ĢƵ

close

Pirates

Nicasio will learn fate soon

BRADENTON, Fla. — Juan Nicasio may begin the season in the Pirates’ starting rotation or the right-hander might work out of the bullpen as a middle reliever.Nicasio will learn his fate relatively soon because spring training is winding down. The Pirates break camp April 1 and then open the ...

Morse’s situation with Pirates murky

BRADENTON, Fla. — Michael MorseĢƵ situation with the Pirates is somewhat murky. His desire to stay with Pittsburgh is not.“I really like here,” the first baseman/outfielder said recently at the Pirates’ spring training camp. “I felt very welcome from the moment I arrived. I like the ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — Andrew McCutchen seemingly has about a sweet of a gig as any 29-year-old could want.He is the star center fielder of the Pittsburgh Pirates, a team he has helped transform from laughingstock into contender with three straight postseason appearances. He is the teamĢƵ most ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — Wilfredo Boscan is confident he will not eventually be the answer to this trivia question: What player was called up to the major leagues three times in his career but never appeared into a game?That is what happened to the right-handed pitcher last season. He spent three ...

Vogelsong happy to be back with Bucs

BRADENTON, Fla. — Ryan Vogelsong had just finished working out one day in December when his cell phone rang.The veteran right-hander pitcherĢƵ agent was calling to say the Pittsburgh Pirates were interested in signing him as a free agent. Vogelsong could barely contain a smile when he ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — Matt Joyce figures better days are ahead in 2016.Then again, it would be hard for the veteran outfielder, who is in the Pirates’ spring training camp as a non-roster invitee, to play much worse than he did in 2015.Joyce hit just .174 in 93 games for the Los Angeles Angels ...