Indiana had three former Hoosiers playing Major League Baseball entering the season. In the span of just three days, two more Indiana alums had reached the pinnacle of the sport.
Matt Gorski joined some elite company on Thursday, making his Major League debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates and blasting a home run in his first career at-bat.
The Pittsburgh Pirates made the long-anticipated decision to promote 2019 second-round draft pick Matt Gorski, an outfielder and first baseman out of Indiana.
Matt Gorski is making an impact for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Pittsburgh Pirates Spring Training is in full swing, and one player is building the case to make the big league roster.
Matt Gorski is the current mayor of Bradenton. Matt Gorski is the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Spring Training performer of the week, as he has gotten off to a red hot start at the plate, and is making a very real case for a promotion to the big leauges.
With a name like Gorski, he’s already sounding like a Pittsburgher! There are plenty of non-roster invitations every year, but there is perhaps none shining brighter than Matt Gorski, as he is taking over Pirate City this Spring Training.
It was a split-squad day for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday. The Pirates hosted the Baltimore Orioles at LECOM Park in Bradenton and were on the road to face the Atlanta Braves in CoolToday Park in North Port.
The Pittsburgh Pirates bested the Baltimore Orioles by a final tally of 10-5 in their first Grapefruit League game of the year in Sarasota. Among the notable performers were a pair of first basemen who are trying to crack the roster and fill in for the injured Spencer Horwitz.
Pirates’ affiliates picked up two wins to start the new week of games, with recently-promoted prospects making early impacts for their new clubs. Triple-A Indianapolis lost 8-4 to the Nashville Sounds, with starting pitcher Aaron Shortridge tagged for seven runs in four innings.
Pirates’ affiliates began the second half with just one win, as Triple-A Indianapolis punished the Omaha Storm Chasers 8-1. Third baseman Malcom Nuñez logged three extra base hits, Jake Lamb and Matt Gorski homered, and Aaron Shortridge keyed the pitching staff with four innings of one-run ball.
Pirates’ minor league affiliates put the ice on an imperfect weekend, dropping each of the three games they played for the third day in a row. Triple-A Indianapolis lost 8-5 to the Omaha Storm Chasers despite Matt Gorski’s tenth home run in the past 18 games.
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Pirates’ prospect Matt Gorski hit yet another home run yesterday, pushing his total to nine on the season and eight in the past 12 games.
A look at Saturday’s minor-league action within the Pirates' system ... INDIANAPOLIS (22-25) lost at Iowa, 6-5. Matt Gorski stayed hot by hitting his sixth home run in his last seven games.
Pirates’ minor league affiliates managed just one win on Tuesday, with Triple-A Indianapolis the lone bright spot. The Indians were the only affiliate to pick up a win, crushing the Iowa Cubs 18-6 behind a pair of home runs from Matt Gorski.
Pirates’ minor league affiliates won just one of five games on Saturday, with their struggles playing out in whack-a-mole fashion. When their pitchers excelled, they couldn’t get runners on base; when they put up runs, their pitchers did too.