Pirates Add Veteran Catcher Bethancourt | MLB News

The Pirates just pulled off a savvy late-season move, acquiring veteran catcher Christian Bethancourt from the Yankees via a minor league deal that cleared the August deadline. Now headed to Triple-A but on the taxi squad for their Dodgers series, Bethancourt brings major league experience, power, and depth to a catching corps thinning with Endy Rodríguez sidelined. At 34 and with over 400 MLB games under his belt, he’s exactly the veteran presence the Pirates need as they push for the playoffs.

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