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Pirates Re-Sign Outfielder Daniel Nava

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Three days after he was released from his minor league contract, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed outfielder Daniel Nava to a minor league deal. Nava will continue rehabbing from his back surgery, which will have him out until at least early May and it’s possible that he won’t return to action until June.

The 35-year-old Nava missed time in 2017 with a back injury as well. He batted .301/.393/.421 in 80 games for the Philadelphia Phillies last year, so he hit well when he was healthy.

When he was released on Tuesday, the Pirates expressed interest in bringing him back to continue his rehab, with hopes that he could help the big league club in the second half. While nothing was announced, his initial free agent deal likely included an opt out and needed to be reworded due to his injury.

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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