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Francisco Cervelli Placed on 7-Day Disabled List; Pirates Recall Jacob Stallings

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The Pittsburgh Pirates announced on Thursday morning that they have placed catcher Francisco  Cervelli on the 7-day disabled list for concussion-related symptoms. Cervelli was originally placed on the disabled list on June 7th for a concussion and spent the minimum amount of time on the DL, getting activated on the 14th. Since returning, he has played just three games, last seeing action on the 19th.

Jacob Stallings was sent down just four days ago, but is eligible to return from Indianapolis due to the DL trip for Cervelli. Usually players have to wait ten days before they can be recalled, but that doesn’t apply to replacing players placed on the DL. The Pirates have yet to name Cervelli’s replacement, so it may not be Stallings. We will update this post when they make a corresponding move.

UPDATE 12:20 PM: The Pirates made the move official, recalling Jacob Stallings to take the place of Cervelli.

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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