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'A Beautiful Day' at PNC Park: Pirates' Derek Holland's cleats pay tribute to Mister Rogers
As Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander Derek Holland warmed up on the mound Wednesday night against the Chicago Cubs, a familiar tune played over the loudspeakers at PNC Park. Everyone knows the words to “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?,” the theme song to Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. But hearing them at a baseball...
Outfielder Anthony Alford makes a powerful first impression on Pirates at the plate
After enduring the longest week of his life, Anthony Alford was trying to make a strong first impression when the Pittsburgh Pirates gave him the opportunity he was looking for in the outfield. Alford’s first start did just that, as he crushed a Ryan Tepera 1-1 cutter deep to center...
U mad, bro? Fans spout about Pirates failures, Steelers moves, Penguins trade talk
Steelers, Penguins and Pirates. We spin the hits here at “U mad, bro?” No one is spared in this edition. This week people spout off about Steelers personnel, Penguins trade rumors and Bucco ineptitude. We begin with William. He checks in on the woeful Pirates. “I have followed this team...
Javier Baez, Cubs cruise past error-prone Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates took one step toward strengthening their starting rotation when Joe Musgrove was activated off the injured list and pitched in a major league game for the first time in almost a month. The Pirates took a step toward bolstering their bullpen when they scratched Derek Holland from...
Pirates players, coaches honored to wear No. 21 in celebration of Roberto Clemente Day 
The idea was hardly novel, but Derek Shelton’s push for Pittsburgh Pirates players and coaches to wear No. 21 on Roberto Clemente Day was a first, so the rookie manager couldn’t wait to share the news with one person in particular: Pirates third-base coach Joey Cora. Joey, I got some...
Tim Benz: Are Pirates 'building or rebuilding?' There's no difference and it doesn't matter.
Getting mad at the Pirates is a pretty common thing to do in Pittsburgh. It has been for most of the past three decades. Sometimes we just do it out of habit. And not for the right reasons. Don’t get me wrong. At 10-23, there are plenty of reasons to...
Kevin Gorman's Take 5: Ke'Bryan Hayes makes a major-league debut for the ages with Pirates 
The Pittsburgh Pirates did their best to temper expectations for Ke’Bryan Hayes, but that didn’t stop their top prospect from looking like their best player in the first game of his major-league career. Hayes looked less like a rookie and more like a future All-Star at third base, where he...
Ke'Bryan Hayes has smashing debut for Pirates, who lose to Cubs in extra innings
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ plan was not to put pressure on Ke’Bryan Hayes when their top prospect and 2015 first-round pick made his major league debut Tuesday night at PNC Park against the Chicago Cubs. Hayes had other plans. The 23-year-old third baseman doubled off the wall in left for his...
Top prospect Ke'Bryan Hayes 'ecstatic' to make his major league debut with Pirates 
When Ke’Bryan Hayes signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates, he took a long look from the PNC Park press box and envisioned himself hitting baseballs into the picturesque city skyline. It took five years for the Pirates’ first-round pick and top positional prospect to make it to the major leagues, so...
Suspended Pirates closer Vazquez denies sex with teen, says he feared being shot by police
Felipe Vazquez, the suspended Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher accused of sex crimes involving an underage girl, on Tuesday denied he confessed to police and said he feared he could be shot if he didn’t cooperate with their investigation. The 29-year-old testified for more than two hours during a pretrial hearing before...
Charlie Hayes expecting tears of joy while watching son Ke'Bryan make debut with Pirates 
When Charlie Hayes found it hard to hide his feelings about the Pittsburgh Pirates passing on promoting his son last September or to start this season after testing positive for covid-19 in training camp, he had to learn to listen to the words he preached. Now that Ke’Bryan Hayes is...
Tim Benz: Pirates’ inactivity at 2020 trade deadline - I can't even fake a reaction
I got nuthin’. Pirates general manager Ben Cherington gave us nothing in terms of trades before Monday’s deadline. So I’ve got nothing in terms of a response. I can fake it if you want. I can gin up some faux outrage over front office inactivity. Or I can dial up...
Pirates' rallies come up short in latest loss to Brewers
Trevor Williams stayed off social media on Monday, knowing that trade rumors about Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers were swirling on MLB’s trade deadline day and he had to pitch against the Milwaukee Brewers. “The trade deadline, everything is a little heightened,” Williams said. “Other than that, my main focus today was...
Pirates make no trades at deadline, but GM Ben Cherington 'working to build a winning team' 
The Pittsburgh Pirates didn’t make any deals by Monday’s trade deadline, despite general manager Ben Cherington saying no one was deemed untouchable and reports he was actively listening to offers. With the worst record (10-21) and lowest winning percentage (.323) in baseball, the Pirates were expected to be sellers. While...
Key move: Pirates expected to call up top prospect in 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes 'soon' 
The Pittsburgh Pirates didn’t make any deals by Monday’s MLB trade deadline, but they will be adding a top prospect as third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes is expected to be recalled Tuesday from the alternate training site in Altoona. “We expect to see ‘Key’ soon in Pittsburgh,” Pirates general manager Ben...
First Call: Pitt basketball great dies, Cole vs. Glasnow III, Flyers lose, Fleury back
For “First Call” on Monday, we try to wrap our minds around a brutal weekend in college basketball. The Flyers are on the brink. Marc-Andre Fleury went back in net and won. And two ex-Pirate pitchers square off for a third time this year. Can’t take anymore If you are...
Pirates finally reach 10 victories, defeat Brewers
If the Milwaukee Brewers want to give away that Toyota Highlander parked high above the field at Miller Park, they may want to find a good auto body repairman. The vehicle Josh Bell hit Sunday in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 5-1 victory might have an ugly dent in it. “That ball...
GM Ben Cherington vague on Pirates' plan as trade deadline approaches
Ben Cherington had no specific information Sunday about his attempts to finalize trades before the MLB trading deadline at 4 p.m. Monday. He was as vague as possible on his radio show on KDKA-FM, especially when he said, “You’re learning information that may or may not lead to anything in...
Pirates look to former college QB Anthony Alford for outfield help
After Anthony Alford goes through the protocols and joins the Pittsburgh Pirates, he’ll be part of a rotation in center field with Cole Tucker and Jason Martin, manager Derek Shelton said Sunday. Alford, who was claimed off waivers Thursday from the Toronto Blue Jays, caught the eyes of Shelton and...
Pirates have bright spot in hot-hitting catcher Jacob Stallings
Jacob Stallings wears a loss worse than most Pittsburgh Pirates, and the way they lost to the Milwaukee Brewers on Eric Sogard’s walk-off home run Saturday night was particularly deflating for the catcher. So, it’s hard for Stallings to find a silver lining in his own play, which has been...
Pirates rally in 9th inning but Brewers get walk-off home run
After the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied in the ninth inning to take the lead in the most unexpected way, the Milwaukee Brewers won in even more unbelievable fashion. Eric Sogard hit a two-run home run for his first career walk-off to lead the Brewers to a 7-6 victory Saturday night at...
Former first-round pick Carson Fulmer looks forward to fresh start in Pirates' bullpen
Carson Fulmer watched his once-promising career go from being a first-round pick fast-tracked to the majors to a reclamation project who flatlined, so he can’t help but be excited about a new opportunity. The right-handed reliever is looking forward to a fresh start with the Pittsburgh Pirates, in hopes he...
Pirates reinstate Kyle Crick, add Carson Fulmer; option Will Craig, Nick Mears
The Pittsburgh Pirates reinstated reliever Kyle Crick from the injured list and added right-hander Carson Fulmer to the active roster Saturday. Crick was placed on the 10-day IL with a right lat muscle strain on July 28, a day after he allowed a two-out, game-tying double to Ryan Braun in...
'Burgh's Best to Wear It, No. 2: Jack Wilson brought defensive wizardry to Pirates in 2000s
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 2: Jack Wilson In Jack Wilson’s nine seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, they lost 100 games once, dropped at least 90 games on five...
After trading Jarrod Dyson, Pirates players waiting for next deadline-deal domino to fall 
Once general manager Ben Cherington allowed that no one was untouchable at the trade deadline, the Pittsburgh Pirates were waiting for the first domino of deals to drop and to see how many would follow. When the Pirates sent 36-year-old center fielder Jarrod Dyson to the Chicago White Sox on...


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