Tag: Dovydas Neverauskas

BRADENTON, Fla. — Francisco Cervelli is a pretty animated baseball player. If you’ve been paying any attention to his Pirates’ career, you’ve probably noticed the fiery catcher get heated once or twice. Maybe more so than at any other time, Cervelli has become known for his reaction when a ball or strike call goes against […]

The Pirates made two additions in the Rule 5 draft today that could help their bullpen in the short-term and long-term. We still don’t know whether the team is going to be buying or selling this offseason, and Neal Huntington didn’t give any hints today with his public comments. Neal Huntington basically said the Pirates […]

PITTSBURGH — The Pirates activated relief pitchers Joaquin Benoit and Wade LeBlanc from the disabled list as MLB rosters expanded to 40 men on Friday, but they won’t be joined by anyone else right away. Those were the Pirates only two moves, instead allowing the rest of the team’s younger players to finish their season […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates have recalled reliever Dovydas Neverauskas and outfielder Jordan Luplow, who join the team tonight in Chicago, as they take on the Cubs. To make room on the 25-man roster, reliever Johnny Barbato has been optioned to Indianapolis and INF/OF Adam Frazier has been placed on the disabled list with a strained right […]

PITTSBURGH — In the Pirates’ four-game series loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers that ended in a 5-2 defeat on Thursday, some of the team’s younger players were the most victimized by the National League’s best club. Reliever Angel Sánchez made his major-league debut and allowed back-to-back home runs to Yasmani Grandal and Adrian Gonzalez. […]

PITTSBURGH — Reliever George Kontos started to warm up on Sunday during the Pirates’ Little League Classic game in Williamsport, Pa., but wasn’t able to enter the game in the seventh inning due to some “lower body discomfort,” manager Clint Hurdle said Monday. Hurdle was unsure of Kontos’ status going into Monday’s series opener with […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates have recalled right-handed relief pitcher Dovydas Neverauskas from Indianapolis. To make room on the 25-man roster, Steven Brault has been optioned to Indianapolis. Brault came up yesterday to provide the Pirates with a long reliever out of the bullpen and he ended up going four innings last night, throwing 64 pitches. That […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates have added right-handed pitcher George Kontos to the active roster for tonight’s game against the Detroit Tigers and optioned right-hander Dovydas Neverauskas to Indianapolis to make room. Kontos was picked up off of waivers from the San Francisco Giants on Saturday. With the Giants, he had a 3.83 ERA and a 4.02 FIP […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates made a couple of roster moves before Wednesday’s night game against the Cincinnati Reds. Gregory Polanco has been activated from the disabled list. Jordan Luplow was optioned to Indianapolis to make room on the roster. Wade LeBlanc was placed on the Bereavement List. The Pirates recalled reliever Dovydas Neverauskas to take his […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Nick Kingham isn’t where he was prior to having surgery, nor where he wants to be as a pitcher. But he’s getting close. In his return from Tommy John surgery, Kingham has continually made small steps forward that are starting to equal a big gain. He opened the season with one start in […]