Justin Guerriero stories, Page 46
Pirates’ rally comes up short in extra-innings loss to Marlins
For the third straight contest, the Pittsburgh Pirates and Miami Marlins traded blows late in a roller-coaster game. The Pirates rallied to tie the score in the ninth but lost 4-3 in 11 innings Saturday at loanDepot Park. Jon Berti drove in the winning run off Pirates reliever Angel Perdomo....
Andrew McCutchen collects 400th career doubleVideo
Andrew McCutchen may need to create some additional space on his trophy shelf. Less than two weeks after collecting career hit No. 2,000 at PNC Park against the Mets, McCutchen hit his 400th career double Saturday in Miami against the Marlins. The ground-rule double down the right field line in...
Nick Gonzales hitless but Pirates give him an MLB debut to rememberVideo
Making his MLB debut against Chicago on June 19, former No. 1 overall draft pick Henry Davis had a memorable individual performance, ripping a double down the third-base line in his first big-league at-bat. But with regard to his team’s overall performance, the Pittsburgh Pirates left much to be desired,...
Pirates rally in the 9th to beat Miami, snap 10-game losing streak
Approaching the final week of June, a look at the Pittsburgh Pirates and Miami Marlins offers one of the more striking contrasts across baseball with regard to fortunes and trajectories. While one club has heated up sufficiently to rise near the top of its division and appears to be in...
Pirates call up 2020 1st-round draft pick Nick Gonzales from Triple-A
A handful of days after promoting Henry Davis, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft, to the big leagues, the Pittsburgh Pirates brought up another top prospect. Infielder Nick Gonzales, the No. 7 overall selection in the 2020 draft, joined the Pirates from Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday....
Aliquippa outside linebacker Cameron Lindsey stays home, commits to PittVideo
As Cameron Lindsey thanked family, friends, teammates and coaches — all those who had helped him get to the special moment — the soon-to-be Aliquippa senior linebacker, overcome with emotion, paused to collect himself. For Lindsey, a 6-foot-1, 205-pound star outside linebacker, decision day had arrived. In front of a...
Bullpen implodes, allowing 9 runs, as Pirates drop 2nd straight to Cubs
For the second straight night, a major bullpen implosion spelled disaster for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who lost 10-6 to the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. When Roansy Contreras took the mound Wednesday in the bottom of the fifth inning, the Pirates led 5-1. By game’s end, Contreras, Yohan Ramirez and...
Pirates select contract of RHP Osvaldo Bido, who will start Wednesday at Cubs
Plugging a hole in the starting rotation, the Pittsburgh Pirates selected the contract of 27-year-old righty Osvaldo Bido on Wednesday afternoon. Bido is expected to start against the Cubs on Wednesday night in his major-league debut. In 12 games with Triple-A Indianapolis this year, including 10 starts, Bido is 3-4...
Pitt defensive lineman David Green puts locks on the line in Boys & Girls Clubs fundraiser
At the conclusion of Pitt’s next football season, Panthers defensive lineman David Green most likely will be looking very different. The redshirt senior, a West Mifflin native, is pledging to shave his head bald, parting ways with his signature dreadlocks, upon reaching a fundraising goal of $22,222 to support the...
Former Pirates manager Jim Leyland to be inducted into Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame at PNC Park
Former Pirates manager Jim Leyland will be enshrined in the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday at PNC Park as the team hosts its annual Irish Heritage Night celebration for a game against the Chicago Cubs. Leyland, who managed the Pirates from 1986-96, has Irish roots traceable back...
Dauri Moreta uses ‘unicorn’ slider to become key part of Pirates bullpenVideo
This season, Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Dauri Moreta has emerged as one of the hot topics around baseball because of his unique slider that largely has baffled hitters. “It’s a unicorn pitch. I have never seen one like it,” said fellow reliever Colin Holderman, who also possesses a lethal slider. The...
Pirates pitcher Max Kranick continues Tommy John rehab, will pitch to live hitters soon
Baseball players who have the misfortune of requiring Tommy John surgery unavoidably find themselves staring down a long tunnel of recovery. For pitchers, undergoing the surgery to their throwing arm usually entails being sidelined between one and two years, over which time they navigate through an extensive rehabilitation program as...
Patience and professionalism of Andrew McCutchen on display during chase for 2,000 hitsVideo
In navigating the final stages on the road to 2,000 career hits, which culminated with a first-inning single in Sunday’s 2-1 win over the N.Y. Mets at PNC Park, Andrew McCutchen personified patience. When the Pittsburgh Pirates kicked off their nine-game homestand June 2 against St. Louis, McCutchen sat at...
Pirates’ Andrew McCutchen collects career hit No. 2,000 Sunday vs. MetsVideo
Andrew McCutchen’s summer of individual milestones is officially underway. Facing New York Mets starter Carlos Carrasco in the bottom of the first inning Sunday afternoon at PNC Park, McCutchen ripped a single into left field for career hit No. 2,000, becoming just the 291st player in baseball history to do...
Andrew McCutchen hitless as Pirates’ bullpen collapses in loss to Mets
Saturday’s game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets, featuring sunny and warm weather, attracted 35,290 fans to PNC Park. Many in the crowd doubtless hoped to see Andrew McCutchen record career hit No. 2,000, in addition to the Pirates winning their second straight against New York, clinching the...
Pirates recall outfielder Canaan Smith-Njigba
Less than a week ago, relief pitcher Chase De Jong rejoined the Pirates from Triple-A Indianapolis after having been designated for assignment in early May. But De Jong, who had been largely solid for the Pirates during their 100-loss 2022 campaign (6-3, 2.64 ERA), was unable to replicate his success...
‘What we’ve been waiting for:’ Recalling Andrew McCutchen’s Pirates debut 14 years ago today
Trent Jewett estimated he threw a “bazillion” batting practice sessions over 15 seasons as a minor-league manager with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. Through all the years, one particular player stuck out in his mind, one who owned the quickest hands Jewett ever saw. “I had been around the kid enough...
Pirates overcome rain delay, use 8 pitchers to top St. Louis
It took until the final day of the month for the Pittsburgh Pirates to emerge victorious from a series in May. It took them just days to capture a series win in June. The Pirates (30-27) overcame a 60-minute rain delay and used eight pitchers to hold off the St....
Pirates and Cardinals enter rain delay in top of the 3rd inning
As rain began falling at PNC Park during the top of the third inning between the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals, crew chief and third base umpire Mark Carlson quickly signaled for the grounds crew to cover the infield. Both teams exited the field as the tarp was placed....
Oneil Cruz in good spirits as rehab continues; Pirates promote pair of relieversVideo
Oneil Cruz hasn’t let being unable to play for the Pittsburgh Pirates dampen his spirits. Cruz, who’s still months away from a prospective return to action, offered a reaction to the bobbleheads the Pirates were handing out Saturday afternoon at PNC Park ahead of the club’s game against St. Louis....
Pirates’ Josh Palacios cranks first MLB homer, gets ball back from fanVideo
The pitch came straight out of a batter’s dream. A hanging changeup, right along the middle of the strike zone, thrown by Cardinals reliever Giovanny Gallegos at 88 mph. Moments before, Ke’Bryan Hayes blew the lid off PNC Park with a three-run homer to left field, handing the Pirates a...
Kyle Dubas: Penguins’ primary focus must be stacking up in Metropolitan Division
New Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas, with not yet a full day in the saddle in Pittsburgh, has an abundance of pressing matters to address. The NHL Draft begins June 28, followed a few days later July 1 by the start of the league’s annual summer free...
Pirates match franchise record with 7 homers, top Mariners
With their ace, Mitch Keller, on the mound Friday night at T-Mobile Park to begin a three-game series in Seattle, the Pittsburgh Pirates probably weren’t aiming to do anything out of the ordinary offensively. But by game’s end, having tied a modern-day franchise record with seven home runs, the Pirates...
Pirates RHP Vince Velasquez nears end of IL stint, expected to make next start
Vince Velasquez was back in the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse Wednesday morning, repacking his suitcase in preparation for a road trip that should include his first start in three weeks. The 30-year-old right-hander is expected to return to the rotation perhaps as soon as this weekend when the Pirates visit the...
Pirates bullpen lets down Mitch Keller in loss to Diamondbacks
The decision backfired almost immediately. With the Pittsburgh Pirates up a run on Arizona, manager Derek Shelton opted to end Mitch Keller’s Saturday afternoon start at PNC Park after six innings and 84 pitches. Turning to reliever Robert Stephenson to handle the seventh, the Diamondbacks quickly plated the game’s decisive...
