Larry Doughty, the general manager of the...

Larry Doughty, the general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, said he was contacted by free-agent infielder Steve Sax, formerly of the Dodgers, who said he’d like to play for the Pirates next season.

“The call kind of surprised me,” Doughty said, “but then I’m not surprised. It’s getting around baseball that Pittsburgh is a good place to play and that Jim Leyland is a great manager to play for.”