Pirates hurlers David Bednar, Ryan Borucki to rehab with Curve
ALTOONA, Pa. – The Pittsburgh Pirates announced Tuesday that right-hander David Bednar and left-hander Ryan Borucki are scheduled to rehab with Double-A Altoona this week during the Curve’s series with the Bowie Baysox.
Tuesday’s dual rehab will be the seventh time in franchise history that Altoona has hosted at least two Pirates on rehab in the same game, the first since utility player Tucupita Marcano, left-hander Dillon Peters and right-hander Duane Underwood Jr. all rehabbed with the Curve on June 28, 2022.
Bednar is recovering from a left oblique strain that placed him on the injured list June 20.
Now in his fourth season with the Pirates, Bednar has gone 12-13 with a 3.00 ERA in 223 major league games. Twice in his tenure with the Pirates, the 29-year-old Bednar has been named a finalist for Major League Baseball’s prestigious Roberto Clemente Award during both the 2022 and 2023 seasons. In 2023, Bednar was named a National League All-Star for the second straight season and he pitched for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic.
Borucki, who first came through the Eastern League with New Hampshire as a Toronto Blue Jays farmhand, is recovering from left triceps inflammation. Borucki began his rehab assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis June 25 and has tossed 4 2/3 innings and allowed just one run.
Borucki, 30, became one of Pittsburgh’s most reliable relievers in 2023 when he went 4-0 with a 2.45 ERA in 38 games, which included two starts. Borucki has pitched in 138 major league games and recorded a 4.09 ERA in his career with Toronto, Seattle and Pittsburgh.
