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Pirates prospect watch: Mitch Jebb acclimating well at the plate in 1st year at Double-A
Prospect Watch Mitch Jebb Position: CF/2B Height: 6-foot Weight: 185 pounds Level: Double-A Altoona If this edition of Prospect Watch was being written a year ago, Mitch Jebb’s positional details would read differently. Center field being Jebb’s primary position is a new development for the 22-year-old, a second-round (No. 43...
The week ahead: Pirates head to St. Louis, welcome Braves
The week ahead at Cardinals 7:45 p.m. Monday (SN PIT) 7:45 p.m. Tuesday (SN PIT) 1:15 p.m. Wednesday (SN PIT) • The Pirates and Cardinals meet for their second series of 2025 to begin the upcoming week. The Pirates took two of three in Pittsburgh from April 7-9. Cardinals second...
Padres turn close game into blowout as Pirates drop series opener
For seven innings Friday, the Pittsburgh Pirates hung around against the San Diego Padres, having rallied from a multi-run hole to within one. But in a game delayed 1 hour, 12 minutes by rain and featuring four lead changes before San Diego busted things open late, the Padres managed 14...
Pirates recall INF Liover Peguero from Triple-A, option RHP Hunter Stratton to Indy
The Pittsburgh Pirates added infield depth Friday ahead of their series-opening game vs. the San Diego Padres, recalling shortstop Liover Peguero from Triple-A Indianapolis. Per manager Derek Shelton, that move comes as a result of fellow shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa dealing with “some lower-body stuff.” Kiner-Falefa had a day off Thursday...
After reviving NHL career with Penguins, Matt Grzelcyk’s future in Pittsburgh is unclear
In the aftermath of his debut campaign with the Pittsburgh Penguins, during which he established several career bests, Matt Grzelcyk successfully resuscitated his NHL career. But whether his next chapter will be in Pittsburgh remains to be seen. The decision is up to president of hockey operations/general manager Kyle Dubas,...
Paul Skenes struggles, allowing career-high 3 homers, as Pirates drop series to Cubs
As he closes in on a calendar year of being a major-leaguer, Paul Skenes often has embraced the role of stopper for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Whomever the opponent, whatever the circumstance, the Pirates feel pretty good about their prospects of winning when Skenes is on the mound. However, in Thursday’s...
Andrew McCutchen’s 7th-inning RBI double lifts Pirates over Cubs
This season, a familiar and unfortunate script has followed Carmen Mlodzinski to the mound. Often sharp early, Mlodzinski’s outings have been prone to unraveling once opposing lineups face him for the second or third time. So when Mlodzinski navigated through four scoreless frames to begin Wednesday’s game at PNC Park...
Limited bullpen leaves Pirates searching for trustworthy leverage optionsVideo
With one day left in April, the Pittsburgh Pirates (11-19) are a season-worst eight games under .500. Last season, it was Aug. 14 before the club, which finished 76-86, sunk into that deep of a hole. The 2023 Pirates — also went 76-86 — made it to July 7 before...
Pirates place reliever Dennis Santana on bereavement list, recall Hunter Stratton from Triple-A
The Pittsburgh Pirates temporarily will be without one of their top relievers, as righty Dennis Santana was placed on the bereavement list Tuesday afternoon as the club begins a six-game homestand with the Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres. Santana, 29, is 0-1 with a 1.46 ERA and 0.89 WHIP...
After turbulent campaign, Tristan Jarry braces for challenge from Penguins’ young goaliesVideo
Tristan Jarry is under no illusions as to what awaits him this fall when the Pittsburgh Penguins commence their 2025-26 preseason training camp: competition. After a turbulent individual campaign this past season that was full of inconsistent play and struggles, Jarry — as well as fellow NHL veteran Alex Nedeljkovic...
NHL analysts react to Mike Sullivan’s departure from Penguins, his future, potential replacements
The end of an era is upon the Pittsburgh Penguins, as the team announced a mutual parting of ways with two-time Stanley Cup-winning coach Mike Sullivan on Monday afternoon. Behind the bench in Pittsburgh since December 2015, Sullivan’s 409 wins with the Penguins are a franchise record (Dan Bylsma is...
Colin Holderman roughed up in 1st outing post-injury as Pirates fall to Dodgers
Winning back-to-back series has been a foreign feeling of late for the Pittsburgh Pirates, as the last time they did so was July 19-24, 2024, against Philadelphia and St. Louis. But on the heels of a series win this week at the Los Angeles Angels, and having defeated the Dodgers...
Pirates’ Isiah Kiner-Falefa producing on offense but seeks defensive improvement at shortstop
Nearly two-thirds of a year has passed since Oneil Cruz’s move from shortstop to center field last August. That seismic organizational decision by the Pittsburgh Pirates now transcends parts of the 2024 and 2025 campaigns. Yet even with Cruz an increasingly familiar sight in center field, a double-take is still...
Pirates prospect watch: Lefty Hunter Barco enjoys red-hot start to year at Double-A
Prospect Watch Hunter Barco Position: LHP Height: 6-foot-4 Weight: 235 pounds Level: Double-A Altoona Through two seasons as a professional baseball player, Hunter Barco has not yet known the feeling of one being uninterrupted by injury. A second-round (No. 44 overall) draft pick out of Florida by the Pirates in...
The week ahead: Pirates return home for series vs. Cubs, Padres
The week ahead vs. Cubs 6:40 p.m. Tuesday (SN PIT) 6:40 p.m. Wednesday (SN PIT) 12:35 p.m. Thursday (SN PIT) • Following their six-game West Coast road trip, the Pirates return to PNC Park starting Tuesday for their first NL Central divisional action in nearly three weeks. Chicago features one...
Penguins prospect Rutger McGroarty made tangible strides in 1st pro seasonVideo
Late last October, from the outside looking in, Rutger McGroarty appeared to be struggling in his first professional hockey season. McGroarty had joined the Pittsburgh Penguins in August after general manager Kyle Dubas swung a blockbuster trade of former first-round prospects, shipping winger Brayden Yager to the Winnipeg Jets for...
Pirates ride stellar start from Paul Skenes, shut out Dodgers in series opener
Paul Skenes vs. the powerhouse Los Angeles Dodgers is a showdown that’s already repeatedly captivated the baseball world in Skenes’ short tenure as a big-leaguer. Friday’s series opener for the Pittsburgh Pirates in Los Angeles marked the third time Skenes has met the Dodgers, as he went 1-1 against Shohei...
Pirates’ Tommy Pham appeals suspension for actions towards fans
Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Tommy Pham was suspended one game and fined an undisclosed amount for inappropriate actions towards fans during Wednesday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium, it was announced Friday by Michael Hill, MLB’s senior vice president for on-field operations. Pham is appealing the suspension, which...
At end of long road to majors, Pirates’ Matt Gorski crushes 434-foot homer in 1st at-batVideo
If there’s one thing Matt Gorski has proven he can do throughout his professional baseball career, it’s hit home runs. The opportunity to do so on a big-league stage had become elusive for Gorski, a former top-20 prospect for the Pittsburgh Pirates who turned 27 last December. But Thursday night...
Pirates’ sweep effort comes up short as 8th-inning homer lifts Angels to win
It took just under a month into the season, but Thursday night in Anaheim, the Pittsburgh Pirates were presented with their first opportunity at a sweep in 2025. They couldn’t cash in, losing 4-3 to the Angels. For their two preceding wins over Los Angeles, they had their bats in...
Pirates make flurry of roster moves, recalling No. 15 prospect, RHP Mike Burrows, plus OF/1B Matt Gorski from Triple-A
The Pittsburgh Pirates made a series of roster transactions Thursday ahead of their series finale in Anaheim vs. the Los Angeles Angels, calling up outfielder/first baseman Matt Gorski and right-handed pitcher Mike Burrows from Triple-A Indianapolis. Additionally, the Pirates optioned outfielder Jack Suwinski to Triple-A, and lefty reliever Tim Mayza...
Pirates’ Paul Skenes prepares for another go vs. Dodgers’ heavyweight hittersVideo
For fans of the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees and baseball in general, Paul Skenes not pitching in a three-game series at PNC Park earlier this month was a major disappointment. While unintentional, that the series did not line up with Skenes taking the hill and deprived audiences of a...
Pirates reliever Tim Mayza shut down from throwing for 6 weeks
The Pittsburgh Pirates will be without Tim Mayza for a significant amount of time, as the left-handed reliever is being shut down from throwing for six weeks due to a shoulder lat muscle strain and teres major injury. Director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk revealed the news on Mayza to...
Reliever Dennis Santana answering Pirates’ bullpen prayersVideo
There’s an argument to be made that Dennis Santana is enjoying the best extended stretch of his MLB career, now in its eighth season. The 29-year-old righty reliever, whom the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired off waivers from the Yankees in June 2024, has experienced a career resurgence, if not a full...
Part of Penguins’ youth movement, Vasily Ponomarev pleased with 1st full season in organization
Vasily Ponomarev does not immediately come to mind as the person best positioned to offer a diagnosis on the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2024-25 campaign, which recently ended short of the playoffs for the third straight season. Coach Mike Sullivan or one of the player mainstays who spent most, if not the...
