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- Updated: April 20, 2016
SAN DIEGO — Pirates reliever Jared Hughes began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis on Wednesday, and a familiar face helped him through a scoreless inning.
Hughes, sidelined in Spring Training by a left lat strain, pitched the sixth inning for Indianapolis on Wednesday afternoon. He walked the first batter he faced and hit the second with a pitch. He got a ground ball from the next batter, and a fellow rehabbing Pirates teammate, third baseman Jung Ho Kang, started a double play.
“It felt really good having him back there. He made a great play on the ball,” Hughes said. “Jung Ho looks great. His defense looks solid. He made some great plays today. It’s really nice having him back there again.”
The right-handed reliever, a key piece of the Bucs’ bullpen, was pleased with his first appearance since a March 16 Grapefruit League game.
“It felt incredible. I was just itching …
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