By the time Cody Bolton stepped on the mound this past April, it had been two years since he had pitched in a competitive game. After the pandemic canceled out the 2020 minor league season, the right-handed pitcher was forced to miss all of 2021 due to a knee injury.
Bolton got the honors of being the 2022 Opening Day starter for the Indianapolis Indians, making the jump to Triple-A after just 40 innings in Altoona.
The Pirates were obviously cautious with Bolton, but he still managed to pitch 75.2 innings across 30 appearances, 14 of which were starts.