Take 5: Pirates will be fluid on left side of infield
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
September 3, 2025
Cam Devanney was at a loss to explain what it meant to finally make his major-league debut Sunday afternoon against the Boston Red Sox in the ballpark that was essentially in his backyard. For the nat...
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
September 2, 2025
When Ben Cherington revealed on his weekly radio show that the Pittsburgh Pirates were adding a player to their taxi squad, the general manager was anticipating that they could need an extra player fo...
Pirates using competition for young pitchers
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
August 30, 2025
By treating every outing as an opportunity to earn a start, the Pittsburgh Pirates have gone from using creativity with their young pitchers into creating competition for the starting rotation. Whethe...
Late homer gives Cards series split
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
August 29, 2025
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Thomas Saggese hit a go-ahead RBI double and Jordan Walker homered in a three-run seventh inning to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 on Thursday. Miles Mik...
Pham’s 2-run single leads Pirates to season-series win over Cards
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
August 28, 2025
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tommy Pham hit a two-run single in the sixth inning to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night. The highly-touted Bubba Chandler (...
Pirates will begin 2026 season in New York
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
August 28, 2025
The Pittsburgh Pirates released their 2026 schedule Tuesday afternoon, which will begin with a three-game series on the road vs. the New York Mets from March 26-29. March 26 is the earliest start date...
MLB, Sports
August 28, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets are calling up another top pitching prospect in the middle of a pennant race. Jonah Tong will be promoted to start Friday night against the Miami Marlins after only t...
Mets’ Helsley booed of Citi Field mound
MLB, Sports
August 28, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan Helsley is having one heck of a time adjusting to his new role in the big city. And he’s hearing it from New York fans, too. Acquired by the Mets in a late July trade to give them...
Skenes focused on performance, not Cy Young
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
August 26, 2025
Paul Skenes is willing to give everything he has to be the best pitcher in baseball while simultaneously expending as little energy as possible thinking about winning the National League Cy Young Awar...
Pirates blow 4-0 lead, fall on walk-off homer
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
August 26, 2025
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Alec Burleson hit a game-ending solo homer with two out in the ninth inning, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday. Burleson drove an ...
Raleigh passes Perez for most homers by catcher
MLB, Sports
August 26, 2025
SEATTLE (AP) — Cal Raleigh had so much adrenaline pumping, he couldn’t even hear a crowd of 37,550 chanting “MVP!” following his record-breaking feat. The Seattle Mariners slugger hit his major league...
7 shutout innings for Skenes in win over Rockies
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
August 25, 2025
Pirates pitchers were dominant throughout the weekend sweep. Paul Skenes took a slow stroll off the mound to a standing ovation after seven scoreless innings and with complete confidence that the Pitt...
Pirates GM discusses differences for Bubba Chandler, Konnor Griffin
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
August 25, 2025
Ben Cherington long has maintained that the Pittsburgh Pirates would prefer if their prospects forced promotions with their performance rather through public pressure. The Pirates general manager deal...
4-inning save for Chandler in Pirates’ debut
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
August 23, 2025
The team’s top pitching prospect combined with Braxton Ashcraft on a shutout in a 9-0 victory. It was appropriate that the Pittsburgh Pirates issued the No. 57 jersey to Bubba Chandler, as the major-l...
Brewers hoping to honor Uecker with playoff success
MLB, Sports
August 23, 2025
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers fans offer a supernatural explanation for their team’s surprising surge to the top of the major league standings. And they believe it can continue carrying them all ...
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By DAVE MACKALL TribLive 
August 22, 2025
They celebrated their victories, but there was no time for partying where Vernon Law and Al Oliver were concerned. Besides, even if they could, neither wanted anything to do with it. For those two for...
Chandler in bullpen ‘will be good for him’
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
August 22, 2025
When word spread in the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse that Bubba Chandler would be making his major league debut out of the bullpen instead of the starting rotation, Mike Burrows wasn’t surprised. A 22...
Oviedo beats Jays to get first big-league win since 2023
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
August 21, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Johan Oviedo earned his first major league win since 2023 and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Wednesday to take the three-game series. In his second start si...
Pirates call up Bubba Chandler
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
August 21, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have decided to promote 22-yearold right-hander Bubba Chandler — baseball’s top pitching prospect — ahead of their game Friday against the Colorado Rockies. Pi...