Cam Devanney probably thought about quitting baseball a thousand times because after grinding for six years in the minors with a batting .272/.366/.565 with 18 home runs, and switching his position from shortstop to first base because Bobby Witt Jr plays there, he never got any chance. The Kansas City Royals even called him up on July 8, only to trade him to the Pirates without ever playing, just after a week.

So when the 28-year-old rookie finally hit his first single off Dodgers pitcher Emmet Sheehan in his third big league game , to the left, on Wednesday night, it was precious. But this moment quickly turned into a controversy when the Pirates’ dugout immediately signaled for the milestone ball, and the pitcher performed some tricky handwork to throw the same new ball, keeping th

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