The Pittsburgh Pirates today placed infielder Ji Man Choi on the 10-day injured list (retro to April 14) with a strain of the left Achilles tendon.
Infielder Tucupita Marcano has been recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis.
Marcano was hitting .422 (19-for-45) with seven doubles, one triple, one home run, 10 RBI, .458 OBP, .689 slugging percentage and 1.147 OPS in 11 games with Indianapolis at the time of his promotion to the big leagues.
Coming into today, Marcano ranked fourth in the International League in batting, tied for first in hits and doubles, tied for fourth in extra base hits (nine) and tied for seventh in total bases (31).
Marcano will wear uniform #30.