Travis Swaggerty

Travis Swaggerty continues to get on base at Triple-A, a wild extra inning victory for Bradenton and more in Sunday’s Pittsburgh Pirates minor league roundup. Sunday afternoon saw the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians defeat the Louisville Bats 11-8. With the win, the top farm club of the Pittsburgh Pirates improved to 51-52 on the season while capping off a 5-2 week against the Bats.

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 44-49) was edged out by Toledo (Tigers), 7-6. LF Travis Swaggerty (.256) went 2 for 4 with a double, triple and three RBIs. SS Rodolfo Castro (.237) was 2 for 5 with a double. DH Mason Martin (.197) went 1 for 4 with a double and drove in a pair. CF Jared Oliva (.213) was 2 for 4. RHP Jerad Eickhoff (4.30) started and went five innings, allowing two runs on four hits with six strikeouts. RHP Eric Hanhold (2-1, 4.32) gave up two unearned runs after a Swaggerty error in the ninth to take the loss.

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 35-35) topped Memphis (Cardinals), 6-2. CF Travis Swaggerty (.277) was 2 for 3, including a two-run home run. LF Ji-hwan Bae (.319) was 3 for 4 with an RBI and two runs scored. 1B Mason Martin (.205) also hit a solo home run, his 12th of the season. C Jamie Ritchie (.200) was 2 for 4 with an RBI. SS Kevin Newman (.300) was 1 for 2 in his rehab outing. RF Ben Gamel (.200) was 1 for 3 in a rehab outing. RHP Bryse Wilson (4-0, 3.16) allowed two runs on six hits with three strikeouts and two walks in five innings to earn the victory.

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 32-32) beat Gwinnett (Braves), 5-3. SS Rodolfo Castro (.213) smacked a three-run home run, and CF Travis Swaggerty (.276) hit a two-run shot to fuel the Indy victory. DH Carter Bins (.216) was 2 for 4. LF Oneil Cruz (.232) was 0 for 1 as a pinch-hitter before getting called up to the major leagues after the game. RHP Mike Burrows (6.00) started and allowed two runs on four hits with four strikeouts in three innings. RHP Miguel Yajure (1-1, 3.18) allowed one run on four hits with three strikeouts and one walk in 3 2/3 innings of relief to earn the win.

The first single left Bryan Reynolds’ bat at 77.7 mph, but it counts just as much in the box score as if the cover flew off the baseball. The second also was a mere one-bagger, but it was much weaker (50 mph in the infield). The third was legit,...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - The Pirates announced a couple of roster moves ahead of today's matchup against Arizona. First, the team announced they have recalled outfield, Travis Swaggerty, from Triple-A Indianapolis. To make room for Swaggerty, they have optioned Rodolf Castro to Triple-A Indianapolis. Swaggerty, the 24-year-old, will make his MLB debut and wear number 50. He has been pegged as the "best defensive outfielder" in the Pirates organization by Baseball America. In 35 games with Indianapolis, he is hitting .280 with five doubles, two triples, four home runs, 22 RBIs, and .362 on-base percentage. The Pirates selected Swaggerty in the 2018 First-Year Player Draft, 10th overall.

The Pirates are calling up outfielder Travis Swaggerty, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Swaggerty will officially join the active roster prior to Sunday's game, and is likely in line to make his Major League debut. No 40-man move is required, as Swaggerty was already added to Pittsburgh’s 40-man roster back in November.

The prospects keep on coming. The Pittsburgh Pirates are promoting 2018 first-round pick and outfielder Travis Swaggerty, according to Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Swaggerty, 24, was selected No. 10 overall and has played the past two seasons in Triple-A Indianapolis. Pittsburgh’s No. 13 prospect, according to MLB Pipeline,...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 26-25) rallied past Omaha (Royals), 5-2. CF Travis Swaggerty (.280) went 2 for 4 and hit a go-ahead three-run homer, his fourth, in the seventh inning. He also doubled. In his last seven games, Swaggerty is 12 for 29 with two home runs and eight RBIs. 1B Mason Martin (.232) went 1 for 5 with an RBI double in the ninth. RF Bligh Madris (.257) went 1 for 4 with an RBI. LF Oneil Cruz (.216) went 1 for 4 with a run scored. RHP Bryse Wilson (2-0, 4.15) started and worked seven innings, giving up three hits, including two solo home runs, and striking out five. LHP Cam Vieaux (2.19) pitched 1.1 innings of scoreless relief. RHP Austin Brice (3.10) got the final two outs for his second save.

Swaggerty was called up from Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Swaggerty got called up Saturday after he's batted .280 with four homers, 22 RBI, 20 runs and five stolen bases over 132 at-bats in 35 games with Indianapolis this season. The Pirates' 2018 first-round pick will make his MLB debut Sunday versus the Diamondbacks. He'll offer the Pirates another option in the while Ben Gamel (hamstring) remains out of the lineup.

Despite suffering a loss, potential near future Pittsburgh Pirates players perform well for Triple-A Indianapolis. Multiple Pittsburgh Pirates prospects continue to push to earn a promotion from Triple-A Indianapolis. In Thursday night’s 4-1 loss against the Omaha Storm Chasers that dropped the Indians to 25-25 on the season, more than one prospect pushing for a promotion performed well.

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 25-24) clobbered Omaha (Royals), 13-3. CF Travis Swaggerty (.266) went 2 for 4 with a two-run homer, his third. C Carter Bins (.229) went 2 for 4 with a double, a solo homer, his second, and three RBIs. LF Canaan Smith-Njigba (.263) went 2 for 6 with a double, two RBIs. 2B Josh Bissonette (.227) went 2 for 5 with a double. C Jamie Ritchie (.214) went 2 for 5 with a double. RHP Osvaldo Bido (1-3, 4.81) started and went five innings, giving up three runs on four hits with five strikeouts. LHP Cam Alldred (.216), LHP Nathan Kirby (2.79), LHP Zach Matson (6.75) and LHP Blake Weiman (5.23) each threw a scoreless inning of relief.

After a slow start to the season and a stint on the concussion injured list, Pittsburgh Pirates outfield prospect Travis Swaggerty is starting to heat up in May. There are plenty of players in sports who have their careers defined by injury. Unfortunately for Pittsburgh Pirates 2018 first-round pick Travis Swaggerty, this has been the case thus far in his professional career.

Swaggerty (concussion) was activated from the 7-day minor-league injured list Wednesday, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com reports. Swaggerty sustained a mild concussion last week, but he'll be back in action following a minimal stay on the injured list. He's hitting .194 with a homer, seven RBI, five runs and three steals at Triple-A Indianapolis this year.