On Sports: Steelers fans offer mostly lukewarm reactions to Aaron Rodgers’ returnVideo
In Monday’s “On Sports,” pinch-hitting again for “First Call,” Pittsburgh Steelers fans react to the club’s reported plans to sign veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Unsurprisingly, opinions were mixed, but overwhelmingly lukewarm. Next, the Pirates will navigate a likely multi-week absence of one of their best hitters, while hard-throwing righty Jared...
Paul Skenes roughed up, Zack Wheeler dominant as Phillies sweep Pirates
Paul Skenes stood between the Pittsburgh Pirates and a sweep by the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday at PNC Park. With Skenes coming off two straight stellar eight-inning outings, manager Don Kelly must have liked his club’s chances to stop the bleeding in the aftermath of Friday’s late-game collapse and Saturday’s...
Pirates place OF/1B Ryan O’Hearn on 10-day injured list, activate OF Jake Mangum
In advance of their series finale against Philadelphia on Sunday at PNC Park, the Pittsburgh Pirates placed outfielder/first baseman Ryan O’Hearn on the injured list because of a right quad strain. The Pirates also activated outfielder Jake Mangum from the 10-day injured list Sunday morning. O’Hearn started Saturday’s eventual 6-0...
Pitt lands 11th commitment of spring from Bryant forward Timofei Rudovskii
Pitt, which has already landed 10 transfer portal commitments so far this spring, got additional reinforcements Friday in Bryant forward Timofei Rudovskii, who announced a pledge on multiple social media channels. Rudovskii, a native of Moscow, Russia, becomes Pitt’s 11th commitment after a near total roster exodus during the offseason....
The week ahead: Pirates travel to St. Louis, Toronto
The week ahead At Cardinals 7:45 p.m. Tuesday (SN PIT) 7:45 p.m. Wednesday (SN PIT) 1:15 p.m. Thursday (SN PIT) • Another important series against an NL Central divisional foe is on deck for the Pirates, who take on the Cardinals at Busch Stadium next week. Offensively, outfielder Jordan Walker...
Pirates prospect watch: RHP Matt Ager, who has Westmoreland County roots, earns promotion to Double-A
Matt Ager Position: RHP Height: 6-foot-6 Weight: 225 pounds Level: Double-A Notable: A sizable contingent in Pittsburgh and Westmoreland County must have relished the recent news of Pirates prospect Matt Ager’s promotion to Double-A Altoona. Ager, a 22-year-old right-hander, attended UC Santa Barbara and never lived in Western Pennsylvania, but...
Pirates’ Endy Rodriguez shines in 1st MLB game in nearly a yearVideo
The setbacks faced by Endy Rodriguez over the past two-plus years have been nearly endless. The Pittsburgh Pirates catcher/first baseman missed the entirety of the 2024 season after having Tommy John surgery, and then, only 18 games into the 2025 season, he was sidelined again, first by a hand laceration...
Pirates bullpen, Carmen Mlodzinski combine to top Rockies in series finale
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ series-winning victory Thursday over the Colorado Rockies featured a multitude of individual and collective triumphs. As a group, the Pirates bullpen bounced back from some recent struggles in the 7-2 win at PNC Park, as four relievers combined to toss four scoreless frames, and winning pitcher Carmen...
Pirates catcher Joey Bart faces uncertain timeline in recovery from foot infection
Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Joey Bart suffered a foot infection just as he was finding some rhythm offensively. He was batting .400 over his last six games when he was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday. Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said there is no timetable in place...
On Sports: AHL, ECHL postseason runs of WBS Penguins, Wheeling Nailers continue
In Thursday’s installment of “On Sports,” pinch-hitting for “First Call,” we take a look at the latest postseason results by the Penguins’ affiliate Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the AHL and Wheeling Nailers in the ECHL. Plus, a look at the travel mileage that the Steelers will undertake for the 2026 campaign....
Pirates announce time change for Memorial Day game vs. Cubs
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ Memorial Day home game Monday, May 25 against the Chicago Cubs has been changed to a 1:35 p.m. first pitch, a club spokesperson confirmed. Originally, the holiday contest was slated for 6:40 p.m., but per the Pirates, the change was enacted in response to significant outreach on...
2027 Florida safety Saniiyn Black commits to Pitt
Pitt’s 2027 recruiting class reached seven Wednesday with the addition of Zephyrhills, Fla., safety Saniiyn Black, who announced his commitment on social media. Black, a 5-foot-11, 165-pound prospect, is rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports. BLESSED AND HIGHLY FAVORED????????!¡ 1000% COMMITTED!!! #HAIL2PITT????????????????@_CoachCarroll_ @CoachDuzzPittFB @HarlonBarnett @damien_pickett @AthleteAsset @PascoCoSports @pascoschools @PantherLair...
Kyle Dubas continues to gauge NHL readiness of Penguins’ top prospects
General manager Kyle Dubas and the Pittsburgh Penguins front office got a taste of what some of the organization’s top prospects were capable of during stints of varying length in the NHL this past season. Goalie Sergei Murashov, defensemen Owen Pickering and Harrison Brunicke, plus forwards Rutger McGroarty, Avery Hayes,...
Pitt elevates Katie Kasprzak to new swimming and diving leadership position
Eight days after coach Chase Kreitler’s sudden resignation, Pitt revealed a new leadership model for the swimming and diving program that comes off one of the most successful campaigns in school history. Katie Kasprzak, Pitt’s diving coach since 2017, was announced Tuesday afternoon with the new title of director of...
Pirates GM Ben Cherington says it’s ‘certainly possible’ injured RHP Jared Jones returns this month
Could Jared Jones be back and pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates before the end of this month? General manager Ben Cherington said that is not off the table. “It’s certainly possible, the way the calendar works out,” Cherington said Sunday on the Pirates Insider program on 93.7 FM. “But we’re...
Pirates’ No. 2 prospect Seth Hernandez earns promotion to High-A Greensboro
Roughly five weeks into beginning his professional baseball career, Seth Hernandez is advancing within the Pittsburgh Pirates’ farm system. Hernandez, a 19-year-old right-hander ranked by MLB Pipeline as the Pirates’ No. 2 prospect, is being promoted to High-A Greensboro, a source confirmed to TribLive. The No. 6 overall pick in...
Giants walk it off vs. Pirates in 12th inning to win series
The Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants had ample opportunities to come out on top in their elongated series finale Sunday at Oracle Park. In a game that featured 14 pitchers, it was the Giants who prevailed 7-6, courtesy of a 12th-inning, bases-loaded Jesus Rodriguez RBI single for the series...
Pirates erupt for season-high 20 hits in blowout win over Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Don Kelly lamented a theme of poor situational hitting in many of his club’s losses thus far following Friday’s series-opening defeat in San Francisco. But in a 13-3 blowout win Saturday at Oracle Park, the Pirates got as much clutch batting as they could have wanted and...
Pirates’ Marcell Ozuna becomes 167th MLB player to hit 300 career homersVideo
Marcell Ozuna still has a ways to go in terms of production before it can be said he’s fully earning his $12 million paycheck this season. But the 35-year-old Pittsburgh Pirates designated hitter has shown signs of finding his stride offensively. Friday’s series opener in San Francisco contained a special...
Quiet bats, bullpen implosion sink Pirates in opener at Giants
One year ago, on May 8, 2025, Don Kelly assumed manager’s duties with the Pittsburgh Pirates in the immediate aftermath of Derek Shelton’s firing. A full flip of the calendar found Kelly and the Pirates fresh off a road series win in Arizona, with Friday evening beginning a new three-game...
Pirates place Jake Mangum on 10-day IL, recall Nick Yorke from Triple-A
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed outfielder Jake Mangum on the 10-day injured list Friday evening in advance of their road series vs. the San Francisco Giants. In a corresponding move, first baseman/outfielder Nick Yorke was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis. Mangum, 30, was set to start Thursday’s series finale in Arizona but...
Pitt adds 10th transfer with former Syracuse, Georgia Tech big man Ibrahim Souare
The 10th spring transfer jumped aboard for Pitt Friday afternoon in Syracuse big man Ibrahim Souare, who announced his commitment on Instagram. His pledge came hours after the Panthers landed Division II Concord University (W.Va.) forward Kraig Gilbert. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ibrahim Khalil Akir...
Division II forward Kraig Gilbert becomes the latest transfer for Jeff Capel, Pitt
Pitt’s major roster retool had largely cooled off since mid-April, when the Panthers were busy restocking their ranks with a flurry of transfers. But on Friday, the reinforcements for Jeff Capel and Co. grew, as Division II (Concord University, W.Va.) forward Kraig Gilbert became the ninth player from the portal...
Pair of homers, Mitch Keller’s strong start lift Pirates to series win over Arizona
The Pittsburgh Pirates were aiming for a series win in Thursday afternoon’s rubber match at the Arizona Diamondbacks. Having been blown out and blanked in Tuesday’s opener at Chase Field, the Pirates got a masterful performance from Paul Skenes on Wednesday in a 1-0 victory. Behind six strong innings and...
New Pitt assistants, program alums Ricardo Greer, Ronald Ramon aim to help Panthers get back on track
Ricardo Greer never played at Petersen Events Center. Ronald Ramon might hardly recognize from his days in a Pitt uniform, when the Panthers’ home court was among college basketball’s toughest venues for a visitor and constantly sold out. Greer (1997-2001) and Ramon (2004-08) are former Pitt standouts who were formally...
