SAL1 Charleston RiverDogs

RiverDogs Add New Outfielder

Published on April 19, 2018 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston RiverDogs News Release


GREENSBORO, N.C. - The New York Yankees have announced the following roster moves, affecting the Charleston RiverDogs' outfielders before Thursday's game:

-   OF Matt McPhearson - Placed on Charleston 7-Day Disabled List with a right knee laceration

-   OF Ricardo Ferreira - Reinstated from Tampa 7-Day Disabled List, Transferred Tampa to Charleston

Ferreira, 23, returns to Charleston for the first time since the 2016 season when he appeared in 44 games with the RiverDogs, batting .244 (62-for-254) with three home runs, 17 RBI, and 26 stolen bases. He was placed on the 60-day disabled list and missed the entirety of the 2017 season due to injury. The Dominican speedster has stolen 76 career bags in 147 minor league games.

McPhearson exited Wednesday afternoon's game after a collision in the outfield with teammate Frederick Cuevas.

Charleston (6-7) opens a four-game set against the Greensboro Grasshoppers, the Class A affiliate of the Miami Marlins, on Thursday night at First National Bank Field at 7:00 p.m. It's the first meeting between the Grasshoppers and RiverDogs since 2013.

RiverDogs single-game tickets are now available for the 2018 campaign, the club's 25th season as the RiverDogs and their "175th season in dog years." RiverDogs Opening Night kicks off a weeklong homestand at The Joe, running through Wednesday. Ticket information can be secured by contacting the box office at (843) 577-DOGS (3647) or online at www.riverdogs.com/tickets.

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