Pirates Call Up More Minor League Help

MIAMI (AP) — The skidding Pittsburgh Pirates have called up another first-round draft pick, selecting touted infielder Nick Gonzales from Triple-A Indianapolis. Gonzales made his major league debut Friday night, starting at second base and batting seventh against the Miami Marlins. He went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts in a 3-1 victory that snapped Pittsburgh’s 10-game losing streak. Gonzales became the second player chosen in the first round by Pirates general manager Ben Cherington to get called up this week. Henry Davis, the top overall pick in 2021, was promoted Monday from Indianapolis and hit his first big league homer in Thursday’s 6-4 loss at Miami. The 24-year-old Gonzales was Pittsburgh’s top pick and seventh overall in 2020 out of New Mexico State.