BRADENTON, Fla. 鈥� Gerrit Cole is a bright young guy with an electric arm, which make for a special combination.鈥淗e is a young man who has already enjoyed a lot of success and really wants to be successful,鈥� Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said of the 24-year-old right-hander. 鈥淚n many ...
BRADENTON, Fla. 鈥� Antonio Bastardo was seemingly the only person surprised by the trade.The Pirates acquired the left-handed reliever from the Philadelphia Phillies in a deal for left-handed pitching prospect Joely Rodriguez in December at the Winter Meetings in San Diego.The Pirates tried to ...
BRADENTON, Fla. 鈥� Jung Ho Kang, like everyone else, is curious about how he will perform in his first major league season.The 27-year-old infielder will become the first position player to jump from the Korean Baseball Organization to the major leagues when he begins the season as a utility ...
BRADENTON, Fla. 鈥� A boisterous fan who regularly sits in the upper level behind home plate at PNC Park had to be thrilled when the Pirates signed Corey Hart as a free agent in December.Throughout Hart鈥檚 nine seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers, the fan reveled in yelling 鈥渉ey Corey Hart, ...
BRADENTON, Fla. 鈥� Charlie Morton knows many more medical terms than the average ballplayer, and not just because his mother is a physician.The Pirates right-hander has undergone three major surgeries in his seven-year career, the latest to repair a torn labrum in his right hip Sept. 26. ...
BRADENTON, Fla. 鈥� A.J. Burnett had no idea what was going to happen.The veteran right-hander was returning to the pitcher鈥檚 mound at PNC Park in another uniform last July 6, having moved on to the Philadelphia Phillies as a free agent following two seasons as the anchor of the Pirates鈥� ...