The Pirates recalled Cook from Triple-A Indianapolis on Sunday, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports. The 27-year-old was sent to Indianapolis on Thursday but will quickly return to the majors with Jared Triolo (knee) landing on the injured list. Cook made the Pirates' Opening Day roster but registered just six plate appearances during the first week of the season, and he's unlikely to have a significant role while Pittsburgh's outfield is in good health.
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William Cook Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/23L 5-2201100000000013/22L 6-3400000000030003/21W 8-3301100000001013/20L 8-1100000000000003/19L 5-2301100000060013/17L 10-2100000000010003/16L 5-1301010000040023/15L 6-1300000000040003/14W 8-6211000120010043/12W 5-2200000000050003/9W 5-3200000001030003/8W 9-7313110130030173/6L 14-10111010001020023/5L 3-2200000000030003/1W 6-1200000001060002/28W 5-2221100011050012/26W 6-4100000001020002/24W 16-7210000000150002/22W 7-4200000011030002/21W 8-231110000001101
Preseason Totals 447116302761572120 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB4/19W 6-3211100000011014/18L 8-7000000000000004/16L 8-7211100000010014/15W 2-0000000000000004/14L 5-4000000000000004/12L 7-6000000000000004/11W 4-3000000000000104/10W 2-0300000000050004/5W 8-2000000000000003/30L 2-0000000000000003/29W 4-3010000000000003/28L 4-200000000000000
Regular Season Totals 73220000007112
William Cook Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 0030.375300002130.375Away 0000.000000000100.000Home 0030.600300002030.600Day 0020.286200001120.286Night 0011.000100001011.000March 0000.000000000000.000April 0030.375300002130.375Opponent vs CHC 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000 vs TB 0 0 1 0.500 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0.500 vs WSH 0 0 2 0.667 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.667 vs BAL 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs CIN 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs NYM 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 Venue @ Pittsburgh 0 0 3 0.600 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0.600 @ Cincinnati 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 @ Chicago 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000 @ New York 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
William Cook Player Profile
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William Cook: Breaking News
Dispatched to Indianapolis
The Pirates optioned Cook to Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday. Cook will move to the minors in order to clear a spot on the active roster for top prospect Konnor Griffin, who is slated to make his MLB debut against the Orioles on Friday. The 27-year-old Cook slashed .245/.321/.379 across 380 plate appearances at Indianapolis last year, and he'd be a candidate to return to Pittsburgh if one of the big club's outfielders go down with an injury.
Secures roster spot
Cook will begin the season on the major-league roster, Jason Mackey of MLB.com reports. Cook doesn't figure to draw starts often, but he'll serve as the fifth outfielder and should also be an emergency option at first base. Cook has had a solid spring, slugging two homers with seven RBI and seven runs scored in 19 games while reaching base at a .347 clip across 48 plate appearances.