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Pirates farm report for May 10, 2026: Yordany De Los Santos among 5 players with homers in Grasshoppers’ win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple A, 15-24) was held to two hits and shut out by Omaha (Royals), 9-0. CF Ronny Simon (.328) and RF Davis Wendzel (.229) each went 1 for 3 with a walk. 3B Tyler Callihan (.232) was 0 for 4 with four strikeouts in the leadoff spot. 2B Termarr...
Giants walk it off vs. Pirates in 12th inning to win series
The Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants had ample opportunities to come out on top in their elongated series finale Sunday at Oracle Park. In a game that featured 14 pitchers, it was the Giants who prevailed 7-6, courtesy of a 12th-inning, bases-loaded Jesus Rodriguez RBI single for the series...
Pirates erupt for season-high 20 hits in blowout win over Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Don Kelly lamented a theme of poor situational hitting in many of his club’s losses thus far following Friday’s series-opening defeat in San Francisco. But in a 13-3 blowout win Saturday at Oracle Park, the Pirates got as much clutch batting as they could have wanted and...
Pirates farm report for May 9, 2026: Jose Urquidy throws 5 no-hit innings in Indy win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple A, 15-23) split a doubleheader with Omaha (Royals). Indianapolis allowed just one hit in the first game, a 2-1 win. RHP Jose Urquidy (6.06) started and pitched five scoreless, no-hit innings with seven strikeouts and one walk. RHP Beau Burrows (1.76) followed with two scoreless innings, as Indianapolis...
Pirates’ Marcell Ozuna becomes 167th MLB player to hit 300 career homersVideo
Marcell Ozuna still has a ways to go in terms of production before it can be said he’s fully earning his $12 million paycheck this season. But the 35-year-old Pittsburgh Pirates designated hitter has shown signs of finding his stride offensively. Friday’s series opener in San Francisco contained a special...
Counting calories at PNC Park: How ballpark foods add up
Grabbing a bite at the ballpark used to mean peanuts and Cracker Jacks — immortalized in song since 1908. But modern ballparks have raised the culinary stakes, expanding menus to include extravagant, oversized and hyper-local food each season. This year, the Pirates home opener at PNC Park debuted chipped ham...
Quiet bats, bullpen implosion sink Pirates in opener at Giants
One year ago, on May 8, 2025, Don Kelly assumed manager’s duties with the Pittsburgh Pirates in the immediate aftermath of Derek Shelton’s firing. A full flip of the calendar found Kelly and the Pirates fresh off a road series win in Arizona, with Friday evening beginning a new three-game...
Pirates farm report for May 8, 2026: Seth Hernandez Ks 9 in 6 shutout innings for Bradenton
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple A, 14-22) and Omaha (Royals) were rained out. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader Saturday. Next: Saturday vs. Omaha (Royals), doubleheader, 6:05 p.m. ALTOONA (Double-A, 9-21) lost 5-1 to Chesapeake (Orioles). 1B Callan Moss (.248) went 2 for 4 with an RBI and...
Pirates place Jake Mangum on 10-day IL, recall Nick Yorke from Triple-A
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed outfielder Jake Mangum on the 10-day injured list Friday evening in advance of their road series vs. the San Francisco Giants. In a corresponding move, first baseman/outfielder Nick Yorke was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis. Mangum, 30, was set to start Thursday’s series finale in Arizona but...
Bucs Beat Q&A: Jack Wilson jumps at chance to talk about Pirates, Konnor Griffin, coaching
Jack Wilson spent nine of his 12 seasons in the major leagues playing shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he was a defensive whiz known as “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” and was an All-Star and won a Silver Slugger Award in 2004. When he’s not watching his son, Athletics shortstop Jacob...
The week ahead: Pirates to host Rockies, Phillies at PNC Park
The week ahead vs. Rockies 6:40 p.m. Tuesday (SN PIT) 6:40 p.m. Wednesday (SN PIT) 12:35 p.m. Thursday (SN PIT) • The Rockies were MLB’s worst team last season at 43-119 and again have had their share of struggles. They entered their weekend series with the Phillies at 15-23 and...
Pirates prospect watch: Ronny Simon dominating Triple-A pitching
Ronny Simon Position: OF Height: 5-foot-8 Weight: 196 pounds Level: Triple-A Notable: Ronny Simon appears to be showing no remnants of the shoulder injury that ended his 2025 major-league stint just as it started. An outfielder at Triple-A Indianapolis, Simon was named the Indians’ player of the month in April,...
Full Count: Luke Novosel aims to keep Pirates healthy in dream job as head athletic trainer
Luke Novosel has had a lifelong love for baseball, and his passion for the game was the bond between him and his father, Ron, to the point that he promised his paternal grandfather, Frank, that he would one day work for the Pittsburgh Pirates. For Novosel, that dream started as...
Pirates farm report for May 7, 2026: Indy wins on walk-off single by Rafael Flores Jr.
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple A, 14-22) beat Omaha (Royals), 5-4, on a walk-off RBI single by C Rafael Flores Jr. in the bottom of the 10th. Flores (.222) went 2 for 5 with two RBIs. SS Alika Williams (.356) went 2 for 4 with two doubles and two RBIs. 2B Termarr Johnson...
Pair of homers, Mitch Keller’s strong start lift Pirates to series win over Arizona
The Pittsburgh Pirates were aiming for a series win in Thursday afternoon’s rubber match at the Arizona Diamondbacks. Having been blown out and blanked in Tuesday’s opener at Chase Field, the Pirates got a masterful performance from Paul Skenes on Wednesday in a 1-0 victory. Behind six strong innings and...
Pirates place reliever Chris Devenski on 15-day injured list, recall RHP Cam Sanders
Pirates relief pitcher Chris Devenski served his two-game suspension but still won’t be able to take the field with this teammates. The Pirates on Thursday placed the righty on the 15-day injured list with an undisclosed illness. Devenski received a two-game suspension Tuesday from MLB after his ejection for intentionally...
Joe Starkey: Will Ben Cherington’s redemption story last through the trade deadline and beyond?
It was a year ago Friday that the Pittsburgh Pirates fired manager Derek Shelton and spared general manager Ben Cherington. It was also a year ago Friday that I wrote a column suggesting Cherington was the worst GM in Pittsburgh sports history. So … happy anniversary? I don’t think I...
U mad, bro?: Penguins’ playoff exit, departing superstars, expanding NFL schedule have readers in a twistVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost to the Philadelphia Flyers in the NHL playoffs. The NFL might mess with its schedule. Evgeni Malkin could leave Pittsburgh. Andrew McCutchen is grumpy about how he left the Pirates. You can probably imagine how all of that is going over with our readers. If you...
Skenes sharp, Lowe homers as Pirates rebound to shut out Diamondbacks
Say one thing for Paul Skenes: He knows how to rebound after a rare subpar performance. Skenes was at his best Wednesday night for the Pittsburgh Pirates, throwing eight scoreless innings in a 1-0 victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Skenes (5-2) retired the first 14 batters and...
Pirates farm report for May 6, 2026: Jared Jones makes 2nd rehab start
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple A, 13-22) split a doubleheader with Omaha (Royals). In Game 1, a 5-0 Omaha win, RHP Jared Jones (0-1, 3.00) made his second rehab start. He went three innings, allowing one run on five hits with one walk and two strikeouts. LHP Brandon Neeck (2.25) pitched a scoreless...
Tim Benz: Bubba Chandler knows where he needs to improve to reach his potential with PiratesVideo
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Bubba Chandler had a tough assignment upon entering Major League Baseball last year. He was tagged as “the next big thing” in the franchise’s starting rotation. Unfortunately for him, the most recent “big thing” was still in the rotation, and he had just recently established himself as...
Cup of Joe (Starkey): Bubba Chandler’s command has become a major issue for Pirates — but did he find something?
I don’t know how the Pirates should proceed with Bubba Chandler, but I know this: If he cannot control the strike zone — and, in a related matter, his emotions — he might need to spend time away from the rotation. Chandler leads the major leagues in walks after issuing...
Pirates farm report for May 5, 2026: Jhostynxon Garcia homers again on rehab stint with Bradenton
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple A, 12-21) and Omaha (Royals) were rained out. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday. Next: Wednesday vs. Omaha (Royals), doubleheader, 1:05 p.m. ALTOONA (Double-A, 9-18) scored twice in the seventh for a 4-3 win over Chesapeake (Orioles). DH Shawn Ross (.234)...
Bubba Chandler struggles with control, bats go silent as Pirates blanked in Arizona
Serving a one-game suspension after one of his relievers was ejected two days earlier, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Don Kelly could only watch from a private box as his team had their three-game winning streak snapped Tuesday night by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Taking advantage of control issues by starter Bubba Chandler...
Pirates World Series champion, All-Star, coach Bob Skinner dies at 94
Bob Skinner, an outfielder on the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 1960 World Series championship team and a coach on the team’s 1979 winning team, died Monday. He was 94 years old. “As a member of the 1960 World Series championship team, Bob was an important part of one of the most beloved...
