Pirates Send Final Player to Minor League Camp

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates had a Spring Training roster cut to make before Opening Day and they chose one player who won't make the roster.

The Pirates announced that they re-assigned right-handed pitcher Mike Clevinger to minor league camp on March 23. Clevinger is on a minor league deal and was the last non-roster invitee to Major League Camp.

Pittsburgh now has 27 players in Major League Camp and just 26 active players, with right-handed pitcher Jared Jones on the 60-day injured list.

This news also comes after both left-handed pitcher Hunter Barco and right-handed pitcher José Urquidy had made the team, filling out the 13-man pitching staff for the Pirates on their 26-man roster.

Pittsburgh signed Clevinger to a minor league deal on Feb. 4 and the veteran earned opportunities to pitch for them in Spring Training.

Clevinger made five appearances and two starts for the Pirates in the Grapefruit League, posting a 5.02 ERA over 14.1 innings pitched, with 15 strikeouts to 10 walks, a .200 batting average allowed and a 1.40 WHIP. He is also scheduled to pitch in the finale vs. the Atlanta Braves at LECOM Park.

He'll get his chance to impress at Triple-A Indianapolis and if he does, the Pirates will give him that shot in the major leagues at some point in 2026.