(File Photo: Credit for Photo: Pirates catcher Jacob Stallings celebrates after walking it off against the Marlins in the 12th inning Saturday, June 5, 2021 at PNC Park (Matt Freed/ Post Gazette)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Former Pirates catcher Jacob Stallings is now with the team at the start of Spring Training, but he is not on the roster. Stallings is a part of the baseball operations department for the Pirates. Stallings was drafted by the Pirates in the seventh round of the 2014 MLB Draft out of the University of North Carolina, where he slashed .294/.388/.445 for an OPS of .834 over his career in college baseball. The Pirates traded Stallings to the Miami Marlins on November 29th, 2021 for right-handed pitchers Kyle Nicolas and Zach Thompson as well as outfielder Connor Scott.