Pirates Roster Moves: Flores Recalled, Davis Placed on Paternity

The Pittsburgh Pirates have recalled catcher/first baseman Rafael Flores Jr from Triple-A Indianapolis and placed catcher Henry Davis on the paternity list. Flores was added to the taxi squad on Tuesday.

Flores played 53 games with Indianapolis this season and hit .207/.320/.324 with six doubles, two triples, four home runs and 27 RBI. He made his MLB debut with the Pirates last season and went 3 for 15 with two doubles in seven games to end the season.

The Pirates acquired Flores as part of a package from the New York Yankees for closing pitcher David Bednar at least year’s deadline.

Davis has played in 45 games for Pittsburgh this season and owns a .138/.241/.285 batting line with three doubles, five home runs and 17 RBI. He’s played 44 games behind the plate, where he has a .993 fielding percentage, two defensive runs saved and a 52.6% caught stealing rate.

In other catching news, Joey Bart, who was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left foot infection on May 12 (retro to May 10), will begin a rehab assignment with Low-A Bradenton on Wednesday. Bart hit .259 with a .670 OPS, one double, two home runs and six RBI in 21 games to start the season.

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