{"id":133883,"date":"2025-06-27T03:20:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T03:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/133883\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T03:20:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T03:20:19","slug":"pirates-add-lefty-sign-genesis-cabrera-to-major-league-deal-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/133883\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirates add lefty, sign G\u00e9nesis Cabrera to Major League deal \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 This article originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghbaseballnow.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/pittsburghbaseballnow.com\/\">PGHBaseballNOW.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed left-handed relief pitcher G\u00e9nesis Cabrera to a one-year, Major League contract, the club announced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">To make room for him on the roster, the Pirates optioned right-handed pitcher Michael Darrell-Hicks to Triple-A Indianapolis and designated fellow righty Hunter Stratton for assignment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Cabrera elected free agency on Tuesday after he was designated for assignment by the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. The 28-year-old made 15 appearances between the Cubs and New York Mets this season and posted a 6.35 ERA across 17 innings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Cabrera, a native of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, has spent parts of seven seasons in the big leagues between four different teams. In his career, the left-hander is 17-14 with a 4.03 ERA and five saves across 287 appearances. 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