ST. LOUIS -- After spending the last 7 1/2 months recovering from devastating left knee injuries, Jung Ho Kang is back with the Pirates, and he wasted no time making his presence felt.
Batting sixth and starting at third base in Friday night's 4-2 win against the Cardinals, Kang hit into a double play in his first at-bat, then popped out in the infield with the bases loaded in his second, but he followed that up with a two-run homer in the sixth and a solo homer in the eighth.
"I'm really glad to be back here again with my teammates," Kang said pregame through interpreter H.