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Pirates add pitchers Jared Jones, Ryder Ryan, Hunter Stratton to active roster on opening day

March 28, 2024 GMT
Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Jared Jones throws during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Jared Jones throws during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

MIAMI (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates selected the contracts of right-handers Jared Jones, Ryder Ryan and Hunter Stratton from Tiple-A Indianapolis on Thursday as the team prepared to face the Miami Marlins on opening day.

Pittsburgh announced Monday that Jones made the roster after an impressive spring training. The 22-year-old, a second-round pick by the Pirates in the 2020 amateur draft, did not allow a run across 16 1/3 innings of Grapefruit League play. He is scheduled to make his first major league start on Sunday.

Jones, along with relievers Ryan and Stratton were all non-roster invitees to big league spring training.

To make room on the 40-man roster, the Pirates designated catcher Ali Sanchez, left-hander Jackson Wolf and outfielder Canaan Smith-Njigba for assignment.

Also Thursday, Pittsburgh place right-hander Roansy Contreras on the paternity leave list and recalled left-hander Jose Hernandez from Triple-A Indianapolis to take Contreras’ place on the roster.

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