Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz, known more for delivering hard-hit homers than producing them in quantity, was added Tuesday to next week’s Home Run Derby in Atlanta. Source link
Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski made an extra effort to avoid getting caught up in all the hype surrounding the rookie flamethrower’s highly anticipated matchup with Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes. Source link
Andrew McCutchen, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ designated hitter, said he holds no ill will toward Washington Nationals reliever Jorge Lopez after a high and inside pitch last Wednesday caused the teams to clear their benches for a fight. Source link
Washington Nationals pitcher Jorge Lopez has been suspended three games and fined for throwing at Pittsburgh’s Andrew McCutchen, Major League Baseball announced Thursday. Source link
Marc Fogel, a Pittsburgh-area school teacher who was deemed wrongfully held in a Russian prison for years before being freed in February, will throw out the first pitch at the Pittsburgh Pirates home opener against the New York Yankees on Friday. Source link
