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Corey Hart Begins Rehab, Tabata Sent Outright to Indianapolis

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The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent 1B/OF Corey Hart to AAA Indianapolis to begin a rehab assignment. Hart went on the disabled list on June 24th with a left shoulder impingement. The move was made retroactive to June 22nd, so starting his rehab now will give him a week’s worth of at-bats before he is eligible to come off the DL. He is in Tuesday night’s lineup in the DH spot.

Hart was hitting .222/.246/.352 with the Pirates before he went on the DL, but he had just 57 plate appearances all season, so these extra at-bats could help knock some of the rust off.

Also, Jose Tabata has cleared waivers and the Pirates have sent him outright to Indianapolis. With his contract, that is no surprise and with the remaining money he has left, he isn’t going anywhere. Tabata hit .289/.341/.289 with the Pirates, being used in a role similar to Hart. Tabata had 41 plate appearances in 27 games.

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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