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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 ...

Bucs’ Ngoepe a late-blooming prospect

BRADENTON, Fla. — Most players who have spent seven seasons in the minor leagues are no longer considered prospects.However, Gift Ngoepe is hardly the ordinary professional baseball player. As such, the 26-year-old infielderĢƵ learning curve has been steeper than most as he has worked his ...

Jaso making ‘Moneyball’ type of move

BRADENTON, Fla. — John Jaso hasn’t read “Moneyball” or watched the movie adaptation of Michael Lewis’ bestseller from 2003.That is surprising for a couple of different reasons.Jaso is a self-professed math nerd. He likely would be teaching advanced high school mathematics today if he ...