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Gregory Polanco Placed on Disabled List; Elias Diaz Recalled

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The Pittsburgh Pirates have placed outfielder Gregory Polanco on the disabled list retroactive to yesterday. They have recalled catcher Elias Diaz to take his place on the active roster.

Polanco hurt his left hamstring while chasing after a fly ball during Saturday’s game. He has already been on the disabled list this year due to a hamstring strain and told the media afterwards that this one felt worse than the previous time. He missed exactly ten days during his last DL trip.

The Pirates went to Diaz instead of an outfielder, because Francisco Cervelli has been nursing an injured hand for some time and it caused him to leave Sunday’s game early. Cervelli won’t require a disabled list trip at this point, but having Diaz there will allow him some time off. Placing him on the DL and making it retroactive is still a possibility at this point. The Pirates also have an added outfield option for right field now that Sean Rodriguez is back with the team.

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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