Kevin Gorman stories, Page 96
Manny Pina’s 2 homers boosts Brewers to blowout win over Pirates to sweep series
Just when the Pittsburgh Pirates thought their troubles were with Chad Kuhl giving up doubles, Milwaukee Brewers catcher Manny Pina decided to go deep. After the Brewers ran up a three-run lead by taking two bases on five of their first seven hits, Pina hit a three-run homer off Chris...
Pirates rookie Ke’Bryan Hayes embraces Adam Frazier’s advice, focuses on future as leader
Adam Frazier had been traded to San Diego but accompanied the Pittsburgh Pirates on their flight home from San Francisco on Sunday, so the All-Star second baseman offered free advice to Ke’Bryan Hayes: Treat every day like it’s brand new. The rookie third baseman shared that snippet from their conversation,...
Rookie Rodolfo Castro hits 2 home runs to make history as Pirates lose to Brewers
Taking baseball’s hits leader out of the lineup had a profound impact on the Pittsburgh Pirates, who hadn’t scored a run since trading All-Star second baseman Adam Frazier to the San Diego Padres on Sunday. Rodolfo Castro wasn’t aware that the Pittsburgh Pirates’ scoreless streak had stretched to 23 innings...
Pirates lose starting pitchers Chase De Jong to surgery, Trevor Cahill to fractured foot
The Pittsburgh Pirates lost two starting pitchers to season-ending injuries but could soon add another to their rotation. Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said right-hander Chase De Jong (1-4, 5.77 ERA in nine starts) underwent surgery Tuesday on his left knee to repair damaged cartilage that coats the...
Brewers take advantage of late scratch to starting pitcher, pound punchless Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates were preparing for their first game without All-Star second baseman Adam Frazier when they found out they also would be without their scheduled starting pitcher. Tyler Anderson was scratched less than four hours before first pitch Tuesday against the Milwaukee Brewers, who reportedly was traded to the...
Getting chance to start at 2B for Pirates newest chapter of Rodolfo Castro’s ‘glory story’
When the Pittsburgh Pirates traded All-Star second baseman Adam Frazier to the San Diego Padres, Rodolfo Castro was torn over losing a teammate but thrilled for the opportunity that awaited him. After hitting back-to-back home runs in a 6-5 comeback win over the New York on July 11, Castro was...
Pirates sign another top-100 prospect from draft, 14th-round pick Braylon BishopVideo
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed their fifth top-100 prospect from the MLB Draft, when Texarkana, Ark., prep outfielder Braylon Bishop agreed to a $268,700 bonus Tuesday. Bishop was ranked the No. 87 prospect by Baseball America and No. 94 by MLB Pipeline — making him a third-round talent — but slipped...
After Phillies trade falls through, Pirates have deal to send Tyler Anderson to Mariners
The Pittsburgh Pirates officially are open for business before the MLB trade deadline, as general manager Ben Cherington is conducting a fire sale of veterans for a haul of prospects. After dealing All-Star second baseman Adam Frazier to San Diego on Sunday and right-handed reliever Clay Holmes to the New...
After trade from Pirates to Padres, Adam Frazier says ‘ultimate goal now is to win World Series’
Adam Frazier heard daily rumors about where the Pittsburgh Pirates would trade him – one day to the New York Mets or Chicago White Sox, the next to the Seattle Mariners — before manager Derek Shelton pulled him from Sunday’s game at San Francisco and broke the news he long...
Pirates trade RHP Clay Holmes to Yankees for two minor league infielders
A day after sending All-Star second baseman Adam Frazier to the San Diego Padres for three prospects, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded right-handed reliever Clay Holmes to the New York Yankees for infielders Hoy Jun Park and Diego Castillo. Holmes, 28, was 3-2 with a 4.93 ERA, 44 strikeouts and 25...
Padres’ prospects passed ‘threshold’ for Pirates GM Ben Cherington in Adam Frazier trade
The trade conversations started soon after the MLB Draft ended, and Ben Cherington knew any trade offers involving Adam Frazier would have to meet certain criteria for the Pittsburgh Pirates. After talking with a handful of teams last week, the Pirates general manager settled on sending the All-Star second baseman...
Report: Pirates draft pick Lonnie White Jr. chooses pro baseball over Penn State football
Pittsburgh Pirates draft pick Lonnie White Jr. has chosen to play professional baseball and bypass a football scholarship to Penn State, according to a report by PhillyVoice.com. The Malvern Prep outfielder, selected No. 64 overall in the MLB Draft in the Competitive Balance B round, was reportedly torn between the...
Searching for a strong second half, Pirates RF Gregory Polanco finds success in choking up
After a first half that had his batting average hovering around – and often below – the Mendoza Line, Gregory Polanco spent his time sidelined by an injury searching for ways to have a strong second half. When he was on the injured list with a bilateral adductor strain —...
Gregory Polanco, Kevin Newman have 3 RBIs as Pirates pound 16 hits to beat Giants
Sparked by three-RBI games from a pair of hitters in Gregory Polanco and Kevin Newman who have been hovering around the Mendoza Line, the Pirates pounded the pitcher with the best ERA in baseball Saturday night. Boosted by a big lead, Pirates right-hander Wil Crowe finished with a career-best nine...
Pirates notebook: Derek Shelton keeping close watch on starters’ pitch, inning counts
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ discussions with right-hander JT Brubaker have revolved around his pitch selection and execution, though Derek Shelton has a deeper issue in the back of his mind at all times. Brubaker (4-9, 4.68 ERA) is scheduled to make his 18th start of the season against Alex Wood (8-3,...
Pirates get a gift from Giants, scoring 3 runs without a hit in 7th to snap 4-game skid
Derek Shelton laughed at the suggestion, that the perfect antidote for the Pittsburgh Pirates after getting swept by the team with the worst record in baseball was to play the team with the game’s best record. “I don’t know if you ever welcome a challenge of playing the team with...
Pirates notes: Scoring change gives Adam Frazier another hit, NL batting lead
Even with a day off, Adam Frazier picked up another hit. This one moved the Pirates All-Star second baseman to the top of the National League batting leaders. MLB made a scoring change in the Pirates’ 9-7 win over the New York Mets on July 17, switching the third-inning error...
Pitcher Will Bednar, a Mars alum, signs with San Francisco Giants for $3.65 million bonus
Will Bednar, the Mars alum who led Mississippi State to the College World Series championship, signed with the San Francisco Giants on Friday for a reported bonus of $3.65 million. The Giants announced the signing of the 6-foot-2, 229-pound right-hander, the younger brother of Pittsburgh Pirates reliever David Bednar, just...
After choosing Pirates over Clemson, Bubba Chandler says he’s ‘only scratched the surface’
Bubba Chandler was ready to be a two-sport athlete at Clemson until the Pittsburgh Pirates presented an opportunity to be a two-way professional baseball player — and an offer he couldn’t refuse. The Pirates announced the signing of Chandler, their third-round pick in the MLB Draft, on Thursday morning and...
Back-to-back homers in 7th lead Diamondbacks past Pirates for series sweep
The Arizona Diamondbacks might have the worst record in baseball, but the Pittsburgh Pirates gave reason for debate over which team is the worst in the National League, if not the majors. Pavin Smith and Daulton Varsho hit back-to-back home runs off Duane Underwood Jr. in the seventh inning as...
Pirates infielder Erik Gonzalez ‘exceeding expectations’ in recovery from oblique injury
The Pittsburgh Pirates have three position players on the injured list. One is ahead of schedule and one right on schedule while another has suffered a setback. Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said infielder Erik Gonzalez (right oblique strain) is “exceeding expectations” in his recovery by taking ground...
Pirates agree to $3 million bonus with third-round pick, RHP/SS Bubba Chandler
The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to a $3 million signing bonus, pending physical, to convince two-sport star Bubba Chandler to skip playing quarterback at Clemson and play professional baseball instead. The Pirates selected Chandler, a right-handed pitcher and switch-hitting shortstop, in the third round of the MLB Draft with the intention...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: What a wild weekend for the Pirates, who were carried by castoffs
The Pittsburgh Pirates started the second half of the season with a wild weekend at PNC Park, from a benches-clearing scrum Friday to celebrating their 1971 World Series champions with a grand slam for a walk-off win Saturday to signing the No. 1 overall draft pick Sunday. The New York...
Michael Conforto’s 9th-inning homer leads Mets back from 6-run deficit, prevents Pirates sweep
The roles were reversed but for the second consecutive game, a six-run lead was blown and the Pittsburgh Pirates entered the bottom of the ninth inning trailing the New York Mets after a home run. After rallying from a six-run deficit for a walk-off win Saturday night, the Pirates failed...
Pirates No. 1 pick Henry Davis signs under slot value
Henry Davis went through the first-pick formalities of putting a black Pittsburgh Pirates cap on his head and slipping into a No. 1 white home jersey, then cracked a smile and straightened up in his seat. After officially signing with the Pirates for a $6.5 million bonus — $1,915,300 under...
