Big inning dooms Keller, Bucs
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 14, 2026
For four innings, Mitch Keller was pitching to perfection as the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander required only 42 pitches to retire the first dozen batters he faced. The Colorado Rockies countered wit...
Skenes carries no-hitter into 7th
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 13, 2026
Paul Skenes flirted with perfection for four-plus innings and took a no-hitter into the seventh, but the Pittsburgh Pirates ace kept his head down after fielding a ground ball for the final out of the...
Cherington not ruling out Jones’ return this month
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 12, 2026
Could Jared Jones be back and pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates before the end of this month? General manager Ben Cherington said that is not off the table. “It’s certainly possible, the way the cal...
Bucs can’t hold lead as Giants get walk-off win
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 11, 2026
Jesus Rodriguez decided the game with an RBI single in the bottom of the 12th inning. The Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants had ample opportunities to come out on top in their elongated seri...
Foscue rebounds from miscue with Corey Seager for HR
MLB, Sports
May 11, 2026
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Justin Foscue finally went deep for the first time in the big leagues with the Texas Rangers. That home run created a much happier highlight than the embarrassing blooper-reel ...
Impressive outing from Keller helps Bucs take series
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 8, 2026
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 ...
Reds closer Pagán placed on IL with hamstring strain
MLB, Sports
May 8, 2026
CHICAGO (AP) — Cincinnati Reds closer Emilio Pagán thought his season was over on Tuesday night. A day later, it was a more positive timeline for the right-hander. Pagán was placed on the 15day injure...
Chandler struggles as Pirates lose in Arizona
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
TUESDAY’S LATE GAME
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
May 7, 2026
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...
Skenes goes eight innings as Pirates beat D’backs, 1-0
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
May 7, 2026
PHOENIX (AP) — Paul Skenes threw eight brilliant innings in one of the best outings of the young star’s career, Brandon Lowe hit a solo homer and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Arizona Diamondbacks ...
Pirates’ World Series champion Bob Skinner dies at 94
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By BILL HARTLEP TribLive 
May 6, 2026
The three-time All-Star outfielder was part of Bucs’ title teams in ’60, ’79. Bob Skinner, an outfielder on the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 1960 World Series championship team and a coach on the team’s 1979 w...
Bucs’ manager, pitcher suspended for intentionally throwing at batter
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 6, 2026
The incident happened during Saturday’s game against Cincinnati. The Pittsburgh Pirates received a double blow from MLB for intentionally throwing at a Cincinnati Reds batter when reliever Chris Deven...
Judge wants new Bronx tradition to honor Sterling
MLB, Sports
May 6, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hopes for a new Bronx tradition: John Sterling’s voice booming “Ballgame over! Yankees win! Theee Yankees win!” around Yankee Stadium after victories, just before the first...
Bucs Take 5: Week shows Pirates how they need to play
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 5, 2026
Ben Cherington called it a crazy week for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who started their seven-game homestand getting swept by the St. Louis Cardinals and ended it with a sweep of the Cincinnati Reds. “We ...
Ashcraft shuts down Reds as Pirates sweep
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 4, 2026
Konnor Griffin scored the only run of the game after hitting an eighth-inning double. Konnor Griffin has been on a tear since the end of his teenage years, and the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie shortstop ...
Pirates blow out Reds to snap losing streak
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
May 2, 2026
By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive Searching for a way to snap a fivegame losing streak, the Pittsburgh Pirates found the most unlikely suspects to be their best candidates. Henry Davis and Marcell Ozuna — both...
Skenes allows two homers as Cards sweep Pirates
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 1, 2026
The Pittsburgh Pirates were counting on Paul Skenes to be the stopper to their losing streak and prevent a series sweep, even though the St. Louis Cardinals are the one team that have had his number. ...
Jones, Triolo receive rave reviews after rehab stints
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 1, 2026
A pair of Pittsburgh Pirates made the first starts of their rehabilitation assignments to rave reviews, as Jared Jones was untouchable at Low-A Bradenton, and Jared Triolo was a big hit for Double-A A...
Gonzales hopes hitting streak keeps him in lineup
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 1, 2026
Now that Nick Gonzales has played second base, shortstop and third base for the Pittsburgh Pirates this season, he’s come to expect a persistent question about his preferences. “People always ask me w...
Yankees get first look at 22-year-old Rodriguez
MLB, Sports
May 1, 2026
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Elmer Rodriguez got his first big league strikeout on what became a strange double play and the right-hander escaped the first bases-loaded jam in his debut for the New York Ya...
Phillies’ Mattingly thought he was done with baseball
MLB, Sports
May 1, 2026
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Don Mattingly thew in the towel on his managerial career and had all but retired from baseball after he left his bench coach job with Toronto following the World Series. Prodded by...