Pirates place Henry Davis on concussion IL, recall Jason Delay to serve as backup catcher

Kevin Gorman TribLive Sat, Jun 15, 2024 • 09:47 PM

Pirates catcher Henry Davis returns to home plate after a pitching change during the third inning against the Brewers on Wednesday, Apr. 24, 2024, at PNC Park. Christopher Horner | TribLive

When Henry Davis took a foul ball off the face mask Friday night at Colorado, it proved to be worse than expected.

Not only was the Pittsburgh Pirates catcher removed from the game but he was placed the catcher on the seven-day concussion injured list before Saturday’s game against the Rockies.

The Pirates recalled Jason Delay from Triple-A Indianapolis to serve as the backup catcher. Yasmani Grandal, who replaced Davis in the seventh inning, started against the Rockies on Saturday night. Delay made the Opening Day roster and played in one game before undergoing surgery in April to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee. Delay batted .194 with two doubles and five RBIs in 10 games at Indianapolis.

Kevin Gorman is a TribLive reporter covering the Pirates. A Baldwin native and Penn State graduate, he joined the Trib in 1999 and has covered high school sports, Pitt football and basketball and was a sports columnist for 10 years. He can be reached at kgorman@triblive.com.