NEW YORK (AP) — Fastball velocity in Major League Baseball hit a record high for the sixth straight season and batting averages remained near all-time lows in this era of pitching dominance. Four-seam...

The Athletics entered the season with high hopes, and for good reason. They had a young core of talented players and came off a season in which they put together a 35-29 record after the All-Star brea...

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros owner Jim Crane said Monday the team’s playoff berth will be “something to consider” when deciding on the future of manager Joe Espada, whose contract expires after the s...

NEW YORK (AP) — Injured Yankees captain Aaron Judge was left off New York’s roster for its AL Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox starting Tuesday night. Giancarlo Stanton, out since April 24 ...

The veteran second baseman had 35 homers and 96 RBIs this season. DETROIT — When Brandon Lowe left Comerica Park after Sunday’s season finale, he didn’t know whether he had worn a Pittsburgh Pirates u...

NEW YORK (AP) — Days before the start of what could be Major League Baseball’s last postseason for a while, Carlos Rodón was prepared for a long lockout if owners keep their salary cap proposal on the...

DETROIT – Over the final six weeks of the season, manager Don Kelly implored the Pittsburgh Pirates to focus on going 1-0 each game, even after being eliminated from playoff contention. Needing one wi...

A season for Paul Skenes that began by suffering through the worst start of his career in an Opening Day disaster at the New York Mets ended with the Pittsburgh Pirates ace reaching a milestone. Skene...

The Bucs wrap up their home schedule this afternoon with a 12:35 p.m. first pitch at PNC Park. The penultimate game of the season at PNC Park proved to be punchless. The Pittsburgh Pirates got another...

Jared Jones started the season as an observer, missing the first two months while building up his right arm a year after missing the 2025 season while recovering from InternalBrace surgery. When the P...

Improvement in run differential shows promise for the future. The Pittsburgh Pirates are having a September to remember. They have won 12 of 18 games this month and are riding a four-game win streak t...

Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer were together on some memorable Detroit teams before moving on and winning championships elsewhere. Will they eventually enter the Hall of Fame as part of the same cl...

Rafael Flores Jr. has long maintained that when Brandon Lowe hits a home run, it motivates the Pittsburgh Pirates catcher to smash one of his own. A day after Lowe hit a two-run homer in the eighth in...

It was bad enough for the Pittsburgh Pirates to endure the Milwaukee Brewers clinching the NL Central title on their home field, but they wanted to avoid a double dose of dread. Facing the possibility...

Carmen Mlodzinski had experienced success putting out fires with the bases loaded, so the Pittsburgh Pirates placed their trust in the right-handed reliever in the seventh inning. One night after the ...

The Pittsburgh Pirates had the benefit of a festive atmosphere in celebrating Roberto Clemente Day, but the Milwaukee Brewers had their ace on the mound and a chance to clinch the division title. Jaco...

A day after second-guessing his bullpen decision in a loss that involved a blown save, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Don Kelly made a pair of moves that proved magical. With the bases loaded in the sixth...

The Pittsburgh Pirates entered their series opener against the Chicago Cubs trying to figure out how to solve Shota Imanaga, the left-hander who had dominated them over his six previous appearances. T...

Fangraphs gives the Bucs a 1.3% chance of advancing. When calculating the Pittsburgh Pirates’ odds of making the playoffs with 16 games left in the season, it’s worth remembering the famous quote from...

CHICAGO (AP) — Jared Jones pitched seven innings of one-hit ball, Oneil Cruz added a solo home run and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 on Thursday night to complete a three-game ...