PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates head into an important homestand with a potential change at catcher.The Pirates have catcher Shawn Ross on the taxi squad ahead of their series opener vs. the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park on July 24 and is in the clubhouse. The taxi squad is an informal term on a player who is between both Triple-A and MLB, and is not officially activated yet, but is available for the team to do so and can do it quickly. Pittsburgh doesn't have an apparent catcher injury, with Henry Davis taking batting practice ahead of their upcoming game, but potentially there may be another move with Rafael Flores Jr. and his health. Manager Don Kelly will confirm the reasoning when he speaks ahead of the game.Ross has been on the Pirates taxi squad before, but never activated and has not made his MLB debut yet.He is also not on the 40-man roster, so if the Pirates activated him, they would need to place someone on the 60-day injured list, or designate someone for assignment, as the 40-man roster is full.Ross has split time between Double-A Altoona and Triple-A Indianapolis in 2026, batting .181/.325/.432 for an OPS of .757 in 55 games, with 28 hits in 155 at-bats, nine doubles, 10 home runs, 25 RBI and 33 walks to 72 strikeouts. Make sure to visit Pirates OnSI for the latest news, updates, interviews and insight on the Pittsburgh Pirates!Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow