Kevin Gorman stories, Page 46
Pirates rookie RHP Quinn Priester excited to pitch at Wrigley Field for 1st time in majors
Quinn Priester cherished going to Chicago Cubs games at Wrigley Field as a kid, eating hot dogs and peanuts with his grandfather and daydreaming about becoming a future major leaguer. “Forever, the dream was to be in the home dugout,” said Priester, a native of Cary, Ill., about 40 miles...
Jason Delay’s beneficial bounce for an RBI double leads Pirates past Yankees for 70th win
The New York Yankees stretched their streak of retiring Pittsburgh Pirates batters to 27 consecutive when Jared Triolo hit a leadoff double off the wall in right-center field in the third inning. When Triolo hit another double in the seventh — doubling his season total — it put him in...
Yankees pitchers silence bats to prevent Pirates from reaching 70-win mark
The Pittsburgh Pirates have only one thing standing in their way of reaching the 70-win mark for the first time in five years. That’s the New York Yankees, who turned PNC Park into their playground for the second consecutive night and silenced the Pirates’ bats for the final six-plus innings....
‘Indescribable’: Pirates RF Joshua Palacios revels in Roberto Clemente Day celebration
Joshua Palacios was doing a pregame interview with Harold Reynolds on MLB Network about Roberto Clemente Day when the Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder got the surprise of a lifetime, especially for a player with Puerto Rican bloodlines. Pittsburgh Steelers minority owner Thomas Tull handed Palacios a bat, glove and 1960 World...
Yankees rally for 4 runs after throwing error in 9th, beat Pirates
Ji Hwan Bae drove in the game-tying run for the Pittsburgh Pirates, but he couldn’t get the image out of his head of his line drive hitting New York Yankees pitcher Anthony Misiewicz in the face. A scary scene in the sixth inning that had Bae in shock only got...
‘It was a goal’: Battling right hand injury, Pirates rookie RF Henry Davis returns from IL
When the Pittsburgh Pirates sent Henry Davis to Triple-A Indianapolis on a rehabilitation assignment to test the muscle strain in his right hand, he pulled a 407-foot home run on the first swing of his first at-bat. Davis had no delusions that one swing would prove to the Pirates that...
After awful August, Pirates slugger Jack Suwinski streaks toward strong finish
Jack Suwinski has endured his share of slumps, so the Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder is enjoying every moment of a seven-game hitting streak that is giving him a good ending to a roller-coaster season. By going 2 for 3 with a solo home run Thursday in a 2-0 win over the...
Quinn Priester makes triumphant return in relief, as Pirates hold off Nationals rally for win
A right-handed pitcher who was a 2019 first-round pick got pounded for seven runs on 10 hits, including four runs on six hits in the first inning. The good news for the Pittsburgh Pirates: It wasn’t Quinn Priester. The Pirates roughed up Jackson Rutledge in his major league debut, then...
Pirates GM Ben Cherington weighs offseason decisions on Andrew McCutchen, Oneil Cruz
As the Pittsburgh Pirates crawl toward the conclusion of their season, Ben Cherington already has an eye toward the offseason and important decisions involving two of their most prominent players. The Pirates general manager was pressed Wednesday about the team’s plans for shortstop Oneil Cruz and designated hitter Andrew McCutchen,...
When Pirates pitcher Quinn Priester stopped thinking so much, he started having fun again
Quinn Priester had a simple solution for his struggles with the Pittsburgh Pirates, one the right-hander pitcher employed with resounding success after he was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis last month. “Stop thinking as much. Just throw that thing,” Priester said. “And I had really good results when I did that,...
Joshua Palacios homers, throws runner out at home as Pirates cruise past Nationals
Joshua Palacios gave the Pittsburgh Pirates the lead over his former team with his bat, then helped protect it with his arm. The right fielder hit a two-run home run in the second inning and threw a runner out at the plate in the seventh, as the Pirates beat the...
‘We’re running out of days’: Pirates pull plug on hopes of SS Oneil Cruz returning this season
The calendar confirmed the Pittsburgh Pirates’ concerns that time was running out on Oneil Cruz to play again this season, so they decided Tuesday to pull the plug on hopes of his return. The 6-foot-7 shortstop fractured his left ankle on an awkward slide into home plate against the Chicago...
Exhibit honoring Roberto Clemente’s 3,000th hit at center of celebration of Pirates legend
The phone call had Roberto Clemente Jr. in tears when his brother Luis shared how powerful the experience was to see never-published images of their father, Pittsburgh Pirates legend Roberto Clemente. The black-and-white shots will be on display through the Roberto Clemente 3000 Photographic Exhibit outside PNC Park this week,...
Pirates rookie Jared Triolo makes seamless transition in first major league start at 1B
Wearing a first baseman’s mitt for the first time in a major league game, Jared Triolo was hoping to break it in with an easy play Monday night against the Washington Nationals. Instead, the first hit his way took a high bounce with topspin. Triolo blocked it with his body,...
Patrick Corbin strikes out 8, CJ Abrams homers twice as Nationals beat Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates couldn’t hit Patrick Corbin as the 34-year-old Washington Nationals left-hander showed why he is the last player left from their 2019 World Series champions. The Pirates couldn’t keep CJ Abrams from hitting it out of the park as the 22-year-old shortstop flashed the potential that made him...
Pirates manager Derek Shelton defends Ke’Bryan Hayes on complaints about umpires
A day after Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes criticized home plate umpire Bill Miller on social media, Pirates manager Derek Shelton defended his right to complain about a called strike. “I think it was a very unique situation. It’s a very rare situation, and he was frustrated, you know?”...
Pirates Take 5: Ke’Bryan Hayes takes swing at umpire on social media after controversial call
The Pittsburgh Pirates haven’t been shy about voicing their displeasure with umpires on called strikes outside the zone this season, but Ke’Bryan Hayes took it a step further. The Pirates third baseman voiced his complaints on social media Sunday in a post about a call by home plate umpire Bill...
Bullpen blows lead as Braves rally with 4-run 7th inning to beat Pirates, clinch playoff spot
The Pittsburgh Pirates had been one of baseball’s hottest teams over the past 10 games, and their bullpen was a big reason why. With a .191 batting average against and 1.46 ERA, the Pirates’ bullpen ranked second in baseball in both categories. So it was with confidence that manager Derek...
Bryan Reynolds leads hit parade as Pirates overcome early tensions to beat Braves
On a night when emotions ran high as the Atlanta Braves retired the jersey number of one of their greats and had a chance to clinch a playoff spot, the Pittsburgh Pirates played the perfect spoiler to the celebration. Bryan Reynolds, who has an affinity for playing at Atlanta, led...
Braves batter Mitch Keller for a career-high 12 hits in cruising past Pirates
The Atlanta Braves got so many bloops, they didn’t need a blast. They got a couple anyway. A six-single inning featured three bloops that scored four runs against Pittsburgh Pirates starter Mitch Keller in the third inning, then Ronald Acuna Jr. and Eddie Rosario added blasts in the fourth to...
‘I just grew up’: Change in mentality made difference for Pirates prospect Bubba Chandler
ALTOONA — Bubba Chandler arrived this week with a strong feeling of accomplishment, given that his goal was to end the season here, but a greater sense of humility after a slow start. A 20-year-old right-hander who is a top-10 prospect for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chandler is scheduled to make...
After being shut down, Pirates top prospect Paul Skenes ‘looking forward to what’s next’
ALTOONA — The highly anticipated meeting between the former LSU teammates who were the Nos. 1 and 2 picks in the 2023 MLB Draft happened Thursday, just nothing like expected. Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews met here for lunch at the Knickerbocker Tavern instead of facing each other when the...
Out for season, Andrew McCutchen reflects on return to Pirates, focuses on future
As Andrew McCutchen dealt with the shockwaves of a season-ending injury — a partial tear in his left Achilles tendon — he reflected on his return to the Pittsburgh Pirates with a focus on the future. Most of all, McCutchen reveled in the reception from PNC Park crowds after a...
‘It’s pretty disappointing’: Pirates DH Andrew McCutchen’s season ends with Achilles injuryVideo
Wearing a protective boot on his left foot, Andrew McCutchen was frustrated that a season that started with roaring ovations for his return to the Pittsburgh Pirates ended with him limping off the field. The Pirates placed McCutchen on the 10-day injured list with a partial tear in his left...
Pirates reliever Hunter Stratton gets strikeout to escape bases-loaded jam in MLB debut
Hunter Stratton’s journey to the major leagues became real when the Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed reliever took the ball and threw his first pitch to Mark Canha for a swinging strike in the eighth inning. An inning that started with a strike ended with an exhale when Stratton struck out Tyrone...
