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Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: 1979 World Series champion pitchers offer advice for Paul Skenes
Speaking with a pair of star pitchers from the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 1979 World Series champions, it was only natural the conversation turned toward their thoughts on rookie right-hander Paul Skenes. As a 6-foot-7 left-hander who tossed a no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers as a 22-year-old in August 1976, John...
Pirates farm report for May 29, 2024: Bubba Chandler gives up 2 homers in Altoona loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 24-26) lost 8-2 to Omaha (Royals), managing just four hits. 2B Mike Jarvis (.133) went 1 for 2 with his second homer. DH Henry Davis (.294) went 1 for 4 with an RBI and three strikeouts. CF Jack Suwinski (.250) was 1 for 4 with two strikeouts. C...
Josh Gibson’s great-grandson says stats inclusion shines well-deserved light on lesser known Negro League players
Josh Gibson’s great-grandson is thrilled over MLB’s incorporation of Negro Leagues statistics following an extensive research project of more than three years. Gibson, a Negro Leagues legend who lived most of his life in Pittsburgh and played for the Homestead Grays (1930-31, 1937-40, 1942-46) and Pittsburgh Crawfords (1932-36), is the...
Paul Skenes strikes out 9, Jared Jones struggles as Pirates split doubleheader at Detroit
The Pittsburgh Pirates put their 22-year-old rookie right-handers on display in a doubleheader at the Detroit Tigers, and the results couldn’t have been more different for Jared Jones and Paul Skenes. Where Jones had the worst and shortest start of his career by allowing five earned runs in 41⁄3 innings...
Pirates farm report for May 28, 2024: Jase Bowen homers in Altoona win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 24-25) was idle. Next: Wednesday vs. Omaha (Royals), 6:35 p.m. ALTOONA (Double-A, 15-31) beat Portland (Red Sox), 6-4. CF Jase Bowen (.213) went 2 for 4 with a two-run homer, his second. SS Tsung Che-Cheng (.222) went 1 for 5 with a run scored. 2B Kervin Pichardo (.229)...
Pirates-Tigers game postponed due to weather, will play straight doubleheader on Wednesday
Tuesday’s game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Detroit Tigers was postponed because of the forecast of inclement weather. It has been rescheduled as a traditional doubleheader, with the first game beginning at 12:40 p.m. and the second game starting approximately 40 minutes after the conclusion of Game 1. Per the...
Pirates activate 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes, place C Joey Bart, LHP Martin Perez on injured list
The Pittsburgh Pirates made multiple roster moves before Tuesday’s game at Detroit, activating third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes from the 10-day injured list and selecting the contract of catcher Grant Koch. The Pirates also placed left-handed pitcher Martin Perez (groin) on the 15-day injured list and catcher Joey Bart (left thumb)...
Pirates had no shortage of run-ins with controversial MLB umpire Angel HernandezVideo
Monday brought news that one of MLB’s most controversial figures would be leaving the stage, as umpire Angel Hernandez announced his retirement, ending a career that dates back to 1991. Hernandez, 62, was a National League umpire from 1991-99 before working across baseball for the remainder of his career. Whether...
Tim Benz: 1979 Pirates say it’s been ‘a long enough time’ for Pittsburgh to be without a World Series
On Saturday, the Pittsburgh Pirates honored the 1979 team. Those “We Are Family” Bucs were the last edition of the franchise to win a World Series. I suppose, technically, it’s more accurate to say the “most recent” edition of the franchise to win a World Series, as opposed to “last”...
Analytics offer useful insight into offensive numbers for Pirates’ Andrew McCutchen
Andrew McCutchen has more incentive than most to heavily lean on advanced analytics and all of the information at a player’s fingertips nowadays as the Statcast era reaches a decade of full implementation in MLB. The Pittsburgh Pirates’ designated hitter has navigated through a stretch of sluggish offense over the...
Pirates farm report for May 27, 2024: Jason Delay, Matt Gorski knock in 3 runs apiece in Indianapolis win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 24-25) rolled to an 11-3 win over Omaha (Royals). LF Matt Gorski (.275) hit his eighth home run in the past 12 games and ninth of the season. He was 2 for 4 with three RBIs. CF Jack Suwinski (.250) was 1 for 4 with a triple. C...
Rookie right-handers Jared Jones, Paul Skenes shine in spotlight, drawing attention to Pirates
They look like baseball’s odd couple when standing side-by-side at their lockers in the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse: Jared Jones has flowing hair, a trimmed beard and appears a shade below his listed 6-foot-1, and Paul Skenes has a cropped cut, distinctive mustache and looks every bit of 6-6, 260 pounds....
Pirates farm report for May 26, 2024: Quinn Priester allows 1 hit in 7 innings, leads Indianapolis to victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 23-25) beat Toledo (Tigers), 6-1. 2B Andres Alvarez (.254) hit a leadoff homer and 3B Mike Jarvis (.111) smacked a grand slam in the first inning. Alvarez was 2 for 5. 1B Malcolm Nunez (.269) was 2 for 5. RHP Quinn Priester (2-1, 3.28) allowed one hit and...
Braves dominate Pirates, who lose catcher Joey Bart, pitcher Martin Perez to injuries
The Pittsburgh Pirates didn’t lose just a chance to sweep the Atlanta Braves. They lost their starting battery to injuries, as catcher Joey Bart and pitcher Martin Perez were removed early in the game. Where Bart (left thumb) left after the first inning, and Perez (left groin) didn’t return for...
Pirates farm report for May 25, 2024: Domingo German gives up 5 runs in Indy start
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 22-24) lost 6-5 to Toledo (Tigers). RHP Domingo German (6.97), making his second Triple-A start, allowed five runs, four earned, on six hits and four walks in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out five. LHP Geronimo Franzua (5.61) gave up a run on three hits in 1 2/3...
Mitch Keller delivers quality start despite delays as Pirates beat Braves
Mitch Keller wasn’t watching the clock, but he was ready to warm up the minute it was determined the rain delay that interrupted the fifth inning would allow him to ample time to return to the mound. After a 30-minute break, the Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star right-hander continued a strong start...
‘Once a Buc, always a Buc’: Pirates turn back time to honor 1979 World Series champions
When Kent Tekulve wore his white Pittsburgh Pirates No. 27 jersey again, it was like he was transported in time. The 77-year-old submariner felt like he was 32 again, swapping stories with his old teammates as the Pirates celebrated the 45th anniversary of their 1979 World Series champions before Saturday’s...
Pirates 3rd baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes ‘relatively pain-free,’ resumes baseball activities
Ke’Bryan Hayes is showing “very encouraging” signs of recovering from the low back inflammation that has kept the Pittsburgh Pirates Gold Glove third baseman on the injured list. Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Hayes has resumed all baseball activities, taking ground balls and batting practice before Saturday’s...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Pirates must trade prospects to bolster MLB roster, maximize Paul Skenes’ window
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ window to contend extends as long as they have pitcher Paul Skenes. That’s through somewhere around 2028 or so, whenever owner Bob Nutting mandates trading Skenes to avoid paying him $25 million or whatever via arbitration. There’s no point fantasizing that the Pirates can keep Skenes into...
Pirates farm report for May 24, 2024: Righty Patrick Reilly throws 5 no-hit innings for Greensboro
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 22-24) managed four hits in a 12-0 blowout loss to Toledo (Tigers). DH Henry Davis (.315) went 1 for 4 with a double. RF Jake Lamb (.341) also went 1 for 4. CF Gilberto Celestino (.283) went 2 for 3. Indianapolis hitters struck out 10 times and walked...
Bailey Falter sharp, Pirates put up 11 in win over Braves
Looking at the Pittsburgh Pirates’ starting rotation, Bailey Falter is, in a sense, the odd man out. Unlike Mitch Keller, who’s signed long-term, or Martin Perez, a major offseason acquisition, there’s not much of an organizational investment in Falter. Nor does the 27-year-old possess the draft pedigree/potential of rookie phenoms...
‘We feel urgency’: Pirates GM Ben Cherington expects improvement but isn’t ready to panic
That the Pittsburgh Pirates aren’t playing up to expectations has been the storyline of the season, one that on Friday afternoon prompted general manager Ben Cherington to give them an “incomplete” grade. Where Cherington touted a starting rotation that has delivered 25 quality starts through the first 51 games, he...
Projected as a strength, Pirates’ bullpen instead continues to struggle
After back-to-back defeats to San Francisco on Wednesday and Thursday at PNC Park in which they coughed up five- and four-run leads, the Pittsburgh Pirates (23-28) are five games under .500. For that, they have largely poor relief outings by the bullpen to thank. Thought during the preseason to be...
Pirates farm report for May 23, 2024: Henry Davis blasts 2 more homers for Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 22-23) hit six home runs on a 10-8 win over Toledo (Tigers). C Henry Davis went 3 for 6 with two solo shots. He has hit six homers in 14 games since being assigned to Triple-A May 3. CF Matt Gorski (.282) went 2 for 5 with his...
Tim Benz: Paul Skenes impresses without having his A-level stuff, while Pirates bullpen gets failing grade again
A few days after his six-shutout-inning, 11-strikeout, no-hit performance in Chicago, Paul Skenes said he would do something “cooler” than that in his career. He probably will. I don’t think his start Thursday qualified. But you could say it was cool in a different way. It was cool in the...
