The Pirates have acquired first baseman Ji-Man Choi from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for minor league pitcher Jack Hartman, the teams announced Thursday afternoon.
We have acquired 1B Ji-Man Choi from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for minor league pitcher Jack Hartman. pic.twitter.com/T8vAXObP4j
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) November 10, 2022
The 31-year old South Korean bat .233 with 11 home runs and 52 RBIs in 113 games with the Rays last season. He was set to go into arbitration with the Rays and could earn an estimated $4.