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K. Newman
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Kevin Newman

SS, #18
AVG
.278
R
25
HR
2
RBI
19
Player Bio
HT/WT
6' 1", 195 lbs
Age
30
Born
08-04-1993
Batting/Throwing
R/R
Should we be worried about Tyler Stephenson? Reds mailbag, part 2

Also in the mailbag: Joey Votto's future; Reds TV broadcast issues; whether Kevin Newman will stick around.

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Should we be worried about Tyler Stephenson? Reds mailbag, part 2
Pirates Fast 5: A weighty walk-up song, a home run jacket, and Connor 'Joe! Joe! Joe!'

Good vibes ahead: Connor Joe discusses the fans' new cheer, Austin Hedges details how he picked his new walk-up song, and much more.

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Pirates Fast 5: A weighty walk-up song, a home run jacket, and Connor 'Joe! Joe! Joe!'
Reds trade Kyle Farmer, pick up Kevin Newman in shuffle of shortstops

Hello, Newman: Will the new arrival from the Pirates claim the shortstop job, or is he destined to be supplanted by one prospect or another?

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Reds trade Kyle Farmer, pick up Kevin Newman in shuffle of shortstops
Pirates trade Kevin Newman: Move gives an edge to Oneil Cruz at shortstop

Newman, formerly the everyday shortstop, became expendable with younger players ready to step in at short and second.

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Pirates trade Kevin Newman: Move gives an edge to Oneil Cruz at shortstop
Pirates aren’t ready to replace Kevin Newman just yet: Making sense of the short- and long-term shortstop picture

The Pirates' decision to re-sign Newman was a bit unexpected, and it provided only a bit of clarity to the line of succession at shortstop.

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Pirates aren’t ready to replace Kevin Newman just yet: Making sense of the short- and long-term shortstop picture
How the Pirates’ 3 Gold Glove finalists stack up against their competition

The Pirates are strong up the middle: catcher, shortstop, center field. Which of those players will claim a Gold Glove this year?

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How the Pirates’ 3 Gold Glove finalists stack up against their competition
The Pirates have 3 Gold Glove finalists. A technicality prevented them from 4

Jacob Stallings, Kevin Newman and Bryan Reynolds are among the NL finalists. An obscure rule is why Ke'Bryan Hayes wasn't recognized, too.

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The Pirates have 3 Gold Glove finalists. A technicality prevented them from 4
Five Pirates impressions from the first week of spring training games

The sinker isn't Chad Kuhl's sexiest pitch, but it's the most valuable part of his arsenal. Plus, notes on Kevin Newman, the lineup & more.

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Five Pirates impressions from the first week of spring training games
The Pirates have a lot of holes, but here are two things they do especially well

The Pirates were lacking in a lot of areas last year, but they did do two things exceptionally well.

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The Pirates have a lot of holes, but here are two things they do especially well
Clint Hurdle always believed the Pirates would hit. They’re proving him right

The manager said he was "pleased but not satisfied" with the offense. Then the Pirates went out and got 23 hits.

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Clint Hurdle always believed the Pirates would hit. They’re proving him right
The WTW: Joe Musgrove wants to get more than just a whiff of the finish line

The right-hander worked into the ninth inning for the first time in his big-league career.

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The WTW: Joe Musgrove wants to get more than just a whiff of the finish line
The WTW: How ‘living on the barrel’ has made Josh Bell a fearsome hitter again

The week began with a ninth-inning rally and ended with a (kinda sorta) “walk-off” home run in the fifth inning.

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The WTW: How ‘living on the barrel’ has made Josh Bell a fearsome hitter again
Where does Blake Snell dropping an 80-pound granite pole on his toe rank among baseball’s weird household-related injuries?

The Rays' reigning AL Cy Young Award will miss at least one start, but his affliction is far from the weirdest baseball has seen.

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Where does Blake Snell dropping an 80-pound granite pole on his toe rank among baseball’s weird household-related injuries?
The WTW: During a bare-knuckle week, one Pirates old-timer keeps on slugging

This Week That Was began with a scrum and ended with a gut punch. Melky Cabrera landed a blow, too.

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The WTW: During a bare-knuckle week, one Pirates old-timer keeps on slugging
Corey Dickerson’s injury worsens the Pirates’ already topsy-turvy outfield situation

As injuries pile up, it's not clear who will play left and right field for the Pirates from one game to the next.

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Corey Dickerson’s injury worsens the Pirates’ already topsy-turvy outfield situation
What’s next for the Pirates’ infield in the post-Josh Harrison/Jordy Mercer era?

Former Pirates infielders Josh Harrison and Jordy Mercer faced their former team for the first time on Saturday.

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What’s next for the Pirates’ infield in the post-Josh Harrison/Jordy Mercer era?
The 10 most important names to follow during Pirates spring training camp

As management sorts out who sticks and who goes to the minors, here are the 10 guys who need to produce from the start of camp.

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The 10 most important names to follow during Pirates spring training camp
The pieces of next year's infield are here, but so are lots of unanswered questions

General manager Neal Huntington dropped some hints on Sunday about the makeup of the Pirates' 2019 infield.

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The pieces of next year's infield are here, but so are lots of unanswered questions
Breaking down this year's debuts for the Pirates and where those guys might go from here

There were 21 players who made their debut with the Pirates this season. What, if any, future do they have with the franchise?

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Breaking down this year's debuts for the Pirates and where those guys might go from here
Saddened but not sulky, Jordy Mercer deals with his demotion from the everyday shortstop role

The new guys are going to play, so Jordy Mercer, who will be a free agent this winter, will start just once or twice a week the rest of this season.

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Saddened but not sulky, Jordy Mercer deals with his demotion from the everyday shortstop role

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