The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired outfielder Jason Michaels and cash from the Cleveland Indians on Thursday for a player to be named.
Michaels was designated for assignment Tuesday after hitting .207 with no home runs and nine RBIs in 21 games this season.
“We had a chance to get an established major league player, albeit one that is struggling a little bit this year,” Pirates general manager Neal Huntington said. “But he’s a guy who brings a veteran presence to the clubhouse and can legitimately play left and right field.”
Michaels is a career .277 hitter with 37 homers and 203 RBIs in 632 games. The 32-year-old was in his third season with Cleveland after being drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1998 and making his debut with them in 2001.
Huntington was a special assistant to Indians general manager Mark Shapiro last season.
“He brings a lot of experience to the table,” Huntington said.
Huntington indicated the Indians would pay a large portion of the remaining $1,680,055 Michaels is owed from his $2.15 million salary.

Rainout rescheduled

 The Indians have scheduled a doubleheader with Kansas City for Sept. 13 to accommodate a game that was postponed due to rain last week.
The canceled May 2 game has been rescheduled for 1:05 p.m. as part of a day-night doubleheader with the Royals at Progressive Field. The teams will also play an originally scheduled 7:05 p.m. game.
Tickets for the May 2 game will be honored at the afternoon game. They also may be exchanged before
Sept. 13 for available tickets to another game.

 

---

Print this story
Report an inappropriate comment

---

In order to comment, you must agree to our user agreement and discussion guidelines.

Need help? Email Us.

---