Another September callup: Pirates add Kevin Kramer to roster
The Pittsburgh Pirates added Kevin Kramer to the roster Thursday before their game against the Miami Marlins at PNC Park.
Kramer, the Pirates’ second-round draft choice in 2015 after top pick Kevin Newman, hit .260 with 10 home runs, 30 doubles and 54 RBIs for Triple-A Indianapolis this season. He split time among second and third base, shortstop and left and right field, even playing a game at first base and nine others as the Indians’ designated hitter.
Earlier this season, Kramer, 25, appeared in one game for the Pirates, walking as a pinch-hitter and scoring a run July 6 against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Last season, he was 5 for 37 with the Pirates, driving in four runs in 21 games.
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Jerry DiPaola is a TribLive reporter covering Pitt athletics since 2011. A Pittsburgh native, he joined the Trib in 1993, first as a copy editor and page designer in the sports department and later as the Pittsburgh Steelers reporter from 1994-2004. He can be reached at jdipaola@triblive.com.
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