cruz from Spring Training camp to Triple A Indianapolis.
Assigned RP Ernesto Paredes from Spring Training camp to Triple A Indianapolis.
Assigned RP Ken Whitehead from Spring Training camp to Triple A Indianapolis.
Saturday, March 14th , 2026
Signed free agent RP Edwin Diaz to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,840,000.
Thursday, March 12th , 2026
Placed RP Charlie Maxwell on the 60-day injured list.
Wednesday, March 11th , 2026
Placed RP Neil Ramirez on the active roster.
Wednesday, March 4th , 2026
Signed free agent RP Neil Ramirez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,080,000.
Monday, March 2nd , 2026
Recalled 1B Ernesto García from Triple A Indianapolis.
Recalled SP Augusto Bravo from Triple A Indianapolis.
Recalled RP Adbert Alzolay from Triple A Indianapolis.
Recalled CL Tad Miller from Triple A Indianapolis.
Recalled SP Erick Fedde from Triple A Indianapolis.
Recalled RP Kelyn Jose from Triple A Indianapolis.
Recalled SP Jesús Vásquez from Triple A Indianapolis.
Recalled LF Thad Brown from Triple A Indianapolis.
Recalled RP Oscar Stanford from Triple A Indianapolis.
Placed RF Joe Allen on the active roster.
Invited non-roster RP Sam Scott to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SP Spike Cummings to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SP Frank Lopez to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RP Ken Whitehead to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SP António Cruz to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster CF Jorge Tavárez to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RP Ernesto Paredes to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SP Darryl Cobb to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RP Tony Miles to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster C Esteban Vásquez to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SP Jud Clayton to Spring Training camp.
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