The Pittsburgh Pirates activated Joey Bart off the injured list on Friday, while designating Billy McKinney for assignment.
Bart has been one of the best stories for the Pirates this season. Added at the start of the year in a minor trade, he’s gone on to break out in the Majors as the best hitting catcher in the league. The former second overall pick is batting .272/.347/.497 with 12 homers in 219 plate appearances.
He had locked down the starting catching job, and was spending time splitting between catcher and DH, while batting in the middle of the order, before getting injured.