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Justin Bruihl - Sent outright to Triple-AThe Pirates outrighted Bruihl to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday.
ImpactBruihl passed through waivers unclaimed after being removed from the 40-man roster and has accepted an outright assignment. He'll provide Pittsburgh with some left-handed relief depth in the minors.
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Edward Olivares - Headed to Triple-AThe Pirates optioned Olivares to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday.
ImpactOlivares was a regular in right field for the Pirates throughout June, but the 28-year-old has started only one game since Joshua Palacios was brought up to the active roster July 4. With Palacios emerging as Pittsburgh's preferred option in right field, Olivares will be sent back to Triple-A and will yield his roster spot to Quinn Priester (lat).
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David Bednar - Cleared for rehab assignmentBednar (oblique) has been sent to Double-A Altoona to begin a rehab assignment.
ImpactBednar has missed the last two-plus weeks with a left oblique strain but was cleared for rehab games after getting through a bullpen session over the weekend with no issues. It's possible he requires just the one rehab appearance before being activated, although with the All-Star break looming the Pirates also have the option of taking things a little slower with their closer.
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Quinn Priester - Activated from ILThe Pirates activated Priester (lat) from the 15-day injured list Tuesday.
ImpactPriester has been shelved since June 6 due to a right lat injury, but after making a pair of rehab starts, Pittsburgh determined he was ready to rejoin the active roster. The 24-year-old completed five innings in his latest rehab outing and could take the spot of Jared Jones (lat) in the Pirates rotation, which would put him on track to start Sunday against the White Sox. Priester holds a 4.83 ERA across 31.2 innings with the Pirates this season.
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2024 MLB All-Star rosters: By the numbers
A look at some of the most interesting numbers involving this year's group of MLB All-Stars.JULY 9
