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Bart and Bae Begin Rehab Assignments at Victory Field

Bae also rehabbed with Indianapolis from April 9-14
By Anna Kayser
June 21, 2024

INDIANAPOLIS – The Pittsburgh Pirates today announced that catcher Joey Bart and utilityman Ji Hwan Bae will begin their respective rehab assignments with the Indianapolis Indians as they continue a six-game homestand at Victory Field vs. the Iowa Cubs, Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs, tonight at 7:05. Bart is

INDIANAPOLIS – The Pittsburgh Pirates today announced that catcher Joey Bart and utilityman Ji Hwan Bae will begin their respective rehab assignments with the Indianapolis Indians as they continue a six-game homestand at Victory Field vs. the Iowa Cubs, Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs, tonight at 7:05. Bart is the seventh major leaguer assigned to Indy on eight separate rehab assignments this season, joining Bae (also: April 9-14), infielder Alika Williams, catchers Jason Delay and Yasmani Grandal, and right-handed relievers Colin Holderman and Carmen Mlodzinski.

Bart, 27, was placed on the 10-day injured list on May 28 (retroactive to May 27) with a left thumb injury. He appeared in 22 games with Pittsburgh, hitting .267 (16-for-60) with seven runs, three doubles, four home runs, 12 RBI and an .879 OPS. Behind the dish, he logged a .994 fielding percentage (one error, 163 total chances) across 162.1 innings.

The former second-overall draft pick was traded to Pittsburgh from San Francisco on April 2 in exchange for RHP Austin Strickland. He was originally selected by the Giants in the 2018 First-Year Player Draft out of the Georgia (Atlanta) Institute of Technology.

Bae, 24, was placed on the 10-day injured list on June 4 (retroactive to June 3) with a right wrist sprain. He began the season on the injured list with a strain of his left hip muscle and was optioned to Indianapolis after completing a rehab assignment with High-A Bradenton and Indy. He was recalled by Pittsburgh on May 21 and hit .208 (5-for-24) with five runs and two RBI in eight big-league games before suffering his latest injury.

In 27 games with Indianapolis this season, Bae hit .367 (36-for-98) with 23 runs, nine extra-base hits, 15 RBI, 21 walks and seven stolen bases. Across 144 career games in an Indians uniform, including his 2022 Team MVP campaign, Bae owns a .306 batting average (168-for-549) with 113 runs, 30 doubles, seven triples, 13 home runs, 69 RBI and 39 stolen bases.

Bae was originally signed by Pittsburgh as a non-drafted free agent out of Daegu, Republic of Korea. He had his contract first selected on Sept. 23, 2022, and made his MLB debut that night vs. Chicago (NL).