Last week we looked at what James Anderson is doing in Europe, but this week we’re going to switch sports and check in on Jordy Mercer as his baseball career unfolds in Pittsburgh.
Mercer is in his 5th full year with the Pirates and 6th overall. He’s struggled so far in 2017, though, as he’s hitting just .205 through 34 games with a .596 OPS and two home runs. Pirates manager Clint Hurdle even sat him a few weeks ago despite Mercer’s desire to start all 162 games.
He has made $7.4 million in his career including $3.