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Madden Monday: Starting Pirates’ Paul Skenes would give the All-Star Game ‘a bit more meaning this year’
The Major League Baseball All-Star selection process got it right. Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Paul Skenes has been named to the National League team. Now NL manager Torey Lovullo needs to do the right thing as well and name Skenes the starter. That’s just my opinion, but the numbers make a...
After All-Star exclusion, Pirates’ Mitch Keller focused on strong 2nd-half performance
The trials and tribulations of Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller are now well-known outside of Pittsburgh. In large part, it was Keller’s dominant start to the 2023 campaign, culminating with his first All-Star selection, that brought his story as a big-leaguer to a more national audience. As Pirates fans can recall,...
Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skenes, outfielder Bryan Reynolds selected to All-Star Game
Paul Skenes can add another accomplishment in his accelerated rise to superstardom, as the 22-year-old right-hander became the first Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher ever selected to the All-Star Game. A second All-Star appearance is the latest achievement on Bryan Reynolds’ resume after the Pirates outfielder signed the richest contract in...
Mets score 2 runs off Aroldis Chapman in 9th to rally past Pirates
A game that was scoreless through seven innings suddenly got interesting when the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets turned to their closers with multiple All-Star appearances. Instead of closing the door, they left it open. When the Mets brought in Edwin Diaz with two on and two out in...
Pirates place LHP Bailey Falter on 15-day IL, select contract of RHP Brent Honeywell Jr.
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed starting left-handed pitcher Bailey Falter on the 15-day injured list with left triceps tendinitis Sunday, then shook up a bullpen that was depleted by his injury. Falter, who is 4-7 with a 4.08 ERA and 1.20 WHIP in 90 1/3 innings over 17 starts, was removed...
Pirates farm report for July 6, 2024: Indy’s Braxton Ashcraft tosses 3 scoreless innings in return from injured list
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 38-46) lost to Louisville (Reds), 8-5. C Henry Davis (.315) was 2 for 4 with a double and walk. RF Ji Hwan Bae (.366) was 3 for 5 with two RBIs. LF Matt Fraizer (.252) was 2 for 4 with an RBI and two runs scored. DH Seth...
Pirates’ Bailey Falter departs early with injury; Derek Shelton ejected in loss to Mets
Before the end of a 5-2 defeat to the New York Mets Saturday at PNC Park, the Pittsburgh Pirates were minus both their starting pitcher and manager. Bailey Falter was removed from the game with no outs in the third inning because of left posterior arm discomfort and is out...
With new amateur scouting director, Pirates prep MLB Draft board
A year after the Pittsburgh Pirates selected a generational talent in Paul Skenes with the No. 1 overall pick, general manager Ben Cherington had different reason to be excited for the MLB Draft. The Pirates have the No. 9 pick in the first round — their sixth consecutive year with...
Star search: Bryan Reynolds, Paul Skenes top Pirates’ hopeful candidates for All-Star Game
To say Bryan Reynolds is a man of few words is an understatement, but the Pittsburgh Pirates left fielder didn’t mince his when asked if he deserves a spot on the National League roster in the All-Star Game. “I think I should be in it,” Reynolds, an All-Star starter in...
Pirates place righty reliever Daulton Jefferies on injured list, recall Ryder Ryan from Triple-A
Less than a full day removed from tossing two innings in a blowout win over the New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Daulton Jefferies was placed on the injured list Saturday because of right elbow discomfort. The right-handed Jefferies, 28, is 0-0 with a 6.30 ERA in four games since...
Mark Madden Hot Take: Bryan Reynolds’ contract turning out to be bargain for Pirates
Bryan Reynolds got the biggest contract in Pirates history: eight years, $106.75 million. It was signed two years ago. Reynolds makes a lot. But only by Pirates standards. Not by MLB guidelines. Right now, he’s looking like a bargain. The switch-hitting outfielder wrapped up a 25-game hitting streak with an...
Pirates feed off sellout crowd, ‘rocking’ atmosphere at PNC ParkVideo
The Paul Skenes effect has taken many shapes and sizes since the rookie phenom made his Pittsburgh Pirates debut May 11. Individually, because of his draft pedigree, swift ascent through the minor leagues and now his performance in the major leagues, Skenes has become one of the top stories in...
Pirates farm report for July 5, 2024: P.J. Hilson’s 2 homers lift Grasshoppers to win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 38-45) defeated Louisville (Reds), 7-6. DH Henry Davis (.307) had a double and two RBIs. 2B Alika Williams (.327) was 3 for 4 with an RBI. SS Liover Peguero (.273) was 2 for 4 with a double, triple and two RBIs. CF Ji Hwan Bae (.358) was 1...
Paul Skenes shines, Bryan Reynolds, Rowdy Tellez hit grand slams as Pirates pound Mets
Every start Paul Skenes makes for the Pittsburgh Pirates has become a must-see event, so it was going to take something special to overshadow his eight-strikeout performance before a sellout crowd at PNC Park. Bryan Reynolds and Rowdy Tellez had just the answer, igniting the biggest blowout of the season...
Pirates rookie Jared Jones shut down from throwing for 2 weeks with Grade 2 lat strain
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton said imaging showed pitcher Jared Jones has a Grade 2 right lat muscle strain, an injury that will force the rookie right-hander to be temporarily shut down from throwing. Shelton said Jones will be re-evaluated after two weeks. Jones is eligible to return from the...
Jared Jones’ injury complicates Pirates’ plans to reduce workload for pitchers in starting rotation
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ starting rotation suffered a serious setback when rookie right-hander Jared Jones was placed on the 15-day injured list before Thursday’s game with a Grade 2 right lat muscle strain. When Pirates manager Derek Shelton revealed that Jones will be shut down from throwing for two weeks, it...
Pirates farm report for July 4, 2024: Henry Davis has 2 hits for Indianapolis in rehab assignment
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 37-45) took down Louisville (Reds), 5-3. C Henry Davis (.310), on a rehab assignment after spending time on the injured list with a concussion, was 2 for 3. SS Alika Williams (.294) went 3 for 4 with an RBI. CF Ji Hwan Bae (.359) was 2 for 4...
Pirates waste Martin Perez’s strong start, as Cardinals clinch series with 10-inning win
The Pittsburgh Pirates were attempting to pull off some extra-inning magic for the second consecutive game against the St. Louis Cardinals and had a perfect opportunity in the bottom of the 10th inning. Andrew McCutchen came to the plate with runners on first and second and the Pirates trailing by...
Pirates place RHP Jared Jones on 15-day IL, recall OF Joshua Palacios from Indianapolis
Jared Jones will miss another start in the rotation, as the Pittsburgh Pirates placed the right-handed pitcher on the 15-day injured list with a right lat strain suffered Wednesday against the St. Louis Cardinals. Jones said the lat “got really tight on me” in the fifth inning of Wednesday’s 5-4...
After setting strikeout record for lefty relievers, Cooperstown calls on Pirates’ Aroldis Chapman
Aroldis Chapman knew what he was chasing when he took the mound Saturday in Atlanta, aware that he was two strikeouts from breaking the major league record for most strikeouts by a left-handed relief pitcher. “All the hard work that I’ve put in for many years, I knew finally a...
Pirates farm report for July 3, 2024: Bubba Chandler allows 2 hits with 9 strikeouts in Curve win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 36-45) had its game at Louisville (Reds) postponed because of inclement weather. It will be made up at a later date. Next: Thursday at Louisville (Reds), 6:35 p.m. ALTOONA (Double-A, 31-47) shut out Harrisburg (Nationals), 3-0. RHP Bubba Chandler (5-5, 3.65) threw a career-long 7 2/3 scoreless innings,...
Jared Jones exits with right lat tightness but Oneil Cruz’s walk-off in 10th lifts Pirates over Cardinals
In Jared Jones’ return to action Wednesday at PNC Park following a skipped start for load management-related reasons, the Pittsburgh Pirates outlasted the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-4 in 10 innings. Oneil Cruz’s walk-off base hit against JoJo Romero was the difference, with Bryan Reynolds also collecting an RBI single in...
Amid season of struggles, Pirates’ Jack Suwinski hopes to manufacture momentum after 3-hit nightVideo
As it pertains individually to Jack Suwinski, this season has been a failure for the Pittsburgh Pirates in rediscovering the slugger who hit 19 homers in 106 games as a rookie two years ago and 26 in 2023, his first full MLB campaign. Suwinski’s offensive production has fallen in every...
Pirates farm report for July 2, 2024: Matt Frazier’s 5 RBIs lift Indianapolis to victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 36-45) pounded Louisville (Reds), 8-2. LF Matt Fraizer (.250) was 2 for 3 with five RBIs, including a three-run home run and a double. RF Ji Hwan Bae (.355) was 3 for 5. SS Liover Peguero (.270) was 2 for 5 with a solo homer. DJ Seth Beer...
Cardinals crush 2 homers, including Nolan Gorman grand slam, to beat Mitch Keller, Pirates
Before Mitch Keller’s start, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton heaped praise on the All-Star right-hander for how he has handled peaks and valleys to become the headliner of the starting rotation. Only for Keller to have his worst start of the season. Keller surrendered a two-run homer to Alec Burleson...
