You’re just looking for the next ride,” Hurdle said. The Pirates are scheduled to fly to Williamsport on Sunday for the Little League Classic.īefore the game, Cubs and Pirates players will get a chance to mingle with young players competing in the Little League World Series. “Show up (Sunday) in Williamsport, and maybe you’ll see him, maybe not,” his manager said. The Pirates will use the final six weeks of the season as on-the-job training for some players. “I don’t know where Newman would be, how it would all play out.
“I don’t know where we’d be if he didn’t get hurt,” Hurdle said of Gonzalez. 303 before going 1 for 3 in his first three at-bats Saturday. Gonzalez’s injury triggered Tucker’s first recall from Triple-A and eventually led to Kevin Newman seizing control of the shortstop position. 216 at the time of his injury and was 2 for 16 since his return before he bounced into a double play and reached base on an error in his first two at-bats Saturday. You can’t evaluate a guy when he doesn’t play.” “He went down and did all the work, is finding his way back.
“Gonzalez was our Opening Day shortstop,” manager Clint Hurdle said. It was a bit of surprise because rookie shortstop Cole Tucker was brought up from Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday. On Saturday at PNC Park, he made his fifth start since returning from the injured list Aug. I’m an aggressive player, too,” Gonzalez said. Gonzalez, 27, opened this season as the Pirates’ starting shortstop before he suffered a fractured clavicle April 19 when he collided with center fielder Starling Marte while both were chasing a short fly ball. “I got a new opportunity, more chance to play.” A shortstop playing behind Indians four-time All-Star Francisco Lindor doesn’t get much playing time. 14, 2018 - he was traded from the Cleveland Indians to the Pittsburgh Pirates. With his name in the starting lineup Saturday for only the 20th time this season, Erik Gonzalez reflected on one of best days of his major league career.