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The Pittsburgh Pirates placed right-handed reliever Chase Shugart on the 15-day injured list Tuesday because of left knee inflammation. In a corresponding transaction, outfielder Jack Suwinski was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis. Shugart, 28, has enjoyed a solid first season with the Pirates. Over 32 games, he is 4-3 with a...

Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz has launched some of the hardest-hit balls since MLB started keeping track of exit velocity in 2015. He’ll get a chance to show that skill to a national audience when he participates in the Home Run Derby on Monday, the annual prelude to MLB’s...

The only thing worse than the Pittsburgh Pirates’ restriction on Paul Skenes’ innings Sunday was the support of that action from a (far too large) segment of the team’s remaining fanbase. A segment that is apparently even more brainwashed than I suspected. It’s certainly not all Pirates fans. In fact,...

A pair of young Pittsburgh Steelers are getting interesting recognition. Mitch Keller’s mound opponent in Kansas City has something in common with him. An ex-Duquesne Duke is receiving a look from an NBA club, and the Doak Walker Award odds feature some local running backs. All that in Tuesday’s “First...

Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed reliever Colin Holderman had his rehab assignment ended Monday, was activated from the 15-day injured list (right thumb inflammation) and optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis. The 29-year-old’s last big-league appearance came May 19. The 2025 campaign has been one of injuries and struggles for Holderman, who has a...

Paul Skenes is pitching great: He’s got an ERA of 1.94, second-best in MLB. But he isn’t pitching much. What are the Pittsburgh Pirates saving Skenes for? In his past three starts, he’s thrown just 14 innings. He’s averaged only 81 pitches. Is that what Skenes and his agent want?...

If you ever forget who the Pittsburgh Pirates really are, give them five minutes. They’ll remind you right away. Just three days after completing a sweep of St. Louis in which the Bucs shut out the Cards in all three contests (7-0, 1-0, 5-0), manager Don Kelly’s team countered that...

The Pittsburgh Pirates went scoreless in Seattle. In a sobering series for a red-hot team coming off three consecutive shutouts of the St. Louis Cardinals, the Pirates went ice cold and failed to score a run in three consecutive games against the Mariners. Mariners righty George Kirby matched Paul Skenes...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 50-36) outslugged Louisville (Reds), 13-11. LF Jack Suwinski (.280) went 4 for 4 with his 12th homer, a double, walk, two runs scored and three RBIs. 2B Nick Yorke (.278) went 2 for 5 with a double, two runs scored and three RBIs. 3B Liover Peguero (.247) went...

Paul Skenes wasn’t “super surprised” to be selected to the All-Star Game for the second consecutive season, even if he became the first Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher to be chosen in each of his first two seasons. “Pretty cool. I’m looking forward to it,” Skenes said Sunday on the SportsNet Pittsburgh...

It’s almost impossible for the Pittsburgh Pirates to overshadow Paul Skenes when he’s pitching, but a throw by center fielder Oneil Cruz against the Seattle Mariners on Sunday earned a salute from Skenes. Cruz made a perfectly placed one-hop throw to get J.P. Crawford out at home plate that was...

The offense that propelled the Pittsburgh Pirates to score 47 runs in a six-game homestand has gone scoreless in Seattle. Mariners starter Luis Castillo recorded eight strikeouts in seven shutout innings, as the Pirates failed to advance a runner past first base for the first time in four seasons. Jorge...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 49-36) allowed only four hits but lost 3-1 to Louisville (Reds). LHP Hunter Barco (3.11) started and threw six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and three walks and striking out seven. RHP Cam Sanders (1.80) pitched 1⅔ scoreless innings and RHP Tanner Rainey (3.18) worked a scoreless ninth....

Here’s a look at next week’s Pirates schedule: at Royals 7:40 p.m. Monday (SN PIT) 7:40 p.m. Tuesday (SN PIT) 7:40 p.m. Wednesday (SN PIT) • Kansas City is looking to get on track after recent struggles, especially at the plate. The Royals endured an 8-18 slide in June in...

How much has your role changed since Don Kelly became manager? It’s really not that much different. Prior to the series, I’ll go in and talk to Donnie about what the (opponent) will do, what they have done, what to be on the lookout for, what do you think about...

Omar Alfonzo Position: Catcher Height: 6-foot-1 Weight: 235 pounds Level: Double-A Altoona Notable: Alfonzo packed his bats and gear and headed off to Altoona this week after being promoted from High-A Greensboro to Double-A. The 21-year-old left-handed hitting catcher entered this week hitting .357 (10 for 28) with three doubles...

Forgive Paul Skenes for being presumptive when he wasn’t worried about missing Aaron Judge in the opening homestand because he expected to face the New York Yankees slugger in the All-Star Game. The Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander gave the same treatment toward missing a meeting with 2024 American League Cy Young...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 49-35) knocked around Louisville (Reds), 8-1. RHP Bubba Chandler (3-2, 3.07) got back on track with his best start since the end of May, throwing six scoreless innings, allowing five hits and two walks with six strikeouts. RHP Colin Holderman (12.00), on a rehab assignment for a thumb...

Three pitchers combined on a perfect game as the Greensboro Grasshoppers, the High-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, defeated the Aberdeen IronBirds, 2-0, on Friday night. Khristian Curtis started and went six innings, striking out 10. Jake Shirk followed with two perfect frames, fanning four. Michael Walsh wrapped it up...

The Pittsburgh Pirates arrived in Seattle as the hottest team in baseball, riding a six-game winning streak that included three consecutive shutouts in a historic homestand. They ran into the game’s hottest home run hitter. Cal Raleigh crushed two homers to increase his major-league-leading total to a career-best 35, as...

When the Pittsburgh Pirates talk about Isaac Mattson, the first thing they mention is his electric fastball. The 29-year-old right-handed reliever throws his four-seamer on 72.2% of his pitches, leaving batters befuddled as the ball disappears. Mitch Keller marveled over Mattson’s heater after he recorded three strikeouts — all swinging...

The Pirates’ six-game winning streak has the citizens wetting their pants with glee. Don Kelly’s winning percentage as manager (.520) gets projected over a 162-game season, and that puts the Pirates in the playoff hunt, and wait ‘til Jared Jones gets back, and ‘til Bubba Chandler and Konnor Griffin get...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 48-35) obliterated Louisville (Reds), 11-3. LF Ronny Simon (.309) went 1 for 3 with his sixth homer and two walks. 2B Nick Solak (.372) went 3 for 6 with two runs scored. DH Jack Suwinski (.264) went 2 for 3 with three walks and three runs scored. 1B...