When the San Francisco Giants cut Joey Bart in late March and began shopping for trades for their once-heralded top prospect, the catcher had an inkling about the Pittsburgh Pirates as a destination. He looked around at other teams’ rosters and wondered who might need catching depth.
Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Joey Bart , top right, tags out Milwaukee Brewers’ Jake Bauers, left, who was attempting to score on a fielder’s choice by Blake Perkins, during the ninth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Thursday, April 25, 2024. The Brewers won 7-5.
The 27-year-old likes being closer to his family, and is having fun so far with his new club. Bart, speaking before the game Friday near the visitors’ dugout, is impressed by what he described as a mix of young and experienced players on the Pirates. When it became clear last season that Patrick Bailey was the Giants’ choice at Bart’s position, they designated Bart for assignment and then dealt him to the Pirates for Austin Strickland, a pitcher drafted in the eighth round in 2023.Bart is off to a quick start in Pittsburgh, batting .304 with three home runs and hitting safely in six of seven games. He was not in the lineup on Friday but had started four of the last six games.
Bart figures to get more playing time with the Pirates, as both Yasmani Grandal and Jason Delay — the team’s two other catchers — are injured.
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