MILWAUKEE — Pirates manager Clint Hurdle expressed confidence Sunday that Jung Ho Kang can handle shortstop if Jordy Mercer is out for any period of time.
“His feet and his hands work very well, arm’s accurate,” Hurdle said. “The one thing we just have to monitor, and we will the second half of the season, is the volume of play, the reps, the innings and things like that.”
Mercer left the game Sunday because of an injury to his lower left leg after Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Carlos Gomez slid into him on the basepaths.