Pirates activate 2B Harrison, send down RHP Kingham
The Pittsburgh Pirates activated infielder Josh Harrison from the disabled list on Sunday, the team announced.
Harrison was in the leadoff spot and playing second base for Sunday's contest against the San Diego Padres.
Harrison suffered a fractured left hand on April 15 when he was hit by a pitch from Miami right-hander Jose Urena.
The two-time All-Star entered Sunday batting .263 with one homer in 14 games.
"He's one of our best players," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said prior to Sunday's game. "He helps us on both sides of the ball. He helps us in the clubhouse. He helps us in everything we do."
The Pirates sent down right-hander Nick Kingham to Triple-A Indianapolis to open a roster spot.
Kingham was 2-1 with a 3.44 ERA in three starts for Pittsburgh. He allowed three runs and five hits in six innings in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Padres.
Kingham enjoyed a memorable major league debut when he retired the first 20 hitters he faced against the St. Louis Cardinals on April 29. He gave up a two-out single in the seventh inning to St. Louis' Paul DeJong on his 92nd pitch and finished with nine strikeouts.
The expectation is that Kingham will be back in the majors soon.
"Nick continues to be very professional in everything that he does and everything that he touches. He understands the roster, the way it's set up to work right now," Hurdle said. "Obviously he's done everything he can do to keep himself fresh in our minds as we move forward. Whether there's injury, performance, whatever it might be, he's shown the ability to pitch at this level."
--Field Level Media
