Manager Derek Shelton was looking for a spark when he moved veteran Andrew McCutchen to the leadoff spot at the start of the Pittsburgh Pirates' current four-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Pirates’ minor league affiliates suffered through a brutal start to their new week of games, going 0-4 on Tuesday. Triple-A Indianapolis couldn’t complete
Bailey Falter isn't the type of pitcher who will overpower hitters with an upper-90s fastball and devastating breaking pitches a la Jared Jones. He's
To start the season, David Bednar didn’t look anything like the pitcher that was named a National League All-Star in back-to-back seasons. Through his first seven appearances, Bednar had a disastrous 13.50 ERA and blew three of his first four save opportunities.
Andrew McCutchen hit a leadoff homer in the first inning, Bailey Falter threw seven-plus effective frames and the host Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Tuesday.
Andrew McCutchen hit a leadoff home run for the second-straight game and Bailey Falter pitched into the eighth inning for the first time in his career
Brewers pitcher Tobias Myers made his Major League debut on Tuesday night and he found out very quickly that pitching in the big league is very different from the minor leagues.
The Diamondbacks acquired infielder Sergio Alcantara from the Pirates for cash considerations on Tuesday, and claimed left-hander Joe Jacques off waivers from the Red Sox.
The Pittsburgh Pirates got off to a very hot start in the 2024 MLB Season. They were 9-2 out of the gate, as they were clicking on all cylinders. Unfortunately for them, things unraveled as quickly as they clicked.
Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Jared Jones claimed his first real MLB victim on Monday night.
To say the Pittsburgh Pirates’ offense had been struggling over the last week would be the undersell of the year. During their six-game losing streak, the Pirates had scored a total of nine runs.
After snapping a six-game losing streak, the Pittsburgh Pirates will look for another victory when they host the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday evening in the second game of a four-game series.
A struggling team will often rely on veterans to help break a losing streak. On Monday night at PNC Park, the Pittsburgh Pirates instead turned to prized rookie Jared Jones, and the 22-year-old played the role of a stabilizing presence as good as anyone could have imagined.
This past weekend the rumor surfaced that the Pittsburgh Pirates soon will promote top prospect Paul Skenes to the big club. It’s the news Pirates fans – indeed, all baseball fans – have been waiting for.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are finding new ways not to hit the baseball.
In the annals of Major League Baseball’s peculiar injuries, a recent incident involving Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Joey Bart might just take the cake for its sheer unorthodoxy.
When Bailey Falter left spring training with a spot in the Pittsburgh Pirates starting rotation, many baseball observers were surprised. Like, 100 percent of them.
His injury almost immediately put a third catcher on the shelf.
Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Paul Skenes has been lighting Triple-A on fire and fans are taking note.
Skenes isn't even getting anything resembling a challenge in Triple-A.
Though it is far from his first one, Aroldis Chapman may have just gotten the strangest suspension of his MLB career.
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