Per multiple reports, the PIrates have acquired OF/SS Sean Rodriguez from the Atlanta Braves for a minor league infielder Connor Joe.
Rodriguez, 32, spent two years with Pittsburgh -- 2015-16 -- before being signed as a free agent by the Braves before the 2017 season. The Pirates originally acquired Rodriguez in December of 2014.
Sean Rodriguez re: trade to #pirates: "They give you 72 hours to report, but, hey, we're only 4 1/2 games out! I'll be there tomorrow!"
— Rob Biertempfel (@RobBiertempfel) August 5, 2017
Rodriguez set career-highs in games played (140), home runs (18), RBI (56), batting average (.270), on-base percentage (.349), slugging percentage (.510) and OPS (.859) last season with Pittsburgh.
The @Pirates have traded for @SeanJRodriguez1 from the @Braves for a catching prospect. Yea. This guy https://t.co/o1Ts3ltwgK
— Chase Williams WPXI (@chasepwilliams) August 5, 2017
The Pirates are currently in third place in the NL Central and are 4.5 games behind the first-place Chicago Cubs.
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