Pirates Farm System
Pirates Minor League Report: Zander Mueth Makes A-Ball Debut

Pirates’ affiliates won two games on Wednesday, putting together two huge comebacks and seeing the affiliate ball debut of one of their highest-drafted players in 2023.
Triple-A Indianapolis defeated the Toledo Mud Hens, hitting a trio of home runs and notching seven extra-base hits.
The Altoona Curve downed the Richmond Flying Squirrels 9-7, scoring all their runs in their final two innings at the plate. Po-Yu Chen managed 6.1 innings on just 92 pitches, but Richmond also tagged him for four earned runs.
The Greensboro Grasshoppers lost 4-0 to the Winston-Salem Dash, notching just two singles. Left-hander Dominic Perachi struck out seven in five innings, allowing two runs.
Bradenton mounted a massive comeback against the Palm Beach Cardinals, taking the lead with a seven-run outburst in the ninth inning. They then lost via walk off as the Cardinals’ Single-A affiliate roared right back. Pirates’ 2023 compensatory pick Zander Mueth, a 19-year-old right-handed pitcher, made his Marauders debut after tearing through rookie ball, allowing two earned runs in two innings and striking out one batter.
Triple-A Indianapolis (48-52)
SS Liover Peguero
- Game: 1-for-4 with a homer.
- Season: .251/.311/.401 with 18 doubles, 3 triples and 9 homers in 89 games.
3B Malcom Nuñez
- Game: 1-for-4 with a double and a stolen base.
- Season: .263/.328/.404 with 16 doubles and 10 homers in 91 games.
Double-A Altoona (42-56)
RHP Po-Yu Chen
- Game: 6.1 IP, 4 ER (1 unearned), 5 K’s.
- Season: 109.1 IP, 3.62 ERA, 77 K’s in 20 appearances (18 starts).
LF Tres Gonzales
- Game: 3-for-4 with a double.
- Season: .241/.331/.277 with 6 doubles and 1 triple in 69 games.
High-A Greensboro (57-40)
LHP Dominic Perachi
- Game: 5 IP, 2 ER, 7 K’s.
- Season: 84.2 IP, 2.44 ERA, 89 K’s in 19 appearances (11 starts) between Greensboro and Altoona.
2B Termarr Johnson
- Game: 1-for-4 with a single.
- Season: .246/.392/.399 with 14 doubles, 1 triple and 11 homers in 90 games.
Single-A Bradenton (41-57)
RF Shalin Polanco
- Game: 2-for-4 with 2 doubles.
- Season: .173/.249/.327 with 14 doubles, 1 triple and 10 homers in 79 games.
RHP Zander Mueth
- Game: 2 IP, 2 ER (1 unearned), 1 K.
- Season: 53.1 IP, 1.86 ERA, 57 K’s in 14 appearances (13 starts) between rookie ball and Bradenton.