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Jung Ho Kang is back in the United States and on his way to rejoining the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 31-year-old Kang last played for the Pirates in 2016. Pittsburgh, which signed Kang to an $11 million, four-year contract in January 2015, placed Kang on the restricted list last March after Kang failed to secure a visa. Continue to Article

April 26, 2018 6:53:pm EST

The Pittsburgh Pirates could soon receive an unexpected boost in the form of Korean infielder Jung Ho Kang. Kang, 31, has been granted a work visa to re-enter the United States, the Pirates announced Thursday. Kang received an eight-month suspended prison sentence last year for the offense. Continue to Article

April 26, 2018 4:52:pm EST

Odubel Herrera broke an eighth-inning tie with a run-scoring triple Friday night, sending the Philadelphia Phillies to a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in Philadelphia. In a game that featured a strong pitchers' duel between Pirates right-hander Ivan Nova and Phillies righty Ben Lively, Philadelphia broke through for the game-winning run against the Pittsburgh bullpen. Continue to Article

April 20, 2018 10:09:pm EST

Tyler Gaffney tried his hand at making several NFL teams after being drafted by the Panthers in the sixth round of the 2014 draft, but injuries stopped him from getting any regular season action. Gaffney was placed on injured reserve by the Panthers in 2014, the Patriots the next two years and the Jaguars last year. Gaffney was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2012 and played a summer of minor league ball with them before returning to Stanford and the football field. Continue to Article

April 20, 2018 3:08:pm EST