PITTSBURGH • Non-roster catcher Eric Fryer went back to Jupiter, Fla., after Thursday’s Cardinals exhibition game in Tampa, Fla., figuring on breaking camp with the Class AAA Memphis team. But he was summoned here Saturday morning and on Saturday afternoon found he was going to be on the 25-man roster for Sunday’s season opener, with backup catcher Brayan Pena headed for knee surgery.
Pena had been having some stiffness and soreness in his left knee after he said he had slipped in the dugout a couple of weeks ago. He hit and ran well in Saturday’s workout but he had felt discomfort Thursday in Tampa and again on Saturday when he tried to catch.