Kevin Gorman stories, Page 92
Pirates place LHP Steven Brault on 10-day IL, recall RHP Connor Overton from Indianapolis
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed left-handed pitcher Steven Brault on the 10-day injured list with a recurrent left lat strain and recalled right-hander Connor Overton from Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday. Brault (0-3, 5.86 ERA) was out from spring training until Aug. 4, and he made his seventh start and pitched two...
Pirates GM Ben Cherington: ‘Unlikely’ new hitting coach will be hired until after season
Ben Cherington said it’s “unlikely” that interviews for a new hitting coach will begin until after the conclusion of the season, though the Pittsburgh Pirates general manager has an idea of what he wants. The Pirates fired hitting coach Rick Eckstein after three seasons on Aug. 30, when they ranked...
‘Baseball is in my blood’: Francisco Cervelli enjoying retirement, eyes next phase of lifeVideo
Francisco Cervelli was back in a major-league ballpark for the first time in a year and, after visiting the broadcast booth for a guest appearance, the former Pittsburgh Pirates catcher was impressed by a new viewpoint of PNC Park after five years of seeing it from behind home plate. A...
Miguel Cabrera serves as catalyst for Tigers, who prevent Pirates from series sweep
Mitch Keller remains an enigma for the Pittsburgh Pirates, as the right-hander followed his best start of this rollercoaster season by surrendering double-digit hits to the Detroit Tigers. There is no mystery to Miguel Cabrera. On the day of the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony, the Detroit Tigers first...
Pirates shut down JT Brubaker from throwing for 5-7 days with shoulder impingement
The Pittsburgh Pirates shut down pitcher JT Brubaker from throwing for five to seven days after team doctors determined he has right shoulder impingement that caused discomfort. Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Brubaker “has some soreness with certain range of motion” but called the prognosis “very encouraging.”...
David Bednar’s new high-leverage relief role for the Pirates comes with a curveball
After giving up a leadoff double to Miguel Cabrera in the eighth inning, David Bednar returned to what fast has become a go-to pitch. After blowing hitters away with a 97-mph four-seam fastball that can touch triple digits, the Pittsburgh Pirates reliever has spent the summer cultivating a curveball. The...
Ben Gamel’s big plays in 6th inning propel Pirates past Tigers
If there was a ringing in Ben Gamel’s ears after the Pittsburgh Pirates left fielder chased down a fly ball before crashing into the corner wall, it wasn’t the words of his father. “My dad always tells me, ‘Live to see another day,’” Gamel said of Frank Gamel, who was...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Pirates farm director John Baker discusses ‘What’s Important Now’
John Baker was dressed in casual attire, wearing a green blazer over a Roberto Clemente T-shirt and tapered khakis, as he sat on the home dugout bench at PNC Park. He looked and sounded more like a professor giving a lecture than the Pittsburgh Pirates farm director talking baseball. When...
Pirates notebook: Kevin Newman makes ‘incredible play’ as Derek Shelton credits defense
Kevin Newman chased Jeimer Candelario’s pop fly with his back to the diamond, the Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop turning and running into shallow left field before making an over-the-shoulder catch for the final out in the top of the third inning of their 6-3 win over the Detroit Tigers. “Off the...
Ke’Bryan Hayes finds groove atop the order, as Pirates top Tigers to snap 6-game losing streak
Since trading Adam Frazier to San Diego on July 26, the Pittsburgh Pirates had tried eight players in their search for a leadoff hitter before Derek Shelton approached Ke’Bryan Hayes. The revolving door at the top of the order had coincided with the rookie third baseman’s batting average dropping from...
Pirates recall RHP Cody Ponce, claim RHP Conner Overton off waivers from Blue Jays
The Pittsburgh Pirates made some moves Monday to bolster a pitching staff that has become a revolving door because of injuries. With starter JT Brubaker and reliever Duane Underwood Jr. placed on the injured list Sunday – both with right shoulder inflammation – the Pirates recalled right-hander Cody Ponce (0-3,...
Grand plans: Pirates prospect Nick Gonzales opens eyes with slams in back-to-back games
The Greensboro Grasshoppers had the bases loaded and were trailing by two runs when Nick Gonzales came to bat with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, but no one could have predicted what came next. Not even after what Gonzales had done two days earlier. Gonzales hit three...
Cubs rally for 3 runs in 9th, beating Pirates on Frank Schwindel’s headfirst slide at 1st base
The Pittsburgh Pirates were one out away from a win when their latest defensive debacles against the Chicago Cubs came down to a dropped fly ball in right field and a headfirst slide to beat the tag at first base. Frank Schwindel hit a grounder deep to shortstop and slid...
JT Brubaker reinstated from IL to start Saturday against the Cubs, Kyle Keller optioned
JT Brubaker has been reinstated from the 10-day injured list and will try to snap the Pittsburgh Pirates’ four-game losing streak when he starts against the Chicago Cubs at 2:20 p.m. Saturday at Wrigley Field. The right-hander was placed on the IL on Aug. 25 with a right thumb contusion,...
Anthony Alford’s 2 homers not enough as Pirates lose to Cubs
Steven Brault was sitting next to Michael Perez on the lower bench in the visiting dugout with an obstructed view of Wrigley Field when they heard Anthony Alford make contact with the pitch. It was so loud that the Pittsburgh Pirates battery mates turned and looked at each other, recognizing...
Cubs win in 11th inning walk-off when Pirates 2B Wilmer Difo misses pop fly
The Pittsburgh Pirates had blown a three-run lead, rallied to tie the game in the ninth inning and put the Chicago Cubs in a spot where they had run out of position players in extra innings. Somehow, the Pirates found a new way to lose. Second baseman Wilmer Difo turned...
Batting 1st, Cole Tucker tries to make positive lasting impression on Pirates
Cole Tucker thought the ball had a shot of leaving the park, given the way it felt off the bat and the frequency with which the Chicago White Sox cleared the fence at Guaranteed Rate Field. Tucker was upset he had to settle for a double, even if it served...
Rookie DH Gavin Sheets homers twice as White Sox beat Pirates to sweep 2-game series
After being thrown out in his first attempt to cross home plate, Gavin Sheets took matters into his own hands. The 25-year-old rookie blasted a pair of home runs to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 6-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night at Guaranteed Rate Field....
Pirates manager Derek Shelton on Ke’Bryan Hayes’ hand injury: ‘He made a mistake’
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton had a lengthy conversation with Ke’Bryan Hayes about how to better channel his frustration after the rookie third baseman injured his right hand. Hayes missed his second consecutive start at the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night with what Pirates director of sports medicine Todd...
Blue Jays sign former Pirates RF Gregory Polanco to minor-league contract
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Gregory Polanco to a minor-league contract Tuesday, the final day for the former Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder to be eligible for the postseason. The Pirates waived Polanco on Aug. 22, but he was not claimed, so they released him Saturday. Polanco was in the final...
White Sox beat Pirates as reliever Chasen Shreve gives up bases-loaded walk
The Chicago White Sox didn’t need another Lucas Giolito no-hitter to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates. This time, they won on a walk. Pirates reliever Chasen Shreve gave up a walk to load the bases, then missed on a full-count fastball to walk in the go-ahead run as the White Sox...
Pirates notebook: Hoy Park returns as Michael Chavis goes on IL, taxi squad travels to Chicago
A day before major-league rosters can expand to 28 players for the final month of the season, the Pittsburgh Pirates shuffled theirs by making a move and preparing for two more. The Pirates placed infielder/outfielder Michael Chavis on the 10-day injured list with a right elbow strain and recalled infielder/outfielder...
Pirates place Michael Chavis on IL with right elbow strain, recall Hoy Park
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed infielder/outfielder Michael Chavis on the 10-day injured list with a right elbow strain and recalled infielder/outfielder Hoy Park from Triple-A Indianapolis. Chavis was injured Saturday trying to make a diving catch while playing right field against the St. Louis Cardinals. Park makes his second stint with...
Pirates fire hitting coach Rick Eckstein after 2 seasons of struggles at the plate
After ranking at or near baseball’s bottom in most major offensive categories the past two seasons, the Pittsburgh Pirates fired hitting coach Rick Eckstein on Monday. Pirates manager Derek Shelton said, after consulting with general manager Ben Cherington over the weekend, they came to the conclusion it was best to...
Adam Wainwright tosses 7 scoreless innings as Cardinals pound Pirates
Where the Pittsburgh Pirates finally cut ties with Gregory Polanco in favor of a youth movement, the St. Louis Cardinals are pinning their playoff hopes on a pitcher who is two days shy of his 40th birthday. Adam Wainwright isn’t just ageless, he keeps the Pirates scoreless. For the third...
