Well, this sucks. Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Francisco Cervelli broke the hamate bone in his left-hand last night, had surgery this morning, and will now miss four to six weeks. Chris Stewart will now take over as the Pittsburgh Pirates starting catcher, and the Pirates have acquired Erik Kratz from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim to backup Stewart during this time.
Erik Kratz has split time between the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Triple-A team this season. Kratz had 28 at bats for the Astros, and he struck out in 14 (!!) of them.