The Pittsburgh Pirates announced several coaching changes for the 2017 season. Kimera Bartee was named the first base, outfield and base-running coach, Joey Cora was named the third base coach and infield coach and Tom Prince was named the bench coach. Bartee served as the Pirates' minor league outfield and base-running coach for nine seasons. He made several trips to Pittsburgh while filling this role, so he's familiar with the team and its strategy on the basepaths. He also served ... Read More
Nick Leyva is underrated part of Pirates success
After smacking a double off of the Clemente Wall, Pedro Alvarez is standing on second base. It’s a 3-2 game, in the bottom of the ninth inning of the National League Wild Card play-in game. With two outs, trailing by one and a berth to the second round of the playoffs on the line, Jordy Mercer steps up to the dish and lines a single into left field. Alvarez makes his way to third and looks up to his third-base coach to see if he’s going or if he’s staying put. In a season with 162 ... Read More