Four-run 7th leads Padres over Pirates
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
June 2, 2025
Andrew McCutched tied Roberto Clemente for third place on the club’s all-time home run list. Andrew McCutchen moved into a tie with a franchise icon, but the Pittsburgh Pirates blew a chance to win su...
Robert Woods out to channel inner Hines Ward
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
June 2, 2025
Robert Woods embraces the comparison, and why wouldn’t he? The Pittsburgh Steelers’ newest veteran wide receiver is surely familiar with the franchise leader in all major receiving categories. “A litt...
Falter ends great month of work with win over Padres
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
SATURDAY’S LATE GAME
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
June 2, 2025
Bailey Falter brought new meaning to Mayday, causing opponents to use the distress signal with a masterful month on the mound. The Pittsburgh Pirates lefthander completed one of the best months for a ...
Cubs could opt for opener with Ben Brown’s troubles
MLB, Sports
May 31, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — Ben Brown has struggled in the first inning so far this season. While he works on a solution, the Chicago Cubs might try a different approach. Manager Craig Counsell said the team could...
Canario finds his swing with increased playing time
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 30, 2025
One notable development for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the Don Kelly era has been Alexander Canario’s emergence as an everyday player. Canario, 25, was traded to Pittsburgh from the New York Mets in la...
Payton Wilson bulks up for heavier role inside
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
May 30, 2025
Wanting to take on a bigger role in the Pittsburgh Steelers defense, inside linebacker Payton Wilson used his offseason time in the weight room to get bigger physically. Wilson said he reported to org...
MLB invests in Athletes Unlimited Softball ahead of start
MLB, Sports
By By CLIFF BRUNT AP 
May 30, 2025
Major League Baseball is investing in Athletes Unlimited to support its softball league that will debut next month, its first comprehensive partnership with a professional women’s sports circuit. MLB ...
Skenes, Pirates dominate D’backs to win series
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
May 29, 2025
TribLive Pulling off an epic comeback late Tuesday night set up the Pittsburgh Pirates for a series victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday afternoon. Paul Skenes was the man entrusted t...
Bucs stun D’backs with seven-run inning
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
TUESDAY’S LATE GAME
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 29, 2025
The Pirates scored 7 runs in the top of the eighth inning to stun the Diamondbacks in the desert. The Pittsburgh Pirates were shut out for the MLB-leading ninth time in 55 games (constituting 16% of t...
Ashcraft shines in major-league debut
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 28, 2025
Braxton Ashcraft appeared as a reliever only twice in 71 career minor-league appearances. But upon being called up to the Pittsburgh Pirates from Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday, manager Don Kelly ind...
Enright completes journey to make MLB debut
MLB, Sports
May 28, 2025
CLEVELAND (AP) — Nic Enright thought he would be caught up in the emotions of finally making it to the majors this past weekend. Compared to everything he has dealt with the past three years since bei...
Pirates’ Heaney allows 5 runs in loss at Arizona
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 27, 2025
Reliever Braxton Ashcraft pitched three scoreless innings in his major league debut. Pittsburgh Pirates manager Don Kelly recently received a compliment from his Milwaukee Brewers counterpart, Pat Mur...
Floundering Braves looking to Acuna for some hope
MLB, Sports
May 27, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — The restored health of Ronald Acuña Jr. gives the Atlanta Braves reason for optimism despite again falling two games under .500 after losing two of three games to the San Diego Padres. ...
Athletics, Rays are struggling in temporary homes
MLB, Sports
By By NOAH TRISTER AP 
May 27, 2025
The Athletics — formerly of Oakland but not yet of Las Vegas — have one of the worst home records in baseball. Maybe it figures. The A’s are one of two big league teams playing in minor league ballpar...
Milwaukee options Logan Henderson to Triple-A
MLB, Sports
May 27, 2025
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Despite being one of the best pitchers in the Milwaukee Brewers’ injury-plagued rotation this season, Logan Henderson is headed for the minors. The Brewers optioned Henderson to Tripl...
Cruz homers twice as Bucs win on wild pitch
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 24, 2025
Paul Skenes’ last start encapsulated how the Pittsburgh Pirates have, more often than not, underperformed behind him. Despite tossing a one-run complete game May 18 vs. Philadelphia, he was the game’s...
Horwitz adds hot bat, better defense to Pirates
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 24, 2025
Spencer Horwitz waited a long time to make his Pittsburgh Pirates debut, which was delayed by surgery on his right wrist in February that caused him to miss spring training and the first 45 games of t...
MLB, Sports
May 24, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is scheduled to face hitters Saturday for the first time in his recovery from right elbow surgery. The two-way superstar will throw live batting practice at Citi Field be...
Trading Skenes not in the conversation
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
May 23, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates are reeling, and just about everything is on the table for a lastplace team that has already fired its manager and packed a half-decade’s worth of public- rela...
Bucs break streak with 5 runs, still lose to Brewers
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 23, 2025
Just when it appeared that neither Mother Nature nor the baseball gods could prevent the Pittsburgh Pirates from setting a major-league record of dubious distinction Thursday night, they caught a brea...