Pirates' Tyler Samaniego: Makes season debut Saturday
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Samaniego (shoulder) gave up an earned run on one hit and struck out one over an inning of relief Saturday in Double-A Altoona's 4-2 loss to New Hampshire.
Samaniego exited a March 16 Grapefruit League outing with cramping in his left shoulder, but the issue didn't prevent him from being included on Altoona's Opening Day roster. The reliever finished the past season at Altoona, logging a 3.52 ERA, 0.79 WHIP and 23:9 K:BB across 30.2 innings while going 10-for-10 in save chances.
Samaniego is dealing with cramping in his left shoulder, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.
Samaniego had to exit a Grapefruit League game Thursday due to the injury. It's unclear at this point how long he might be out, but if it's indeed just cramping it shouldn't be too lengthy of an absence.
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Pirates' Tyler Samaniego: Suffers apparent injury
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Samaniego exited Thursday's Grapefruit League game with an apparent injury, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.
Samaniego was in big-league spring training for the first time in his career and had a mixed level of success over three outings. He had an impressive 2022 campaign with Double-A Altoona, maintaining a 3.52 ERA, 0.79 WHIP and 23:9 K:BB across 30.2 frames. If the injury proves to be minor, Samaniego is a candidate to earn some innings out of Pittsburgh's bullpen in 2023.
