The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed infielder/outfielder Ronny Simon off waivers from the Miami Marlins and optioned him to Triple-A Indianapolis. Simon had been designated for assignment by Miami on Friday.

Simon, standing at 5’8” and 150 pounds, was signed by the Marlins this winter to a Minor League contract after a solid campaign in AAA Durham with the Tampa Bay Rays organization. In 130 games last season, the 25-year-old middle infielder and corner outfielder slashed .283/.356/.429 and had a .785 OPS with 10 homers and 56 RBI.