Kevin Newman

The next wave of Bucs bats on display

Pirates General Manager Neal Huntington joins Greg Brown for his weekly radio show and they discuss Jameson Taillon being the latest to be go on the injured list and what this Pirates team has had to go through early on this season.

Kevin Newman hit a go-ahead two-run triple in the seventh inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied past the Oakland Athletics 6-4 on Saturday night.

By ALAN SAUNDERS Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kevin Newman hit a game-ending double in the 10th inning, lifting the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 Saturday for their third straight win. ith one out in the 10th, Francisco Cervelli singled off Reds reliever Raisel Iglesias (0-2...

BRADENTON, FL (93.7 the Fan) – With the weeks dwindling into days and now into hours the Pirates still have to figure out their bench. If healthy, Jacob Stallings will be the back-up catcher, Colin Moran will be a back-up third and first baseman. Then there is still a group, it’s headed by veteran...

BRADENTON, FL (93.7 the Fan) – It’s been a topic this spring that with a pitching staff that likes to throw strikes, will the infield defense pick them up. Numbers would tell you that they are middling, the 21 errors during Grapefruit League play is 8th in the National League. The Bucs have also...

PORT CHARLOTTE, FL (93.7 the Fan) – Pirates beat the Rays 4-2 Monday behind five shutout innings from Nick Kingham, a 2-run single from J.B. Shuck and RBIs from Pablo Reyes and Jacob Stallings. Before the game, after naming Jung-Ho Gung and Erik Gonzalez regulars at third base and shortstop, the...

BRADENTON, FL (93.7 the Fan) – Pirates general manager Neal Huntington announced third-baseman Jung-Ho Kang and shortstop Erik Gonzalez as regulars to begin the season. That means Colin Moran, who started 110 games for the Pirates last year and 2015 first round pick Kevin Newman will be backups. “...

BRADENTON, FL (93.7 the Fan) – No one has played more games for the Pirates this spring than first round pick Will Craig. The 24 year-old is coming off a league-leading 102 RBI with AA Altoona last year while surpassing his pro home run total by 14. “Going up there and looking to do damage every...

LAKELAND, FL (93.7 the Fan) – As the Pirates faced Josh Harrison and Jordy Mercer for the first time since they signed free agent deals with the Tigers, Bucs manager Clint Hurdle said there is no clarity so far as to who the new starting shortstop will be in 2019. Kevin Newman started games instead...