Pirates Place Lefty Relief Pitcher on Waivers

The Pirates placing Borucki on waivers means that any other MLB team can claim him and put him on their roster. If no other team does, Borucki will clear waivers and the Pirates will outright him to Triple-A.

Borucki rejoined the Pirates on Aug. 1, after they activated him from the 15-day injured list, which kept him from the team for almost a month and a half.

He made six appearances in his recent stint with the Pirates, finishing with a 5.40 ERA over 5.0 innings pitched and five strikeouts to one walk.

Borucki's first five appearances were scoreless, but he gave up three earned runs in his last outing vs. the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on Aug. 12 in the 14-0 loss.

The Pirates placed Borucki on the 15-day injured list on June 21 with lower back inflammation and he did rehab assignments with Single-A Bradenton and Indianapolis before coming back to the MLB.

Borucki made 35 appearances for the Pirates out of the bullpen in 2025, with a 1-3 record, a 5.28 ERA over 30.2 innings pitches, 27 strikeouts to 12 walks, a .236 opposing batting average and a 1.24 WHIP.

He had a good start to this season, with a 2.55 ERA over 18 appearances and 17.2 innings pitched through May 13, with 15 strikeouts to five walks, a .167 opposing batting average and a 0.85 WHP.

Borucki pitched poorly with the Pirates after that, with an 9.00 ERA over his last 17 appearances, with 13 earned runs over 13 innings of work.

The Pirates now have seven right-handed pitchers in their bullpen, in Braxton Ashcraft, Holderman, Isaac Mattson, Carmen Mlodzinski, Dennis Santana and Chase Shugart, plus the sole left-handed relief pitcher in Sisk.