Clint Hurdle Defends Pirates Day After Fracas

In the hours between Tuesday’s brawl-interrupted win over the Reds and Wednesday’s series finale at Great American Ball Park, players popped into Pirates manager Clint Hurdle’s office to give their support. Hurdle offered a sincere thank you to hitting coach Rick Eckstein, who defended him during the fracas. He spoke to Pirates general manager Neal Huntington about the day's Trade Deadline and potential fallout from the fight. Hurdle also called Joe Torre, Major League Baseball's chief baseball officer, to discuss what happened.

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Chris Archer Dominates In His First Start Of June

Chris Archer’s day had barely started, and he’d allowed the Braves to take a 1-0 lead when Freddie Freeman launched a homer to deep center on the ninth pitch of the game. Archer slouched with his hands on his knees, dropped his head and then walked around before taking the mound again.

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Video: David Eckstein On His Multi-Faceted Role In The Pirates Organization 5-12-19

David Eckstein has joined the #Pirates organization and is working alongside his brother Rick, the team's hitting coach: "It was always one of the dreams of my father for me and Rick to work together. ... Having that opportunity to work with him has been a lot of fun." #STLCards pic.twitter.com/Ta2KctBHUw

— FOX Sports Midwest (@FSMidwest) May 12, 2019

Rick Eckstein Works To Fuel Pirates' Bats

The Pirates' most important offseason additions might not have been in the bullpen or batting cages at Pirate City during the club's first full-squad workout on Monday morning. One was behind the cage on Field 1, talking to Starling Marte during live batting practice, while the other watched Jung Ho Kang hit on another field.

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Rick Eckstein Ready For Role As Pirates' Hitting Coach

Rick Eckstein was 3 years old when his father, Whitey, introduced him to golf. A teacher, golf coach and local club champion in Sanford, Fla., Whitey hit balls with his son every day. Eckstein would watch his father's hands and slide credit cards under his clubs, making sure he was set up at the perfect angle. That, Eckstein said, was when he became fascinated with the act of hitting a ball.

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Pirates Named Rick Eckstein New Hitting Coach

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Twins Recalled Nik Turley From Triple-A Rochester & Added Rick Eckstein To The MLB Staff

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Mike Matheny Still Treasures Getting His Mitts On New Gloves

In the end, the glove he makes is superior to the glove he took.

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Twins Dismiss Tom Brunansky

Coming off a 103-loss season, hitting coach Tom Brunansky and first-base coach Butch Davis were dismissed Tuesday from the Twins’ big-league coaching staff.

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Rick Eckstein Previews The I-70 Baseball Clinic & Talks Hitting Philosophy

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Milt Thompson & Rick Eckstein Candidates For Braves Hitting Coach Job, Terry Pendleton Stay At First Base

So, the Braves will continue to scour a still-growing candidate list that has included Manuel's former hitting coach Milt Thompson and former Nationals hitting coach Rick Eckstein, who recently left the Angels organization to become an assistant coach at the University of Kentucky.

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David Eckstein 'Will Be Back In Game'

David Eckstein can't seem to sit still.

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David Freese Encouraged By Last Few Months

David Freese was told recently about the season-long 10-game hitting streak he took into Friday's game, and he asked if this was the type of thing that could spark a hot stretch from the Angels third baseman.

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Rick Eckstein Leaves Angels To Join Kentucky's Coaching Staff

Rick Eckstein left his role as the Angels' player-information coach on Thursday to pursue a job on the University of Kentucky's coaching staff, paving the way for Rico Brogna to take over Eckstein's duties the rest of the season.

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Rick Eckstein Has Fond Memories Of Time With Nationals; Matt Williams: Albert Pujols One Of Best Hitters Of Generation; Count Albert Pujols Among Bryce Harper's Admirers

Angels player information coach Rick Eckstein said he doesn't have any bitterness toward the Nationals, who relieved him of his duties as hitting coach last July and replaced him with Rick Schu. Why? He said the Nationals gave him the chance to be with a team that went from a last place to a National League East winner in 2012.

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Freak Injury Shows Don Baylor's Toughness

Don Baylor, "Groove" to those inside the game, always has embodied the rare blend of immense physical power and personal grace. Nobody in Major League Baseball is more respected.

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Rick Eckstein Tells The Turn About The Grind Of Being A Baseball Coach

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Now It's The Cardinals' Turn To Be Heavy Favorites

Situated in fly-over country and rarely disposed to throwing bags of money at unfamiliar free agents, the Cardinals long have reveled as media afterthoughts. Let other teams win the winter. The Cardinals prefer to win in October.

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Former Memphis Ballplayers To Olympic Athletes

The 2014 Winter Olympics have officially kicked off in Sochi and even though snow and baseball don’t normally mix, the great sport is always on our mind here at AutoZone Park.

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Angels Hire Rick Eckstein; David Wants To Help

It turns out Rick Eckstein may have come to the Angels in a package deal.

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