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Pirates send veteran pitcher Mike Clevinger to the minors after a so-so spring training
Mike Clevinger posted a 5.02 ERA in spring training and was reassigned as Pirates favored younger pitchers for rotation and relief roles.
- On Mar 23, 2026, the Pittsburgh Pirates reassigned veteran right-handed pitcher Mike Clevinger to minor-league camp, starting what coverage calls a career reset in the minors.
- A review of Clevinger's track record shows his peak seasons were 2017-19 with Cleveland, when he went 38-18 with a 2.91 ERA, and he is 60-44 with a 3.55 ERA across nine seasons with Cleveland, San Diego and the Chicago White Sox.
- During spring training Clevinger went 1-0 with a 5.02 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 14 1/3 innings, starting two games and appearing as a reliever in two others.
- Clevinger had been eyeing a back-end rotation or long-relief role but lost out to Carmen Mlodzinski, Jose Urquidy and Hunter Barco as Pittsburgh filled its rotation with Paul Skenes, Mitch Keller and Bubba Chandler.
- After returning to Triple-A Charlotte he produced a notable bounceback performance, going 7-3 with a 4.20 ERA and 93 strikeouts in 22 starts last summer.
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