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Arizona Diamondbacks Claim Cole Tucker

The Arizona Diamondbacks have claimed infielder Cole Tucker from the Pittsburgh Pirates, and he has been optioned to Triple-A. He was designated for assignment earlier this week when the Pirates claimed infielder Yu Chang from Cleveland. Tucker hit .175/.175/.222 in 18 games for the Pirates this season. Over four years in the majors, the 25-year-old has put up a .211/.259/.314 slash line in 154 games. He was hitting .135/.238/.162 in ten games with Indianapolis before being designated for assignment.