Cards support Piscotty after mom`s passing
(MLB.com St. Louis Cardinals)

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.