Pirates designate Germán day after Cubs shelling
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PITTSBURGH —
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Germán, who spent his first six major league seasons with the Yankees, was suspended for 81 games on Jan. 2, 2020, for violating the joint domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy of Major League Baseball and the players’ association.
On May 16, 2023, he was ejected from a game against the Toronto Blue Jays for using an banned sticky substance and suspended for 10 games.
Germán pitched the 24th perfect game in major league history June 28, 2023, at Oakland. He was placed on the restricted list Aug. 2 after agreeing to voluntarily submit to inpatient treatment for alcohol abuse.
Germán elected free agency after the season and agreed to a minor league contract with the Pirates in mid-March. He made his Pirates debut Aug. 9.
Left-hander Joey Wentz took his roster spot after being claimed off waivers from Detroit.
“Obviously, really excited to be here,” Wentz said. “The last couple days were kind of just wait and see what was going to happen. When I got the call that the Pirates claimed me, just super excited. I’ve played against them three or four times. Just really excited to be a part of the group now.”
Wentz came on in relief in the Pirates’ 9-4 win over the Nationals on Thursday night, allowing one run in one-third of an inning.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
