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Pirates' Ji Hwan Bae: Heading to minors
Ji-Hwan Bae was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.comreports.Bae started three of Pittsburgh's previous four games, but he's mired in a 3-for-23 slump and will return to the minors. Oneil Cruz is making the transition to center field, while Isiah Kiner-Falefa is poised to serve as the club's primary shortstop for the rest of the season.
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Pirates' Ji Hwan Bae: Taking seat against righty
Ji-Hwan Bae is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.Though a right-hander (Nick Martinez) is on the hill for the Reds, the lefty-hitting Bae will head to the bench for the series finale. Michael Taylor will step in as the Pittsburgh Pirates' center fielder in place of Bae, who still looks to be the Pirates' preferred option at the position after starting in each of the team's previous five matchups with righties.
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Pirates' Ji Hwan Bae: On bench against lefty
Ji-Hwan Bae is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.The lefty-hitting Bae will hit the bench for the second day in a row while the Rangers send another southpaw (Andrew Heaney) to the hill, but the 25-year-old might have temporarily recaptured a regular spot in the lineup versus right-handed pitching. He started in each of the Pittsburgh Pirates' last three matchups with righties, going 2-for-11 with three strikeouts. Billy McKinney looks to be Bae's main threat for playing time in right field with Bryan De La Cruz and Bryan Reynolds likely to see more starts at designated hitter in the short term while Andrew McCutchen (knee) is on the injured list.
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Pirates' Ji Hwan Bae: Playing time trending down
Ji-Hwan Bae is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Padres.Bae will hit the bench along with fellow left-handed hitters Rowdy Tellez and Oneil Cruz while the Padres send southpaw Martin Perez to the hill for the series finale. Whereas Tellez and Cruz appear fairly well locked into playing time against right-handed pitching, Bae was on the bench for three of the Pittsburgh Pirates' last five matchups with right-handers, as Michael Taylor started in center field in each of those contests.
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Pirates' Ji Hwan Bae: Swipes bag in loss
Ji-Hwan Bae went 2-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's loss to the Dodgers.Bae was productive in his return to the starting lineup after being on the bench the previous two games. He doubled his first time up and came around to score on an Andrew McCutchen home run. Bae then notched a base hit in the fifth and stole second but was left stranded. Though it's a smaller sample size, Sunday was just his second multi-hit game of the year, and the double was only his second extra-base hit. For the year, Bae is slashing .216/.281/.255 with four RBI, 10 runs, five steals and a 5:16 BB:K in 57 plate appearances.
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Pirates' Ji Hwan Bae: Idle again
Ji-Hwan Bae is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Dodgers.Bae will be on the bench for a second consecutive game, giving way to Michael Taylor in center field again Saturday. Considering the Dodgers have started right-handed pitchers in both contests, the lefty-hitting Bae could be losing playing time.
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Pirates' Ji Hwan Bae: Sitting Friday
Ji-Hwan Bae isn't in the Pittsburgh Pirates' lineup for Friday's game against the Dodgers.Bae has gone 3-for-17 with an RBI since returning from a knee injury that kept him sidelined for four games. He'll now get a breather Friday while Michael Taylor starts in center field and bats ninth.
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Pirates' Ji Hwan Bae: Checking back into starting nine
Ji-Hwan Bae (knee) will start in center field and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.Bae hadn't started in any of Pittsburgh's last four games after he experienced left knee discomfort during Monday's 5-3 win over the Astros, but he showed enough improvement to make an appearance off the bench Saturday. In Pittsburgh's 4-2 win over Arizona, Bae entered the game in the bottom of the sixth inning as a pinch runner and came around to score, then struck out in his lone plate appearance of the night. With his knee apparently responding well following his cameo off the bench Saturday, Bae will step back into the starting nine for the series finale.
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Pirates' Ji Hwan Bae: Out again Saturday
Ji-Hwan Bae (knee) isn't in the Pittsburgh Pirates' lineup for Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks.Saturday will mark the fourth game in a row that Bae has missed since he departed Monday's contest with a left knee injury. The Pirates haven't given any sort of indication that the 25-year-old is trending toward a stay on the injured list, but he may need to be placed on the IL if his condition doesn't improve soon. In the meantime, Michael Taylor will continue to fill in as Pittsburgh's center fielder.
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Pirates' Ji Hwan Bae: Still sitting Friday
Ji-Hwan Bae (knee) is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Diamondbacks.Bae departed Monday's contest against the Astros due to left knee discomfort, and he'll sit for a third straight game coming off Thursday's team off day. Michael Taylor will receive another start in center field for the Buccos.
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