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Jung-ho Kang Will Get His First Start in the Black and Gold Game

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Today is the final day at Pirate City for Major League camp. Tomorrow the Pirates depart for McKechnie Field, and begin playing games, starting with the annual Black and Gold scrimmage. Clint Hurdle announced the pitchers on Friday for the scrimmage. Today, the lineups were posted.

The Black team looks to have a lot of the bench and depth options, with no projected starters in the lineup. The notable player here is Jung-ho Kang, who will start at shortstop and bat third. Other notable players are Corey Hart, Andrew Lambo, and Jose Tabata, who have the strongest chances of making the MLB squad.

The Gold team has some depth options, but also has a few starters. Gregory Polanco, Starling Marte, and Pedro Alvarez will be in the game, with Alvarez getting his first real game at first base this Spring. From a depth perspective, it will be interesting to see Pedro Florimon at shortstop. He has shown smooth hands and excellent footwork at shortstop in practice, and has been regarded well for his defense. If he doesn’t make the active roster out of camp, the Pirates will have to put him through waivers.

Each team had a bench of two players listed. It’s a five and a half inning game, which means they probably won’t need more than that. Here are the lineups and pitching staffs for each team.

Black

1. Steve Lombardozzi, 2B

2. Mel Rojas, CF

3. Jung-ho Kang, SS

4. Corey Hart, 1B

5. Andrew Lambo, DH

6. Jose Tabata, LF

7. Deibinson Romero, 3B

8. Willy Garcia, RF

9. Sebastian Valle, C

Pitchers: Nick Kingham, Josh Wall, Collin Balester, Charlie Leesman, Adrian Sampson, Wilfredo Boscan

Bench: Elias Diaz is the backup catcher, and will enter in the fourth inning. Gift Ngoepe is listed as the backup shortstop.

Gold

1. Jaff Decker, LF

2. Justin Sellers, 2B

3. Gregory Polanco, RF

4. Pedro Alvarez, 1B

5. Starling Marte, DH

6. Tony Sanchez, C

7. Brent Morel, 3B

8. Keon Broxton, CF

9. Pedro Florimon, SS

Pitchers: Arquimedes Caminero, Deolis Guerra, Jeremy Bleich, Angel Sanchez, Blake Wood

Bench: Wilkin Castillo is the backup catcher and will enter in the fourth inning. Alen Hanson is listed as the backup second baseman.

Tim Williams
Tim Williams
Tim is the owner, producer, editor, and lead writer of PiratesProspects.com. He has been running Pirates Prospects since 2009, becoming the first new media reporter and outlet covering the Pirates at the MLB level in 2011 and 2012. His work can also be found in Baseball America, where he has been a contributor since 2014 and the Pirates' correspondent since 2019.

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