ST. LOUIS -- Condolences poured in from across the baseball world on Monday after the A's announced Stephen Piscotty's mother, Gretchen, had died after a battle with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). Few places felt the loss more acutely than in St. Louis, where Piscotty played his first three big league seasons.
Drafted and developed by the Cardinals, the club traded Piscotty this past offseason in part so he could be closer to his family and help care for his mother, who was diagnosed with ALS in May 2017. She was 55 and is also survived by her husband, Mike, along with her sons, Austin and Nick.