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Pirates' Francisco Cervelli Still Wants to Play Catcher Despite 6th Concussion

Related Topics: Federico Cervelli

The Pittsburgh Pirates' Francisco Cervelli isn't ready to stop playing catcher, despite suffering his sixth documented concussion in May.

Per ESPN.com, Cervelli clarified he "never said that I don't want to catch" and that a previous report that came out "was a misunderstanding."

On July 7, Dejan Kovacevic of DKPittsburghSports.com said Cervelli made the decision to stop catching because of his history with concussions.

"That's enough," Cervelli told Kovacevic. "This time is different. I can't live like this."

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.