Pinder plans to retire from professional baseball after playing for Triple-A Gwinnett in Saturday's game versus Durham, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
Pinder will bring an end to an 11-year playing career in which he spent parts of seven seasons in the majors, all with Oakland. The utility man slashed .242/.294/.417 with 62 home runs and 197 RBI over 1,740 plate appearances at the major-league level. He most recently attended spring training with the Nationals after signing with the team on a minor-league deal over the winter, but he was released earlier this month. He then signed with Atlanta and slashed .333/.357/.593 over his first six games with Gwinnett, but since a promotion to the big leagues didn't look to be in the forecast anytime soon, the 31-year-old is choosing to step away from the game.
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Braves' Chad Pinder: Lands minors deal with Atlanta
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Pinder agreed to a minor-league contract with Atlanta on Tuesday, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
After being released by the Nationals last weekend, Pinder didn't take long to find a new home. The versatile 31-year-old will provide Atlanta with some organizational depth at Triple-A Gwinnett, and if he plays well there, he could become a bench option for the big club before the end of the 2023 season.
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Chad Pinder: Released by Nationals
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Washington released Pinder on Friday.
Pinder struggled mightily in his time with Triple-A Rocester with a .615 OPS over 55 at-bats in the International League. The former Oakland reserve will now be free to sign another club, and a team looking for some versatility could show some interest in his right-handed bat on a minor-league contract.
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Nationals' Chad Pinder: Gets minor-league deal from Nats
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Pinder signed a minor-league contract with the Nationals on Monday, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
Pinder failed to make the Reds as a non-roster invitee but has quickly latched on with another organization. It's a good landing spot given the Nats' lack of talent and Pinder's versatility. It shouldn't be long before the former Athletic is back in the big leagues.
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Chad Pinder: Released by Reds
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The Reds released Pinder on Friday.
Pinder signed an NRI deal with the Reds in January after seven seasons with Oakland. He failed to perform well this spring, slashing .103/.167/.154 in 42 plate appearances, and will now once again become a free agent. The 30-year-old utility man has never been known as a threat at the plate, but his defensive versatility could draw some interest.
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Reds' Chad Pinder: Latches on with Cincinnati
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Pinder signed a minor-league contract with the Reds on Monday, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
Pinder appeared in 111 games a season ago for Oakland, slashing .235/.263/.385 with 12 home runs, 42 RBI, two stolen bases and 38 runs scored. He figures to compete for a spot in the outfield with TJ Friedl, Jake Fraley and Stuart Fairchild, however, Murray notes that Pinder has taken reps in center field and at shortstop over the offseason to put himself in a position to crack the Opening Day roster.
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Athletics' Chad Pinder: Three hits, two runs in win
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Pinder went 3-for-5 with two runs scored in Sunday's 10-3 win over the Mariners.
Pinder was effective from the No. 3 spot in the order, knocking three singles and scoring in the fifth and ninth innings. He'd gone 3-for-25 over 11 games since his last multi-hit effort. The versatile 30-year-old is up to a .234/.261/.383 slash line with 12 home runs, 42 RBI, 38 runs scored and two stolen bases through 108 contests. He continues to lack a defined place in the lineup, which has caused his playing time to dwindle down the stretch.
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Athletics' Chad Pinder: Exits lineup Sunday
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Pinder is not in Sunday's lineup against the Mets, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Pinder has started four of the last eight games and is hitting .194 with two home runs in 14 games this month. Conner Capel enters the lineup in the outfield, hitting sixth.
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Athletics' Chad Pinder: Not in Saturday's lineup
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Pinder isn't starting Saturday against the Mets.
Pinder went 0-for-4 with a strikeout Friday and will retreat to the bench for the third time in the last five games. Tony Kemp will take over in left field and lead off.
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Athletics' Chad Pinder: On bench Thursday
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Pinder isn't starting Thursday against the Mariners.
Pinder went 1-for-3 with a walk Wednesday against Seattle, and he'll head to the bench Thursday for the second time in the last three games. Tony Kemp is starting in left field and leading off.
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Athletics' Chad Pinder: Not starting Tuesday
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Pinder isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's matchup against the Mariners.
Pinder will get a day off after starting Oakland's last two games, going 1-for-8 with a home run and four strikeouts in that time. Tony Kemp will fill take his spot in left field, moving Jordan Diaz to second base and allowing Shea Langeliers to serve as the designated hitter, batting sixth.
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Athletics' Chad Pinder: Belts 12th homer Saturday
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Pinder went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in a win over the Astros on Saturday.
Pinder took Jose Urquidy deep in the fourth inning to start the Athletics' comeback from a 4-1 deficit. The blast was Pinder's 12th of the season and second of September, leaving him within striking distance of the career-high 15 round trippers he slugged back in 2017.
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Athletics' Chad Pinder: Three hits, two runs Tuesday
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Pinder went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in Tuesday's 8-7 loss to the Rangers.
Pinder has been all-or-nothing at the plate lately -- he's gone 5-for-21 with a pair of multi-hit efforts over his last nine games. The utility man's productive game Tuesday lifted his season slash line to .237/.263/.391 with 11 home runs, 41 RBI, 34 runs scored, 17 doubles and two stolen bases through 340 plate appearances. His versatility affords him more than just a platoon role, but the righty hitter doesn't have a clear path to a true everyday role.
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Athletics' Chad Pinder: Ejected Sunday
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Pinder was ejected from Sunday's game against the White Sox in the top of the second inning for arguing a foul-ball call, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
Pinder had a close foul-ball call down the line during his at-bat in the bottom of the first inning Sunday go against him and continued to argue with an umpire as he headed out to right field to begin the second inning. He was ultimately ejected from the game, but it seems unlikely that Sunday's incident will result in further disciplinary action.
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Athletics' Chad Pinder: Stellar as in-game replacement
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Pinder entered Tuesday's loss to Atlanta as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the fifth inning and remained in the game at third base and subsequently left field, going 2-for-2 with a three-run home run.
Pinder delivered his big blast during his pinch-hit at-bat, driving in Dermis Garcia and Sean Murphy to knot the game at 9-9 at the time. The veteran had been hitting just .205 over the 40 plate appearances he'd logged in the 14 games prior to Tuesday, and the homer was his first since Aug. 9.
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Athletics' Chad Pinder: Timely knock in win
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Pinder went 1-for-4 with a two-run single in an extra-inning win over the Marlins on Wednesday.
The veteran put the first two runs of the day on the board with his sixth-inning single, which plated Nick Allen and Shea Langeliers. Pinder has been relatively productive at the plate over his last seven games, hitting .286 across 21 at-bats during that span, albeit while producing nothing more impactful than a single.
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Athletics' Chad Pinder: Multi-hit effort in loss
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Pinder went 2-for-3 with an RBI single in a loss to the Mariners on Friday.
Pinder mustered the only multi-hit effort of the night for the punchless Athletics, his second such tally in his last two starts. The veteran utility man has been swinging a productive bat since prior to the All-Star break; Friday's tally puts his batting average and OPS at .265 and .793, respectively, over his last 23 games. During that stretch, he's contributed 19 RBI thanks largely to 10 extra-base hits (five doubles, five home runs) and a .333 average with runners in scoring position.
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Athletics' Chad Pinder: Breaks out of slump with two hits
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Pinder went 2-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored in Wednesday's 7-2 victory over Texas.
Pinder was held out of the lineup three out of the last four games as he had been mired in a 1-for-16 slump since Aug. 8, but he broke out of it with two base hits Wednesday. Pinder is now slashing .233/.260/.396 on the season and could potentially hit his way back into the starting lineup as long as Ramon Laureano remains on the shelf.
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Athletics' Chad Pinder: Retreats to bench
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Pinder is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels.
After going 2-for-11 with a solo home run, a double and a walk while starting in three of the past four games, Pinder will head to the bench with right-hander Touki Toussaint on the hill for the Angels. The righty-hitting Pinder still projects to see most of his starts against left-handed pitching moving forward, though he'll occasionally get opportunities versus righties, too.
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Athletics' Chad Pinder: Clubs 10th homer
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Pinder went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Angels.
Pinder prevented the shutout in the ninth inning, but the Athletics never threatened for a comeback. Five of the utility man's 10 homers this year have come in his last 17 contests, though his long ball Tuesday was his first since July 26. The 30-year-old has gone 4-for-19 (.211) in August and now sports a .242/.267/.411 slash line through 278 plate appearances this year.
