Pirates Re-Sign Tanner Rainey To Minor League Deal

Pirates Re-Sign Tanner Rainey To Minor League Deal

Right-hander Tanner Rainey has reunited with the Pirates on a minor league deal and will report to Triple-A Indianapolis, as relayed by Alex Stumpf of MLB.com. He was designated for assignment by the Bucs just over a week ago but had cleared waivers and elected free agency, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. Rainey, 32, signed a minor league deal with the Pirates in the offseason. He was selected to their roster in early May and s…

Pirates Re-Sign Tanner Rainey to Minor-League Deal

The Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed right-handed relief pitcher Tanner Rainey to a minor-league deal. He will be active for Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday. The 32-year-old elected free agency in lieu of an outright assignment on June 4, two days after the Pirates designated him for assignment. Rainey made 11 appearances out of the bullpen with the Pirates after he was selected from Indianapolis on May 3. In 7.2 innings, he allowed nine runs on se…