General Robinson St. Fifty years ago today, Pittsburgh Pirates legend Roberto Clemente laced a double off New York Mets rookie pitcher Jon Matlack to join one of baseball’s most exclusive ...

NEW YORK – Left-hander Jon Matlack was high on himself after the Mets made him the fourth overall pick in the 1967 Major League Baseball Draft. It helped that opposing teams hated facing him while he ...

He had a great view of Clemente’s double into the left-center gap off Jon Matlack. More than a half-century later, Strom was introduced as the Pirates’ assistant pitching coach on Thursday.