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Pirates move Ke’Bryan Hayes to 60-day injured list; he can’t return until early June
The Pittsburgh Pirates, already losers of eight of their past nine games, reached a new level of misfortune on the injury front Sunday. Third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes, who hasn’t played since the second game of the season with a strained left wrist, was moved from the 10-day to the 60-day...
Pirates farm report for May 8, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 2-2) was postponed at Iowa (Cubs) due to inclement weather. Next: Sunday at Iowa (Cubs), 2:08 p.m. ALTOONA (Double-A , 2-3) defeated Bowie (Orioles), 8-4. C Arden Pabst went 2 for 3 with a solo homer and four RBIs. Will Gardner picked up the win in relief, pitching...
Another strong outing for Wil Crowe, but Pirates’ bats stay cool in loss to Cubs
The Pittsburgh Pirates lost another game, but are they gaining themselves another viable starting pitcher? Wil Crowe turned in a third consecutive encouraging start since being put into the rotation, but the offense struggled again in a 3-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. Crowe allowed six baserunners —...
Pirates notebook: Colin Moran leaves game with groin injury
Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Colin Moran left Saturday’s game during the bottom of the first inning because of an injury to his left groin. Moran caught a line drive off the bat of the Chicago Cubs’ Jason Heyward and lunged to attempt a tag on Willson Contreras to double him...
Pirates farm report for May 7, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 2-2) lost 4-3 to Iowa (Cubs) in 10 innings. With a runner on second to lead off the top of the 10th, SS Cole Tucker lined a ball off the pitcher that the second baseman collected and threw to first for an out. Tucker was ejected for arguing...
Pirates’ bats stay mostly silent in loss to Cubs
The Pittsburgh Pirates fielded a lineup Friday at Wrigley Field with six batters hitting less than .237. They had scored four runs in the previous four games and hit one homer in the past six. Recent history turned out to be a good indicator. The Pirates were shut out through...
Derek Shelton turned into baseball ‘nerd’ when he watched Albert Pujols in batting cage
Derek Shelton wasn’t ashamed to admit Friday that a close encounter he had with Albert Pujols brought out the nerd in him. The Pirates manager was asked about Pujols, who was designated for assignment Thursday by the Los Angeles Angels after 21 seasons in the majors. Shelton was the hitting...
With eye on more fans in stands, the Steelers, Penguins and Pirates urge people to get covid vaccine
Representatives of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Steelers and Penguins joined U.S. Sen. Bob Casey on Friday to reiterate their commitment to help educate and facilitate vaccination of people who remain hesitant to get the covid-19 vaccine. The teams were among the first organizations in the region to open venues to host...
Pirates farm report for May 6, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 2-1) defeated Iowa (Cubs), 5-4. Tony Stokes, Jr. blasted a pinch-hit solo homer in the seventh inning for what proved to be the winning run. SS Cole Tucker went 2 for 4 with a triple and two runs scored. Cody Ponce started and went 2⅔ innings and allowed...
Slugger Albert Pujols designated for assignment by Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Albert Pujols was cut by the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday, abruptly ending the 41-year-old superstar slugger’s decade with his second major league team. The Angels surprisingly announced the move to designate Pujols for assignment one day after he wasn’t in the lineup for the slumping club’s...
Pirates’ Hunter Owen enjoys making MLB debut after ‘crazy cool experience’ in year awayVideo
When Hunter Owen accompanied the Pittsburgh Pirates on their road trip on the taxi squad, he knew being added to the major league roster was a possibility but considered it a remote one. So far-fetched that when told Derek Shelton wanted to talk with him, Owen figured that it was...
Pirates farm report for May 5, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 1-1) lost 8-3 to Iowa (Cubs). After LF Dustin Fowler tied the game, 3-3, with a solo homer in the top of the eighth inning, reliever Nick Mears gave up five runs on two hits and three walks in the bottom half. Starter Beau Sulser lasted 2⅔ innings...
3-error game by third baseman Erik Gonzalez proves costly as Padres beat Pirates
Erik Gonzalez had been the best glove on the Pittsburgh Pirates this season — save perhaps Ke’Bryan Hayes, the player he has replaced at third base — before Wednesday night’s game at San Diego. After not committing an error all season, Gonzalez had three in a dozen chances against the...
Carnegie Mellon seminar to tackle the sweet science of sports analytics
About two decades ago, even the most hardcore baseball fans never had heard of OPS. At that point in time, the concept of an NBA team scoring more points on field goals behind the 3-point line than in front of it? Folly. Back in the olden days of the early...
Pirates: No wrist discomfort or soreness for Ke’Bryan Hayes as rookie 3B resumes swinging
When Ke’Bryan Hayes resumed the return-to-swinging progression of his rehabilitation from a left wrist injury this week, he didn’t experience discomfort or soreness. That was the good news from Pittsburgh Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk, who said the symptoms that kept the rookie third baseman sidelined after he...
Mike LaValliere, Bob Walk remember former Pirates pitching coach Ray Miller’s fun side
Ray Miller taught Bob Walk and Mike LaValliere much about pitching, relationships and how to deal with umpires. But Miller, the former Pittsburgh Pirates’ pitching coach, also knew about something else that those two teammates remembered Wednesday when they heard their mentor had died. “Ray certainly appreciated a good prank...
Former Pirates pitching coach Ray Miller dies at 76
Ray Miller, who was the Baltimore Orioles’ pitching coach when they lost the 1979 World Series to the Pittsburgh Pirates and later held the same job for the Pirates for 10 seasons, has died, his family told the Baltimore Sun. He was 76. “One of the top pitching coaches in...
Pirates closer Richard Rodriguez completes reliever’s equivalent of a perfect game
When Austin Nola hit a deep fly to left field, the Pittsburgh Pirates had to hold their breath a moment before Ka’ai Tom made a catch at the warning track. Even before getting the final out of the 2-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night for his...
Travis Swaggerty hits leadoff homer, as Pirates prospects start minor league season with blasts
The Pittsburgh Pirates raised eyebrows by having outfielder Travis Swaggerty report to the Indianapolis Indians, skipping a step in the minor leagues to make the jump to Triple-A. Ranked the Pirates’ No. 9 prospect by MLB Pipeline (and No. 14 by Baseball America), the 2018 first-round pick rewarded their confidence...
Safe at home: Pierogies will once again race inside PNC Park
The racing pierogies are back where many fans believe they belong. Cheese Chester, Sauerkraut Saul, Jalapeno Hannah, Bacon Burt and Oliver Onion will once again be participating in the “The Great Pittsburgh Pierogy Race” inside PNC Park starting Monday. Brian Warecki, Pirates senior vice president for communications, confirmed the races...
Mitch Keller’s strong start leads Pirates past Padres to snap 5-game losing streak
Mitch Keller had a game plan to establish command of his fastball and use it inside and out, and the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander followed every sign catcher Jacob Stallings threw down for him. The result was Keller’s longest and most successful outing of a season where he has struggled, one...
Pirates farm report for May 4, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 1-0) blanked Iowa (Cubs), 3-0. Chase DeJong allowed two hits and struck out 10 in six innings. Geoff Hartlieb, Chasen Shreve and Jandel Gustave each pitched a perfect inning of relief with Gustave earning the save. CF Travis Swaggerty, a 2018 first-round pick, went 3 for 4 and...
Pirates place RF Gregory Polanco on IL, select Hunter Owen from taxi squad
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed right fielder Gregory Polanco on the injured list Tuesday and selected infielder/outfielder Hunter Owen to the major league roster from the taxi squad. Polanco is batting .200 with three doubles, three home runs and five RBIs through 24 games. He was 0 for 3 in the...
Pirates call Gov. Wolf lifting restrictions ‘exciting, welcomed news’ for fans at PNC Park
The Pittsburgh Pirates called Gov. Tom Wolf’s announcement that the state’s covid-19 mitigation orders will be lifted on Memorial Day “exciting and welcomed news” for their fans and community. The Pirates, who weren’t permitted to have fans in attendance for their 30 home games last season, are following Wolf’s orders...
Neil Walker to join ‘The Fan Morning Show’
Pirates fans who miss seeing Neil Walker on the baseball diamond can now catch him on the radio. Walker, a former Pirates infielder who recently retired as a player, is joining 93.7 The Fan’s (KDKA-FM) Morning Show as a weekly guest beginning May 10 at 9 a.m. “The Fan Morning...
