Kang is back in Dominican

Jung Ho Kang is still trying to make a comeback. The Pirates’ embattled third baseman — his career derailed by a third DUI conviction in South Korea — is back in the Dominican Republic in an attempt to get a U.S. visa, according to a report from Korean-language website Daum.net. A translated version of the report described Kang’s visit to the American embassy in the Dominican, where he struggled through winter ball, as a last-ditch attempt to return to the United States and play baseball.

“[Kang’s] visit to the U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic is the last effort to return to the major leagues,” the article says, according to Google Translate. “… if a work visa is denied, the return to the major leagues will actually [be] over.”

More baseball

Pirates prospect Montana DuRapau, 25, a righthanded reliever with Class AAA Indianapolis, was suspended by the office of the MLB commissioner Rob Manfred for violating the league’s drug policies. DuRapau was suspended 50 games without pay “following a second positive test for a drug of abuse,” according to a release.

• Bob Bailey, who played for the Pirates from 196266 and was a member of the Reds’ World Series title team in 1976, died Tuesday in Las Vegas. He was 75.

College football

Josh Gattis, Penn State’s former offensive recruiting coordinator and receivers coach, reportedly is leaving to become Alabama’s cooffensive coordinator.