Pirates pitching prospect Jones makes big-league roster
Associated Press
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By The Associated Press
Jared Jones’ impressive spring training has earned him a spot on the Pittsburgh Pirates opening-day roster.
The team announced Monday that the 22-year-old right-handed pitcher made the club, giving the starting rotation a dash of youth.
Jones, a second-round pick by the Pirates in the 2020 amateur draft, will be part of Pittsburgh’s starting rotation when the team opens in Miami on Thursday. Jones, who did not allow a run across 16 1/3 innings of Grapefruit League play, is scheduled to make his first major league start on Sunday.
Jones joins a rotation that includes All-Star Mitch Keller, World Series champion Martín Pérez, Marco Gonzales and Luis Ortiz.
The Pirates also will be placing right-handed relievers Ryder Ryan and Hunter Stratton on the roster. Jones, Ryan and Stratton were all non-roster invitees to spring training.
Pittsburgh will start the season with right-handed pitchers Carmen Mlodzinski and Colin Holderman, catcher Yasmani Grandal and infielder/outfielder Ji Hwan Bae on the injured list.
The Pirates optioned right-handed starter Quinn Priester, who made eight starts in the majors last season, to Triple-A Indianapolis.
Pittsburgh also reassigned several players to minor league camp, including former New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán, who pitched a perfect game last season, and former Detroit Tigers pitcher Wily Peralta.
Pittsburgh 4, Toronto 3:
Jake Lamb’s go-ahead two-run RBI single in the fifth inning led the Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Blue Jays, spoiling Toronto ace Kevin Gausman’s encouraging spring training debut Monday in the Grapefruit League finale Bradenton, Fla.
The game was tied 2-2 until Lamb’s hit, and the Blue Jays could only respond with a Daniel Vogelbach RBI single in the eighth inning to make it a one-run game.
Gausman, making his first Grapefruit League start after returning from a shoulder issue, struck out seven and allowed just one run on three hits in three innings of work for Toronto (13-17). Reliever Zach Pop (0-1) took the loss.
Reliever Ryder Ryan (1-2) was the winning pitcher for Pittsburgh although he pitched just 1/3 of an inning. Wily Peralta was credited with a save.
The Pirates, who finished 13-16 in the Grapefruit League, will play their season opener Thursday at Miami.
A former All-Star third baseman who had 30 home runs and 105 RBI with the Arizona in 2017, Lamb batted .300 with seven RBI in 19 games this spring. Lamb was reassigned to minor league camp Monday.
Pirates starter Marco Gonzales allowed one run on three hits over three innings.