Starling Marte has been placed on the seven-day concussion disabled list. Marte took a 93 mph pitch to the head during Friday’s game against the Rockies.
Brent Morel has been called up from AAA Indianapolis and will be available for Wednesday nights game against the Dodgers.
Morel was hitting .246 (64-for-260) with 14 doubles, a triple, three home runs, 37 RBI and 41 runs scored in 73 games with Indianapolis at the time of his promotion to Pittsburgh. He has also hit safely in 14 of his last 15 games with the Indians, going 20-for-54 (.370) with 10 RBI and 15 runs scored.
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