Pirates' Tyler Heineman: On paternity leave

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By RotoWire Staff

Jul 5, 2022 at 4:21 pm ET • 1 min read

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The Pirates placed Heineman on the paternity list Tuesday.

Heineman will be away from the team for one to three games while on paternity leave. Jason Delay was called up from Triple-A Indianapolis to give the Pirates another catcher behind Michael Perez while Heineman is out.

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