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INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 42-52) crushed Iowa (Cubs), 14-3. LHP Bailey Falter (6.00) made a rehab start and allowed two runs on five hits with three strikeouts in three innings. RHP Isaac Mattson (3-1, 4.01) earned the win after two no-hit innings of relief with one strikeout. LF Matt Fraizer (.278) was...

With Bryan Reynolds a late scratch, the Pittsburgh Pirates inserted lefty slugger Rowdy Tellez into the starting lineup as a last-minute replacement even though they were facing a left-handed pitcher. Tellez responded with an RBI single in the second inning and a solo home run that landed in the Allegheny...

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced Wednesday the signing of Eddie Rynders, a shortstop from Wisconsin Lutheran High School who was a fourth-round draft pick. Rynders, who was scouted by Anthony Wycklendt, was rated the No. 229 prospect by MLB Pipeline. The 6-foot-2, 195-pounder, who batted .411 as a junior and was...

As Ben Cherington expressed his belief in the Pittsburgh Pirates in one breath, the general manager addressed their need for offensive improvement in another while talking about the July 30 trade deadline. What Cherington wanted to make clear Wednesday morning is that he won’t be making deals in reaction to...

We’ve found something Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes can’t do. Be his own offense. Actually, based on some of his hitting numbers as a college batter, theoretically, he could do exactly that. Certainly more effectively than many of the guys who were in the lineup to “support him” Tuesday night. Skenes...

The crowd roared when Paul Skenes took the mound for the ninth inning, chanting “M-V-P!” as the Pittsburgh Pirates gave the rookie phenom a chance to pitch the first complete game of his major-league career. In his first start since the All-Star Game, Skenes showed ruthless efficiency and made only...

As the Pittsburgh Pirates wrap up a homestand and prepare to hit the road for six games to close July, several pitchers continue to work their way back from the injured list. For some, a return to action is closer on the horizon. Lefty starter Bailey Falter (left triceps tendinitis)...

Like many first-time PNC Park visitors, Danielle Jones was left in awe by her trip to the North Shore ballpark Saturday. For Jones, though, it was for all the wrong reasons. Jones of Ross spent $62 on a seat at the game to see her daughter, Taylor, who was attending...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 41-52) pounded Iowa (Cubs), 13-6. DH Seth Beer (.333) was 4 for 5 with three home runs and five RBIs. 1B Jake Lamb (.282) hit a three-run homer. CF Ji Hwan Bae (.362) was 2 for 5 with an RBI and three runs scored. C Henry Davis was...

The Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday signed the sixth member of their 2024 MLB draft class: third-round pick Josh Hartle, a left-handed pitcher out of Wake Forest. The 6-foot-5, 210-pound Hartle, 21, is the club’s highest-drafted player to sign thus far, joining righties Matt Ager and Gavin Adams, left-hander Connor Wietgrefe,...

During his Hall of Fame induction speech Sunday, Jim Leyland perfectly encapsulated the memories left by the Pittsburgh Pirates teams he managed in the early 1990s. “I never felt like ‘manager and fans’ in Pittsburgh,” Leyland said. “It felt more like ‘manager and friends.’ I know we made you happy,...

The Pittsburgh Pirates have come to expect that when Nick Gonzales comes to the plate in late-game situations, the rookie second baseman does so with a slow heartbeat and a knack for game-winning hits. Gonzales singled to score Bryan Reynolds in the bottom of the eighth inning for his eighth...

After his team’s 2-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals Monday night, Pirates manager Derek Shelton was asked if he believed the “clutch gene” existed in baseball. “If you talk to anybody who is an analyst, they will tell you, ‘No.’ If you talk to anyone who has ever put...

Yet another column on why the Pittsburgh Pirates have to get a legit bat before MLB’s July 30 trade deadline: The Pirates aren’t far from a playoff berth. The standings show that, as did the Pirates with their performance in the just-completed home series against Philadelphia, baseball’s best team. Winning...

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed five college players selected on the second day of the MLB Draft — including one with Westmoreland County ties — and assigned them to the Florida Complex League in Bradenton, Fla. Pirates amateur scouting director Justin Horowitz announced the signings Monday of three pitchers, a shortstop...

Despite all the hype surrounding his All-Star Game start, Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skenes delivered by getting through the first inning without allowing a hit. Paul Skenes retires Aaron Judge and it's a scoreless first inning ???? pic.twitter.com/X4o89E5f6f— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) July 17, 2024 “I thought he handled...