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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates have brought back one of their relief ptichers to the active roster. The Pirates announced that they ened the rehab assignment of right-handed pitcher Colin Holderman, reinstating him to the MLB roster and taking him off the 15-day Injured List. They optioned Mike Burrows back to Triple-A Indianapolis as the corresponding move.
Holderman has pitched poorly in 2025, with a 9.64 ERA over 4.2 innings of work in five appearances, allowing six hits, four walks and five earned runs.
He allowed two runs in the eighth inning after the Pirates led 4-2 on Opening Day on March 27 and a solo home run on March 30, tying things up at 2-2 in the seventh inning, both games the Pirates lost. Holderman came in vs. the Tampa Bay Rays up 3-2 in bottom of the eighth inning.
He walked Rays shortstop Taylor Walls, got a ground out moving Walls to second base and then allowed a single to center fielder Jonny DeLuca, scoring Walls and making it 3-2. He bounced back with a strikeout, but Pirates manager Derek Shelton took him out for left-handed pitcher Ryan Borucki, who got the final out, helping his team ensure a 4-2 victory . Holderman made his last appearance out of the bullpen vs.
the New York Yankees on April 5 at PNC Park. He came into a difficult situation, with no outs and two runners on after starting pitcher Bailey Falter allowed a three-run home run earlier on. He would hit Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge, loading the bases.
He struck out second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr., but then allowed a bases-clearing double to shortstop Anthony Volpe, giving the road team an 8-4 lead. Holderman only had one appearance this season where he didn't give up a run, as he pitched a scoreless ninth inning against the Marlins on March 29.
The Pirates placed Holderman on the 15-day Injured List, recalling right-handed pitcher Chase Shugart from Indianapolis. He most recently went on the 15-day Injured List back on Aug. 8, 2024, dealing with a right wrist sprain.
Holderman would start a rehab assignment with Indianapolis on April and made two appearances, allowing a solo home run in 1.2 innings of work for a 5.40 ERA.
Holderman also struggled before he went on the Injured List last season. He allowed nine earned runs over 4.2 innings in the previous five games he pitched in, blowing leads in four of those games and almost doing so in the other one.
The Pirates bullpen now consists of right-handed pitchers in David Bednar, Kyle Nicholas Dennis Santana, Shugart and Holderman, plus left-handed pitchers in Caleb Ferguson, Ryan Borucki and Joey Wentz. Make sure to visit Pirates OnSI for the latest news, updates, interviews and insight on the Pittsburgh Pirates Pirates Change Catcher vs. Dodgers Pirates' Paul Skenes Uses Full Arsenal to Stymie Dodgers Paul Skenes' Pirates Career Off to Historic Start Livvy Dunne Watches Pirates' Paul Skenes Dominate Dodgers Pirates Top Pitching Prospect Dominates Again.
