Pirates’ Joey Bart scratched vs. Mets after freak bullpen incident

A Pirates player was scratched from Wednesday’s game against the Mets after an extremely bizarre and unlikely scenario. Joey Bart, the former No. 2 overall Giants pick whom the Pirates acquired in a trade earlier this month, recently got struck in the head by a home run ball during batting practice while he was catching in the bullpen. Bart, 27, was feeling OK until shortly before first pitch Wednesday, and he was removed from the lineup. “So, this is very strange,” Pirates manager Derek Shelton said, according to the Pittsburgh...