Joey Bart

Bart went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-4 extra-innings win over the Orioles.

Former Giants catcher Joey Bart hit a towering home run in his first Pirates at-bat after being traded to Pittsburgh last week.

Catcher Joey Bart, 27, the No. 2 pick in the 2018 amateur draft who was designated for assignment Sunday by the Giants, was traded to the Pirates on Tuesday night in exchange for right-handed pitcher Austin Strickland.

Catcher Joey Bart, 27, the No. 2 pick in the 2018 amateur draft who was designated for assignment on Sunday by the San Francisco Giants, was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night in exchange for right-handed pitcher Austin Strickland.

The Pirates have acquired catcher Joey Bart from the Giants for minor league righty Austin Strickland. FanSided’s Robert Murray (X link) was the first to report Bart’s move to Pittsburgh, while NBC Sports Bay Area’s Alex Pavlovic (via X) reported Strickland as the return piece of the deal. The Pirates announced that right-hander Colin Selby…