BRADENTON, Fla. --- The Pirates say Jung Ho Kang鈥檚 words were twisted by the Korean media.As he got ready to leave his native South Korea after agreeing to a four-year, $11-million contact with the Pirates in January, Kang was quoted as saying he was coming to the Pirates to be the starting ...
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) 鈥� Mike Napoli hit two solo home runs for the Boston Red Sox in a 5-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.Napoli connected in his only two at-bats, both times against Gerrit Cole.Napoli had an eight-hour surgery in November to help his sleep apnea. The procedure ...
DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) 鈥� Starting pitchers Casey Sadler and Aaron Sanchez each threw three hitless innings Sunday and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0.Sadler, who is expected to begin the year at Triple-A Indianapolis, struck out three without a walk for the Pirates. Toronto ...
BRADENTON, Fla. 鈥� Being disciplined financially has been part of the reason why the Pirates have gone from being a punchline 鈥� and punching bag 鈥� to one of the best teams in baseball.General manager Neal Huntington believes in finding value at every turn. While all of his moves haven鈥檛 ...
BRADENTON, Fla. 鈥� To understand how much Francisco Cervelli can help the Pirates, it is instructive to talk to people with his former team.鈥淲e鈥檙e going to miss him,鈥� New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi said recently before a spring training workout.Cervelli, a 29-year-old catcher, ...
BRADENTON, Fla. 鈥� Esmil Rogers, trying to cement a spot on the New York Yankees鈥� pitching staff, tossed two scoreless innings Thursday in a 2-1 victory against the Pittsburgh Pirates.Rogers gave up just a double by Korean rookie Jung Ho Kang and also struck out one. If he makes the team, ...