Konnor Griffin made history on the first swing of his return from the injured list, but Paul Skenes earned a dubious distinction as the Pittsburgh Pirates suffered another loss with their ace on the m...

All-star additions bolstered the lineup, but bullpen struggles have impacted record through first half. A cheer erupted when Don Kelly entered the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse Thursday afternoon after...

Owner Steve Cohen says the “fans deserve better.” NEW YORK (AP) — From the front office to the field, just about everything has gone wrong for the New York Mets over the past year. And on Friday, mana...

Trouble has often followed the Pittsburgh Pirates when their starters haven’t gone deep into games. Entering Thursday’s series finale at PNC Park against the Seattle Mariners, the Pirates were 20-30 i...

When the Seattle Mariners opened the game with three consecutive hits, it gave no indication that Braxton Ashcraft would pitch one of his best performances for the Pittsburgh Pirates. After allowing a...

To say Marcell Ozuna has been a major disappointment as designated hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates is an understatement, as the threetime All-Star slugger has struggled mightily to find his swing th...

NEW YORK (AP) — After his team got rained out two days in a row, Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell sounded a little miffed about the second one. Hours later Tuesday, he was criticizing a major leagu...

The current homestand is a crucial stretch for sputtering Bucs. Shortstop Konnor Griffin is only a rookie. So maybe we underrate what his absence from the lineup and the infield has truly meant to the...

Pittsburgh Pirates pitching phenom Paul Skenes turned pitchman on Tuesday morning at the Sheetz station in Shaler. Skenes made a surprise visit to the station to unveil Pirates jersey-patch sponsor Sh...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin began a rehab assignment Tuesday night with Double-A Altoona, the club said. Griffin has been sidelined since May 31 with a right f...

Cole Young was 10 years old when the 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates ended two decades of futility and made the playoffs for the first time since 1992. He was also on hand at PNC Park when the Pirates generat...

Shohei Ohtani has won four MVPs, and now he’s making an impressive bid for an honor that has thus far eluded the two-way star: the Cy Young Award. Problem is, the competition in the National League mi...

Jared Jones taking a line-drive comebacker off his right elbow Sunday at Coors Field was a scary sight for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who already are playing without shortstop Konnor Griffin and center f...

Initial imaging came back negative, but the starting pitcher will be reexamined today in Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Pirates survived a scary moment when starting pitcher Jared Jones took a line drive ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers placed Jack Leiter on the 15-day injured list Sunday with an ankle issue the right-hander has been battling most of the season, and star shortstop Corey Seage...

MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins designated infielder Christopher Morel for assignment and placed slugger Liam Hicks on the injured list because of a lower back strain before their game against the San ...

As the Pittsburgh Pirates flirt with slipping out of contention, the club is grappling with one of its major ongoing weak spots: the bullpen. To be sure, at times, the Pirates’ offense has been quiet ...

For the second night in a row, the Pittsburgh Pirates had no concerns about how they would replace the missing bats from their lineup. After rallying from a fourrun deficit 24 hours earlier, the Pirat...

Bryan Reynolds chips in two HRs to tie up score. By the end of the first inning Tuesday night at Sutter Health Park, the Pittsburgh Pirates looked to be on a fast track to losing their fourth straight...

Exit velocity and corresponding advanced statistics such as hard-hit percentages, launch angle and barrel rate are increasingly prominent elements of the discourse in baseball these days. Science also...