Pirates Make Roster Moves

The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed catcher Michael Perez off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday. Perez appeared in 38 games in 2020. He went 2 for 7 with a home run and 3 RBI in 8 post season games this year. In addition to the claim of Perez, Kevin Kramer, Luke Maile, Yacksel Rios and Jason Martin were reinstated from the injured list and outrighted off the 40 man roster. John Ryan Murphy cleared waivers and was outrighted. The Minnesota Twins claimed Brandon Waddell and the Mets claimed Nick Tropeano off the Pirates roster. There are currently 36 players on the Pittsburgh’s 40 man roster.