The Rakuten Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball signed Yajure to a contract on Dec. 6.

EDGE Analysis

Yajure spent the 2024 season with the Yakult Swallows of NPB, posting a 3.34 ERA over 129.1 innings. The 26-year-old made 19 appearances in MLB from 2020 to 2022, posting a 7.58 ERA and 35:28 K:BB across 46.1 frames.

Yajure was reassigned to minor-league camp by the Giants on Saturday, Amy Gutierrez of the Giants' official site reports.

EDGE Analysis

Yajure appeared in just one spring game for the Giants while allowing two runs over two innings with four strikeouts. The right-hander will likely head to Triple-A Sacramento to provide pitching depth in the Pacific Coast League.

Yajure cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

Yajure had just been claimed off waivers from the Pirates last week. He'll remain in the Giants' organization and offer relief depth.

Yajure allowed two earned runs on two hits and a walk while striking out two across three innings to earn the save Wednesday against the Reds.

EDGE Analysis

Yajure entered in the seventh inning with Pittsburgh leading 4-2, and he stayed in for the unconventional save -- the first save of his career -- since the Buccos put up six runs across the game's final two frames. Since being recalled to Pittsburgh on Aug. 31, Yajure has made three appearances out of the bullpen and given up seven earned runs across 6.1 innings.

The Pirates recalled Yajure from Triple-A Indianapolis on Wednesday.

EDGE Analysis

Yajure will be back with the Pirates for the first time in two months after he supplied a 6.64 ERA and 1.45 WHIP across 42 innings in his 10 appearances since he returned to Indianapolis. While his overall numbers since the beginning of July aren't impressive, Yajure found more success in his final two outings at Triple-A, covering five innings both times out while striking out 14 and allowing only three earned runs. The Pirates will likely keep him on hand as a relief option for now, but he could be a candidate to move into the rotation at some point over the final five weeks of the season.

Yajure was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

He walked a tight rope in his spot start Monday against the Nationals, tossing four scoreless innings while allowing four hits and three walks and recording zero strikeouts. Yajure obviously has some work still to do in the minors, particularly figuring out how to miss more bats (4:9 K:BB in 14.1 MLB innings), if he is going to make it as a big-league starter.

Yajure allowed four hits and three walks over four shutout frames in Monday's loss to Washington. He did not record a strikeout or factor in the decision.

EDGE Analysis

It was the cleanest outing but Yajure was able to navigate around a couple of threats from the Nationals, including a bases-loaded jam in the third inning. It was his first MLB start of the year and he lowered his season ERA to 8.16 through 14.1 frames. The 24-year-old threw a season-high 65 pitches, including 41 strikes. Yajure could stick around in the rotation for another start this weekend at home against the Brewers.

The Pirates recalled Yajure from Triple-A Indianapolis, and he'll start in Monday's game against the Nationals in Washington, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

EDGE Analysis

Yajure enters the rotation as a replacement for Jerad Eickhoff, who was designated for assignment and later outrighted to Triple-A after he was roughed up for 10 runs over 4.1 innings in his Pirates debut last week. The 24-year-old previously made six appearances as a reliever for Pittsburgh earlier this season, serving up 13 earned runs on 16 hits and six walks over 10.1 innings. In his five outings with Indianapolis since being demoted May 2, Yajure hasn't covered more than 3.2 innings, so the Pirates likely won't be counting on him to work deep into Monday's start.

Yajure (back/hip) has given up two runs (one earned) on three hits and two walks while striking out two over five innings in his two appearances for Triple-A Indianapolis since being reinstated from the 7-day injured list June 8.

EDGE Analysis

Yajure was sidelined at Indianapolis for just over three weeks with lower-back and hip discomfort. The 24-year-old right-hander has compiled a 3.52 ERA, 1.53 WHIP and 8:6 K:BB in 7.2 innings for the Triple-A club since being demoted from the Pirates on May 2.

Yajure (hip/back) was placed on the 7-day injured list with Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Yajure exited his previous start Saturday with hip and lower-back discomfort. The injury is apparently serious enough to cost him at least a week, but it's not yet clear how much time he'll miss beyond that.