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Pirates sign Yoshi Tsutsugo, designate John Nogowski, Ka’ai Tom for assignment
The Pittsburgh Pirates officially signed Yoshi Tsutsugo to a major league deal and made the first baseman/outfielder active for Monday’s game at the Los Angeles Dodgers. To make room on the roster for Tsutsugo, the Pirates on Monday designated outfielder Ka’ai Tom and first baseman John Nogowski for assignment. Tsutsugo...
Despite struggles at major-league level, Yoshi Tsutsugo could bring power bat to Pirates
Yoshi Tsutsugo has not lived up to his billing since leaving his native Japan to play professionally in the United States. The Pittsburgh Pirates became the third major-league organization to take a shot at unlocking Tsutsugo’s talent after the infielder/outfielder washed out with the Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 15, 2021: Will Matthiessen’s 8 RBIs lift Greensboro to 2 wins
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 43-46) was shut out 8-0 by St. Paul (Twins). LF Ka’ai Tom (.278) was 2 for 4. 3B Tucupita Marcano (.238) also had a hit. Catcher Taylor Davis (.273) and CF Chris Sharpe (.206) each doubled. RHP Max Kranick (1-3, 5.91) allowed five runs (one earned) on five...
Dillon Peters impresses in Pirates debut, but Brewers win series finale
Dillon Peters was solid in his Pittsburgh Pirates debut. Yet it wasn’t enough to keep the Pirates from losing 2-1 to the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday at PNC Park. Peters (0-1) took the loss after being recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis before the game. The left-hander gave up two runs (one...
Neil Walker draws rave reviews after Pirates broadcasting debut
By all accounts, Neil Walker’s debut as a Pirates broadcaster was a success. Walker drew rave reviews on social media for his work behind the microphone Saturday when the Pirates split a day-night doubleheader with the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park. The team also was pleased with his performance. “It...
Pirates notebook: Lefty Dillon Peters makes Bucs debut; Bryse Wilson, Anthony Alford go on IL
The Pittsburgh Pirates made a flurry of roster moves Sunday. The most notable of the five was recalling left-hander Dillon Peters from Triple-A Indianapolis. He was the starter and loser as the Pirates fell 2-1 to the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park, though he allowed just two runs (one earned)...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 14, 2021: Altoona’s Mason Martin hits 20-homer mark
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 43-45) scored four in the seventh and three in the eighth to rally past St. Paul (Twins), 7-4. LF Chris Sharpe (.203) went 1 for 3 with a bases-clearing double in the eighth. 1B Phillip Evans (.400) went 1 for 4 with a two-run double in the seventh....
Brewers belt 12 hits, including 2 home runs, to beat Pirates in doubleheader nightcap
After being blasted for 19 hits by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday, the Milwaukee Brewers answered with a double-digit hit show in the nightcap. The Brewers belted 12 hits, including home runs by Rowdy Tellez and Avisail Garcia, in a 6-0 win in the...
Pirates GM Ben Cherington hoping to strike balance when making September call-ups
Ben Cherington will be wielding a double-edged sword when it comes to promoting prospects in September, even though the Pittsburgh Pirates are interested in seeing some of their newly acquired talent. MLB rules changes have limited roster expansion from 26 players to 28, instead of the previous allowance of any...
Kevin Newman hits 4 doubles as Pirates snap 8-game losing streak with blowout of BrewersVideo
The Pittsburgh Pirates ended their eight-game losing streak with an offensive outburst that started with a scratch and ended with a quadruple double. Kevin Newman was a late add to the lineup when Anthony Alford was scratched with back spasms. The shortstop tied a major league record with four doubles...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 14, 2021: Quinn Priester throws immaculate inning for Greensboro
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 42-45) fell to St. Paul (Twins), 7-5. 2B Michael Chavis (.273) went 1 for 4 and hit his 10th home run. 3B Hunter Owen (.238) went 2 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored. C Taylor Davis (.271) was 2 for 4 with a double and...
Pirates-Brewers game postponed, will play doubleheader Saturday
The Pittsburgh Pirates postponed Friday night’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park because of inclement weather expected throughout the evening. The Pirates (41-74) and Brewers (70-46) will play a split seven-inning doubleheader Saturday. Pirates right-hander Bryse Wilson(0-2, 3.27 ERA) will face Brewers lefty Brett Anderson (4-5, 3.54) in...
Pirates notebook: GM Ben Cherington defends decision to keep starting RF Gregory Polanco
Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington defended the club’s decision to continue starting Gregory Polanco in right field despite his inconsistency at the plate as they undergo a youth movement. Polanco, who turns 30 on Sept. 14, was batting .199 with a .630 OPS entering Friday’s game against the Milwaukee...
Pirates GM Ben Cherington finds ‘no silver lining’ in club’s freefall, looks toward future
Things looked bleak for the Pittsburgh Pirates amid an eight-game losing streak after being swept in back-to-back series against NL Central foes, so a visit from the first-place Milwaukee Brewers to PNC Park didn’t do much to improve their outlook. If general manager Ben Cherington was looking for a positive...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 12, 2021: Henry Davis triples in Greensboro debut
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 42-44) was tripped up by St. Paul (Twins), 3-2. RF Fabricio Macias (.311) went 2 for 3 with a run scored. DH Ka’ai Tom (.273) went 1 for 5 with a double. CF Chris Sharpe (.202) went 1 for 2 with a double. C Taylor Davis (.261) drove...
Pirates assign No. 1 pick Henry Davis to High-A Greensboro, which is loaded with prospects
Henry Davis, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft, has bounced over Low-A Bradenton and is headed straight to the High-A Greensboro Grasshoppers to start his professional career. The Pittsburgh Pirates assigned the 6-foot-2, 210-pound catcher, who signed for a $6.5 million bonus, to Greensboro on Thursday...
Cardinals hold off late rally to sweep series, hand Pirates 8th consecutive loss
The Pittsburgh Pirates recorded only three hits and three walks in their previous two games against the St. Louis Cardinals, so anything that put a runner on base would pass as progress for their offense. The search for a promising sign started when Colin Moran homered twice and continued with...
Pirates impressed by Anthony Alford’s ‘awesome’ diving catch against Cardinals
When Harrison Bader roped a line drive to lead off the fifth inning Wednesday night at PNC Park, Pittsburgh Pirates left fielder Anthony Alford saw it as an opportunity to put his athleticism on full display. Alford sprinted to his right and stretched out to make a diving catch to...
U mad, bro?: Ben Roethlisberger, Bob Nutting, Mike Tannenbaum, Tim Benz all feel heat from readers
This edition of “U mad, bro?” looks like Tony Gwynn’s spray chart. Wherever the ball is pitched, it’s a line drive in the other direction. Ben Roethlisberger, Mike Tannenbaum, Bob Nutting, Jameson Taillon and even … me. We’re all ducking hard line drives back up the middle this week. So...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 11, 2021: Lolo Sanchez homers twice for Greensboro
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 42-43) fell to St. Paul (Twins), 11-9 in 11 innings. CF Jared Oliva (.250) went 2 for 3 with his first home run, a two-run shot. He walked twice and drove in three. RF Bligh Madris (.268) went 3 for 5 with his seventh home run and three...
Adam Wainwright pitches shutout, delivers hits as Cardinals hand Pirates 7th straight loss
To say Adam Wainwright was ruthless in his efficiency against the Pittsburgh Pirates isn’t solely a statement about the pitching of the St. Louis Cardinals starter. Wainwright got as many hits as he allowed. Not only did the 39-year-old right-hander toss a two-hit shutout, he helped his cause at the...
Pirates lefty Sam Howard takes ‘first good step,’ throws live batting practice at PNC Park
Sam Howard threw a live batting practice session at PNC Park on Wednesday afternoon, what Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton called the “first good step” for the lefty reliever’s return. Howard (2-2, 5.76 ERA) has been out since July 13 with a right oblique strain, leaving the Pirates down two...
With ‘simple’ swing, Pirates rookie Hoy Park launches his 1st career home run
Hoy Park is nothing if not humble, yet he couldn’t help but needle one of his Pittsburgh Pirates teammates after hitting the first home run of his major-league career. After Park sent J.A. Happ’s four-seam fastball 379 feet into the right-field seats in the fourth inning — the Pirates’ only...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 10, 2021: Michael Chavis hammers walk-off homer for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 42-42) beat St. Paul (Twins), 9-8, on a walk-off two-run home run by 1B Michael Chavis in the bottom of the ninth. It was the ninth homer of the season for Chavis (.294), who went 1 for 4 with two runs scored. LF Ka’ai Tom, beginning a rehab...
J.A. Happ torments former team again as Cardinals hand Pirates 6th straight loss
The last time the Pittsburgh Pirates faced J.A. Happ, the 38-year-old left-hander flirted with history by taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning before Jacob Stallings broke it up. That was on April 23 at Target Field, when Happ was pitching for the Minnesota Twins. Nearly four months later, after...
