The Tampa Bay Rays have traded shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Minor League right-handed pitcher Matt Seelinger, who will join Class A Bowling Green.
Hechavarria, 29, was designated for assignment on August 1. He appeared in 61 games and made 57 starts, all at shortstop, for the Rays this season, batting .258/.289/.332 (56-for-217) with seven doubles, three home runs and 26 RBI. Among shortstops with at least 200 innings, his .990 fielding pct. is fourth in the majors and second in the AL. On June 30 against the Houston Astros, he snapped errorless streaks spanning two seasons at 94 games and 319 total chances-both the longest streaks in franchise history for a shortstop.