Pirates/MLB category, Page 3

By treating every outing as an opportunity to earn a start, the Pittsburgh Pirates have gone from using creativity with their young pitchers into creating competition for the starting rotation. Whether it was Johan Oviedo striking out five in four innings, Bubba Chandler touching triple digits seven times while tossing...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 73-55) dropped a 5-3 decision to Buffalo (Blue Jays). C Rafael Flores (.265) was 3 for 4 with a pair of singles and a triple. 3B Cam Devanney (.269) also went 3 for 4 with three singles. RHP Thomas Harrington (5.34) started and tossed one shutout inning, striking...

The Pittsburgh Pirates were positioned for their third consecutive series win but couldn’t overcome their biggest offensive issue: They continue to come up empty with runners in scoring position. The Pirates went 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position, leaving eight runners on base, and stranded runners on third...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 73-54) lost 6-3 to Buffalo (Blue Jays). RRF Nick Yorke (.283) went 2 for 4 with a double, run scored and RBI. SS Cam Devanney (.264) went 2 for 5 with an RBI. DH Nick Solak (.332) went 1 for 3 with a double and an RBI. RHP...

Pirates right-hander Bubba Chandler is checking off boxes and he’s doing it quickly. Chandler, the top pitching prospect in baseball according to MLB Pipeline, picked up his first major-league win Wednesday night at Busch Stadium in St. Louis as the Pirates held off the Cardinals to earn a 2-1 win,...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 73-53) gave up two in the top of the eighth and lost 5-4 to Buffalo (Blue Jays). C Rafael Flores (.255), acquired from the Yankees in the David Bednar trade, went 2 for 4 with two homers, his 18th and 19th. He drove in four. SS Cam Devanney...

The Pirates offense scored early and often Tuesday night at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, collecting eight hits in the first three innings, including a Henry Davis home run, to cruise to an 8-3 win over the Cardinals. Jared Triolo extended his hitting streak to seven games with a single...

Oneil Cruz is set to return to the Pittsburgh Pirates’ lineup after being activated from the concussion injured list Tuesday afternoon. Cruz had a triple, three RBIs, two walks, a stolen base and two runs scored in two rehab games with Double-A Altoona. The center fielder went on the injured...

The Pittsburgh Pirates released their 2026 schedule Tuesday afternoon, which will begin with a three-game series on the road vs. the New York Mets from March 26-29. March 26 is the earliest start date in Pirates history. The Pirates will play their first six games away from home next season,...

No lead was safe Monday night at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. The Pirates and Cardinals each gave up multi-run leads in the series opener of their four-game set, but the Cardinals got the last laugh as first baseman Alec Burleson connected on a 1-1 slider from Pittsburgh reliever Dennis...

Paul Skenes is willing to give everything he has to be the best pitcher in baseball while simultaneously expending as little energy as possible thinking about winning the National League Cy Young Award. The Pittsburgh Pirates ace has learned to compartmentalize his thoughts, concentrating on doing his job every outing...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 73-52) scored a 12-9 victory over Syracuse (Mets) in a game shortened to eight innings. 3B Alika Williams (.282) was 4 for 5 with a three-run homer, double and three runs scored. RF Sammy Siani (.333) was 2 for 4 with three RBIs, including a two-run home run....

Paul Skenes took a slow stroll off the mound to a standing ovation after seven scoreless innings and with complete confidence that the Pittsburgh Pirates were on their way to a shutout victory. It was the punctuation on a dominant weekend series for Pirates pitchers, who held the Colorado Rockies...

Ben Cherington long has maintained that the Pittsburgh Pirates would prefer if their prospects forced promotions with their performance rather through public pressure. The Pirates general manager dealt with both circumstances this past week with the organization’s top two prospects, as 19-year-old shortstop Konnor Griffin made his Double-A debut in...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 72-52) collected six hits in a 4-0 loss to Syracuse (Mets). RF Nick Yorke (.282) went 2 for 3 with a walk. DH Rafael Flores (.245) went 1 for 4 with a double. RHP Drake Fellows (7-6, 5.03) started and went five innings, allowing three runs, two earned,...

That Jared Triolo was batting leadoff with a batting average below .200 might have seemed counterintuitive if not for how he’s been hitting this month since returning from the minor leagues. Triolo hammered a two-run homer in the third inning, then tripled off the center-field wall and scored again in...

Henry Davis didn’t have to describe what it was like to be on the receiving end of Bubba Chandler’s fastballs in his major-league debut. The Pittsburgh Pirates catcher simply lifted his left index finger, which was covered in a thick black Coban wrap. Despite a dip in the cold tub...

Bubba Chandler’s MLB debut Friday night at PNC Park was the latest chapter in the sociological experiment that is Pittsburgh Pirates baseball. The Pirates are last in the National League Central because they unequivocally belong there. Despite leading MLB with 15 shutouts. The Pirates have scored fewer runs than any...

Warren Schaeffer couldn’t stop smiling while sitting in the visitor’s dugout at PNC Park as the manager of the Colorado Rockies. It’s a position he never dreamed of — repeating the never multiple times for emphasis — before the start of a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. “No, not...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 72-51) managed five hits in a 5-0 loss to Syracuse (Mets). 1B Nick Yorke (.279) went 2 for 4. CF Jase Bowen (.283) went 1 for 3 with a double. C Rafael Flores (.245) went 1 for 3. RHP Wilkin Ramos (0-1, 5.79) started and went 2⅔ innings,...

It was appropriate that the Pittsburgh Pirates issued the No. 57 jersey to Bubba Chandler, as the major-league debut of baseball’s top pitching prospect was like the Heinz ketchup commercial: All about anticipation. Despite waiting for months at Triple-A Indianapolis for a promotion, Chandler swore that he wasn’t fueled by...

Sitting in a dugout at PNC Park for the first time since he was fired as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates an hour before the 2019 season finale, Clint Hurdle reflected on his nine-year tenure with pride and prejudice. Hurdle beamed when talking about how he guided the Pirates out...

As the Pittsburgh Pirates inch toward September, Jared Triolo is making the most of his opportunities on the field. Since the July 31 trade deadline, Triolo has seen an uptick in playing time to prove he could be a viable option for the team’s future. In 18 games, he’s slashed...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 72-50) obliterated Syracuse (Mets), 16-1. RF Nick Yorke (.276) went 3 for 6 with two doubles, three runs scored and five RBIs. 1B Rafael Flores (.242) went 4 for 5 with a run scored and three RBIs. DH Nick Solak (.346) went 1 for 3 with his 13th...