11:29 AM - Gift Ngoepe (PIT) signed a minor-league contract with the Pirates on Saturday.

2:09 PM - Gift Ngoepe (PIT) was placed on the 7-day minor-league disabled list Thursday with a left hamstring strain.

4:56 PM - Gift Ngoepe (PIT) was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Wednesday, Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.

7:25 AM - Gift Ngoepe (PIT) went 0-for-4 with four strikeouts Tuesday against the Dodgers.

9:03 AM - Gift Ngoepe (PIT) went 3-for-3 with two walks Friday against Miami.

7:16 AM - Gift Ngoepe (PIT) singled in his first major-league at-bat Wednesday, going 1-for-2 with a walk against the Cubs.

11:24 AM - Gift Ngoepe (PIT) was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis on Wednesday.

7:09 AM - Gift Ngoepe (PIT) is expected to be called up by the Pirates on Wednesday, Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reports.

12:30 PM - Gift Ngoepe (PIT) was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday, Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

7:52 PM - Gift Ngoepe (PIT) has been suspended by the Pirates following his arrest early Sunday after an altercation outside a Toledo bar.

7:21 AM - Gift Ngoepe (PIT) was promoted to the Pirates 40-man roster Thursday.