The Pittsburgh Pirates announced that they have claimed 1B/3B Kevin Padlo from the Seattle Mariners on Sunday and optioned him to Indianapolis. To open up room on the 40-man roster, outfielder Jake Marisnick has been released.
Padlo is 26 years old and has two partial seasons of big league experience. He was a fifth round draft pick of the Colorado Rockies out of high school in 2014. He debuted in the majors in 2021, when he played nine games with the Tampa Bay Rays and one game with the Mariners. The San Francisco Giants purchased his contract this season, before he returned to the Mariners on waivers in June.