Reviewing the Pirates: Frustrations and fiascos
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
December 31, 2025
To suggest the Pittsburgh Pirates started the 2025 season on the wrong foot is putting it mildly. This one appeared doomed long before they ever played a game at PNC Park. Fans furious over the franch...
Pirates add slugger O’Hearn with 2-year deal
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
December 24, 2025
The Pittsburgh Pirates were seeking to add another power bat to their lineup, preferably one who could fill a corner infield or outfield spot or serve as a designated hitter. They got all three in Rya...
New Pirates 2B Lowe excited to hit at PNC Park
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
December 24, 2025
Brandon Lowe was still processing the idea of playing for a major-league team other than the Tampa Bay Rays after being traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates when it was suggested that PNC Park suits his p...
Cherington excited to add Lowe to lineup
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
December 22, 2025
Brandon Lowe fit the profile the Pittsburgh Pirates were seeking to add to their lineup, and the two-time All-Star second baseman became a target Ben Cherington identified early as a potential trade p...
Bucs get slugging 2B Lowe in 3-team deal
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
December 20, 2025
The Pittsburgh Pirates entered the offseason seeking to add a hitter with pop to their anemic offense, with the expectation that it would address their needs for a corner infielder and outfielder. Aft...
Kelly finalizes Pirates’ staff, adds new coaches
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
December 19, 2025
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Don Kelly rounded out the rest of his coaching staff by hiring Chris Truby as infield coach, Shawn Bowman as field coordinator and Thomas Whitsett as assistant pitching coac...
Blue Jays’ Ponce takes page from brother-in-law Kittle
MLB, Sports
December 18, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — After a short and unsuccessful stint in the major leagues, Cody Ponce was pitching in Asia and still trying to find a mental approach that worked for him on the mound. So he started emu...
Skenes Cy Young bobblehead highlights promos
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
December 13, 2025
TribLive Fans lined around PNC Park and across the Roberto Clemente Bridge last season to get their hands on a Paul Skenes bobblehead. They will have their chance to do so again this coming spring. Th...
MLB, Sports
December 12, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Nimmo went first. Then it was Edwin Díaz and Pete Alonso on back-to-back days at baseball’s winter meetings. Three fan favorites headed out the door in 2 1/2 weeks — a powerful...
Pirates ‘casting wide net’ after missing on Schwarber
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
December 11, 2025
When MLB Network showed a potential Pittsburgh Pirates starting lineup based on the current 40-man roster, it gave a glimpse into why the front office plans to be aggressive in free agency and through...
Despite 3rd-best odds to win, Bucs draw No. 5 pick in lottery
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
December 10, 2025
The Pittsburgh Pirates slipped two spots in the lottery for the 2026 MLB Draft, drawing the No. 5 overall pick despite having a 16.8% chance of landing the top overall pick for the third time in six y...
Pirates claim Luciano off waivers from Giants
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
December 6, 2025
The 24-year-old infielder/ outfielder was considered the No. 2 international prospect in 2018. The Pittsburgh Pirates added another outfielder to the mix Friday by claiming Marco Luciano off waivers f...
Pirates trade Oviedo to Sox for power-hitting prospect
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
December 5, 2025
The Pittsburgh Pirates made their first move of the offseason, acquiring a top-100 prospect in outfielder Jhostynxon Garcia in a five-player deal that sent right-handed pitcher Johan Oviedo to the Bos...
Bucs have ‘resources to add aggressively’
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
November 26, 2025
Travis Williams smiled in the face of a steady rain before distributing Thanksgiving dinners Tuesday outside PNC Park, reiterating that the Pittsburgh Pirates have changed neither their expectations n...
Skenes receives record $3.4M in bonus pool
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer 
November 26, 2025
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes will receive a record $3,436,343 from this year’s pre-arbitration bonus pool, raising his two-year total to $5,588,400 under the initiative to direct more money ...
Steinbrenner ‘might’ support a salary floor in MLB
MLB, Sports
November 25, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner declined to say Monday whether he favors a salary cap proposal in the next collective bargaining agreement but reiterated he might support a pay...
Pirates add six prospects to 40-man roster
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
November 19, 2025
The Pittsburgh Pirates overhauled their 40-man roster Tuesday to protect six prospects from the Rule 5 Draft, including the top slugger and reliever in their minor league system this season. The Pirat...
Naylor credits Mariners’ clubhouse dog for decision to stay
MLB, Sports
November 19, 2025
SEATTLE (AP) — Whether it was teammates, coaches, kitchen crew or clubhouse managers, Josh Naylor felt abundantly comfortable across his three months with the Seattle Mariners. And thanks to a furry f...
Illegal bets in the DR under scrutiny after MLB scandal
MLB, Sports
November 15, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Baseball and bets go hand-inhand in the Dominican Republic, where professional athletes, musicians and even legislators go public with their wagers. But for ev...
After Cy Young win, Skenes wants a World Series
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
November 14, 2025
As Paul Skenes reflected on the historic season that resulted in winning the National League Cy Young Award, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ ace couldn’t help but look forward to the future. For someone who p...