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Sports at a glance: Andrew McCutchen makes Texas Rangers roster

ARLINGTON, Texas — Andrew McCutchen will be on the opening day roster for the Texas Rangers, who expect the 39-year-old former MVP outfielder to split some time at designated hitter, maybe play a few games in the field and be a mentor to their young, talented outfielders. The 2013 National ...

Pirates pitcher Mike Clevinger sent to minors

BRADENTON, Fla. — Mike Clevinger’s career reset with the Pittsburgh Pirates is going to start in the minors. The club reassigned the veteran right-handed pitcher to minor league camp on Monday. The 35-year-old, who agreed to a minor league deal with Pittsburgh in early February, went 1-0 ...

Pirates’ Kelly: ‘Difficult’ sending Griffin down

BRADENTON, Fla. — The Pittsburgh Pirates’ debut for highly touted 19-year-old prospect Konnor Griffin will have to wait. Griffin was reassigned to minor league camp on Saturday after the shortstop spent the last few weeks showcasing the skills that have made him baseball’s No. 1 overall ...

Pirates reassign heralded prospect Konnor Griffin to minor league camp

BRADENTON, Fla. — The Pittsburgh Pirates debut for highly touted 19-year-old prospect Konnor Griffin will have to wait. Griffin was reassigned to minor league camp on Saturday after the shortstop spent the last few weeks showcasing the skills that have made him baseball's No. 1 overall ...

Griffin hoping for impact performance with Pittsburgh

CHICAGO — Nick Kurtz and Drake Baldwin made a smooth transition to the major leagues last season. Kurtz was rewarded with the AL Rookie of the Year award, and Baldwin took home the NL honor. Here is a closer look at a group of rookies looking to have a similar impact this ...

Pirates pitchers get roughed up early in spring training loss

From Mirror, wire reports SARASOTA, Fla. — The Baltimore Orioles scored all five of its runs in the first three innings of play Thursday en route to a 5-2 win over Pittsburgh in a Grapefruit League game. Cam Sanders, Gregory Soto and Mike Clevinger combined to give up all five runs. ...