Pirates/MLB category, Page 180

A few hours before the Pittsburgh Pirates drafted their potential catcher of the future, a possible future batterymate was on display. Quinn Priester worked to three batters in the MLB Futures Game on Sunday at Coors Field in Denver. The Pirates’ No. 3-rated prospect by MLB Pipeline, Priester walked a...

The tying and winning ninth-inning hits came from a pair of players who were designated for assignment within the past five weeks. The power came from an offseason waiver claim and a 22-year-old with less than 60 games of experience above Single-A. Two of the primary protagonists responsible for the...

The Pittsburgh Pirates’ reigning most valuable pitcher took another step toward making his 2021 debut for the team. Steven Brault made a rehabilitation start for the organization’s Low-Class A affiliate in Bradenton, Fla., on Sunday. The veteran left-hander threw 39 pitches in 1 2/3 innings against Clearwater at LECOM Park,...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 29-29) clobbered Columbus (Indians), 11-1. Newly signed SS Dee Strange-Gordon homered for the second straight game, going 1 for 6. RF Fabricio Macias also hit a home run, a three-run shot that was his first of the season. He went 3 for 5. RHP Beau Sulser made a...

After veteran starter Tyler Anderson homered in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader in Queens, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton was asked what he was seeking from his Game 2 starter. “No, no expectations for a homer,” Shelton said. “Just throw strikes.” Max Kranick, the starter for the nightcap, didn’t...

Ben Cherington described a scene that sounded like constructive chaos in the Pittsburgh Pirates offices at PNC Park, an organized battle between the baseball operations and scouting departments to decide who they will select Sunday with the No. 1 overall pick in the MLB Draft. When it comes to 1-1...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 28-29) was thumped by Columbus (Indians), 9-4. SS Dee Strange-Gordon, in his second game with Indy, went 1 for 5 with a two-run home run. RF Fabricio Macias went 3 for 4 with two runs scored and his first stolen base. 1B Hunter Owen went 2 for 4....

When the two lowest-scoring teams in baseball got together Friday night, the first five innings were predictable. The sixth inning was not, except for one unfortunate factoid: Pittsburgh Pirates starter J.T. Brubaker continues to surrender home runs. The Mets, who ranked next-to-last in the majors with only 303 runs before...

Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton said Friday night that Max Kranick will pitch the second game of the doubleheader Saturday against the New York Mets. He will be the 27th man (allowed by MLB rule for a doubleheader), and the Pirates won’t need to delete another player from the active...

A look at the prospects who could be the No. 1 pick for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday night in the MLB Draft: Harold sees shades of Hall of Famer @RealCJ10 in #1 @MLBDraft prospect Marcelo Mayer! pic.twitter.com/FrkfDb0dSu— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) July 5, 2021 Marcelo Mayer Position: Shortstop Height, weight:...

As Sunday’s Major League Baseball draft approaches, all signs continue to indicate that the Pittsburgh Pirates will choose Eastlake High School (Chula Vista, Cali.) shortstop Marcelo Mayer with the No.1 overall pick. For some people (yours truly included) who believe that drafting Vanderbilt pitcher Jack Leiter is a better route...

Picking first overall in the MLB Draft can be a boom-or-bust proposition, one the Pittsburgh Pirates know all too well as they prepare to make the top selection in Sunday’s first round. The four times the Pirates have owned the No. 1 pick, they have chosen college prospects — one...

Former Pirates outfielder Jose Tabata has earned a promotion, but not to the major leagues. The 32-year-old Tabata, who has been playing with the West Virginia Power of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, was signed by the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League. Tabata, best known for being...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 28-28) throttled Columbus (Indians) 10-3 after being shut out the previous two games. 2B T.J. Rivera went 2 for 5 with his fourth home run and three RBIs. C Joe Hudson went 1 for 3 with a two-run shot, his third, and three RBIs. 1B Will Craig, LF...

The Pittsburgh Pirates need a starter and Max Kranick is in New York City with the team. Could those two facts come together and equal a second-major league start for Kranick? The Pirates are determined to maintain their six-man rotation through their current stretch of 20 games in 20 days....

The Pittsburgh Pirates had played 16 games in 16 days before rain postponed the start of their four-game series Thursday night against the New York Mets at Citi field. The game will be made up Saturday as a part of a single-admission doubleheader, starting at 4:10 p.m. The Pirates were...

If the Pittsburgh Pirates are looking to go from finishing in last place to winning the World Series in a short span, they need look no further than the Houston Astros for a blueprint on how to build a worst-to-first team. But not necessarily how to draft one. After losing...

In the three games since he was acquired Monday from the St. Louis Cardinals, first baseman John Nogowski has given Pittsburgh Pirates fans a reason to turn on their TV sets during the dog days of a dreary season. He’s hitting .583, with seven hits (all singles) in 12 at-bats....

If Kevin Newman didn’t make it clear the first time that he doesn’t want to talk about his errorless streak, the Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop repeats himself to remind that it’s off limits. So we don’t dare discuss that he hasn’t committed an error at short through his first 73 games...

A suite attendant at the Miami Marlins’ home ballpark, Lisa Eckstein had a chance to reconnect with a familiar face when she returned to work this season. “I have a guest I’ve taken care of for 18 years,” she said. “Their initial reaction was to come and hug me because...

Wednesday’s 14-3 Pirates loss to the Atlanta Braves featured another multi-hit day for All-Star second baseman Adam Frazier. Pirates fans better enjoy those moments while they can because there likely won’t be too many games between the All-Star Game next week and the July 30 trade deadline before the team...

The Pirates have won three of their last four, but that doesn’t seem to matter in this week’s “U mad, bro?” inbox. Buccos fans are fretting about the future, bummed about the big picture and “on tilt” about ownership. Get back to me when they’ve won 10 in a row...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 27-28) was shut out for the second straight game, losing 2-0 to Columbus (Indians) in a game shortened to eight innings by rain. RHP James Marvel started and allowed two runs on seven hits in 6.1 innings. He fell to 3-2. RHP Nick Mears threw 1.2 innings of...