ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- No Pirate has caught Roansy Contreras more in his three years with the team than Jason Delay. From Class AA Altoona, AAA Indianapolis and the majors, Delay and Contreras have been together more time than apart since 2021.
It's fair to say Delay knows Contreras' tendencies, especially when the 23-year-old right-hander needs to throw a get-right pitch.
"The slider has always been his pitch that gets him back in the zone, even going back to the minor leagues," Delay said. "I think, if anything, it speaks to his stuff.