Tag: Williams Jerez

Two days of action here for Pittsburgh Pirates playing in winter ball, plus winter ball updates on new minor league signings. On Monday in the Dominican, Richard Rodriguez (pictured above) made his fifth straight scoreless appearance. All told, he has thrown five shutout innings on two hits and one walk, with four strikeouts. Hector Noesi […]

A few results from late Thursday, along with all of Friday’s action for Pittsburgh Pirates in winter ball. In Mexico, Randy Romero was used as a pinch-runner, then finished the game in left field. It was his sixth straight game without a plate appearance. He is hitting .185/.214/.222 in 24 games. In Colombia, Luis Escobar […]

Some late results from Pittsburgh Pirates in winter ball on Tuesday night, along with all of Wednesday’s action. In Colombia on Tuesday, Francisco Acuna went 3-for-4 with a double and two stolen bases. He is now hitting .358/.464/.403 in 22 games, with a 9-for-9 record in stolen bases. After a rough outing on Monday night, […]

In Australia, Ji-Hwan Bae saw his team lose by a record-setting margin in a 25-4 game. He didn’t start, but came into the game in the sixth as a pinch-hitter and went 0-for-2. He showed off his impressive speed in the second at-bat, hitting a grounder to first base, where the first baseman was going […]

In the Dominican on Tuesday, Leones del Escogido announced that the Pittsburgh Pirates shut down shortstop Oneil Cruz earlier than expected. He was supposed to play for two more weeks according to the original agreement made between the Pirates and Leones. Cruz played just eight games this winter, hitting .185/.267/.259, with two doubles, two walks […]

From Sunday afternoon in the Australian League, Robbie Glendinning went 1-for-4 with a double, walk and two runs scored. Through eight games, he’s hitting .333/.375/.667 with six doubles and three homers. Jerrick Suiter had his best game through the first two weeks of the season. He went 3-for-5 with an RBI. He’s hitting .258/.281/.290 in […]

In Saturday action from Australia, Ji-Hwan Bae went 1-for-4 with a run scored in the opening game of a doubleheader. He started at shortstop, but didn’t have a single play in the field. Bae was the DH in game two and went 1-for-4 with a single. He’s hitting .304/.429/.652 in seven games, with two doubles […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced that pitchers Luis Escobar, Montana DuRapau and Williams Jerez have all cleared waivers and they have been sent outright to Indianapolis. The three were designated for assignment back on November 20th when the Pirates set their 40-man roster ahead of the Rule 5 draft. Jerez has the option to become a […]

In Mexico, Fabricio Macias batted lead-off and played center field in a game that went 21 innings last night, taking seven hours and 13 minutes to play. He went 3-for-9 with his fourth double of the season and run scored in the 5-4 win. It’s the fourth straight multi-hit game for Macias, who now has […]

In Puerto Rico on Saturday night, Chris Sharpe and Dylan Busby were both in the lineup for Gigantes de Carolina. Busby started at third base, before moving over to first base later in the game. He went 1-for-4 with a single and a run scored. He’s 2-for-14 through five games. Sharpe started in left field […]