Pirates claim outfielder Troy Stokes Jr. off waivers from Tigers, designate reliever Nik Turley
The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed Troy Stokes Jr. off waivers from the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday, adding an outfielder to the mix.
To make room for Stokes on the 40-man roster, the Pirates designated lefty reliever Nik Turley for assignment.
Stokes is a 5-foot-9, 200-pounder who missed the 2020 season with a broken hand that required surgery after hitting five doubles in 11 games in spring training.
A fourth-round pick by the Milwaukee Brewers, Stokes was a 2018 minor league Gold Glove winner with Double-A Biloxi, where he hit 23 doubles and 19 home runs and was named a Southern League All-Star. He batted .233/.341/.385 with 22 doubles, nine homers and 40 RBIs at Triple-A San Antonio in 2019 but was claimed by the Tigers off waivers that September.
Turley, 31, was 0-3 with a 4.98 ERA and 1.108 WHIP for the Pirates last season, with 20 strikeouts and 11 walks in 21 2/3 innings of relief.
Kevin Gorman is a TribLive reporter covering the Pirates. A Baldwin native and Penn State graduate, he joined the Trib in 1999 and has covered high school sports, Pitt football and basketball and was a sports columnist for 10 years. He can be reached at kgorman@triblive.com.
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