When Konnor Griffin makes his Double-A debut Tuesday night, the 19-yearold shortstop will become the youngest player ever for the Altoona Curve. Pittsburgh Pirates icon Andrew McCutchen can relate to ...

Henry Davis provided most of his support behind the plate, serving as the personal catcher to Paul Skenes on a night when the Pittsburgh Pirates ace fired fastballs that the Toronto Blue Jays couldn’t...

Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz, who was injured in an outfield collision Tuesday at Milwaukee, is getting “better every day” but “not quite ready” to come off the seven-day concussion in...

Konnor Griffin has rocketed to the top of prospect rankings by dominating Class A in his first full season of professional baseball. Now, the Pittsburgh Pirates are promoting the 19-yearold shortstop ...

As Ben Cherington discussed how the Pittsburgh Pirates are going to manage their starting rotation for the remainder of the season, the general manager interrupted his train of thought to explain an e...

Andrew Heaney struggled in his first relief appearance. With veteran left-hander Andrew Heaney moving to the bullpen and the starting rotation in flux, the Pittsburgh Pirates gave Carmen Mlodzinski a ...

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Carlos Mendoza was thrilled to learn the Little League World Series had a team this summer that represented his Venezuelan hometown. The Mets manager struck up a conversation ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia gave up the tying run to the San Diego Padres in the eighth inning and was told he was out of the game. A defiant Vesia said no. He went to m...

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Jo Adell hit a three-run homer in the first inning and kicked off a sixrun tenth with an RBI single as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Athletics 11-5 on Sunday to avoid ...

It was a moment Jack Suwinski could only dream about. Playing in his hometown and in front of his family at Wrigley Field, he knew one swing could change the outcome. Chicago Cubs closer Daniel Palenc...

There’s no slowing down the Milwaukee Brewers. The Pittsburgh Pirates can attest to that. The Pirates lost their fifth straight game and were swept for the ninth time this season Wednesday afternoon a...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Sal Frelick and Brice Turang homered off Paul Skenes, and the Milwaukee Brewers pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-0 on Tuesday night for their 11th consecutive victory. Christian Yeli...

The Milwaukee Brewers got to Pirates left-hander Andrew Heaney early and never relented as the Pirates started their six-game road trip with a 7-1 loss Monday at American Family Field in Milwaukee. Th...

If Ben Cherington were a gambling man, the Pittsburgh Pirates general manager would be willing to bet top pitching prospect Bubba Chandler will make his major- league debut this season The Pirates are...

Manager Don Kelly was short on relievers after Saturday’s game. There was a long stretch of the season for the Pittsburgh Pirates when a fourrun deficit would have been insurmountable even if their pi...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Justin Verlander added another memorable chapter to his legendary pitching career Sunday, yet was hardly in the mood to celebrate. Verlander struck out the side in the first innin...

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks scored in the first inning for the sixth game in a row Sunday, the longest such streak in the majors this season. They later set a franchise record with nine co...

ATLANTA (AP) — Jen Pawol breezed through Sunday’s Marlins-Braves game as if breaking a gender barrier was just another day on the job. Considering Pawol became the first female umpire to work behind t...

Chase Burns came with a reputation as a fireballer whose four-seam fastball flirts with triple digits and draws swing and miss. The Cincinnati Reds rookie righthander lived up to his billing with 10 s...

For all of the work Henry Davis has done in the batting cage trying to find his way out of a funk at the plate, the Pittsburgh Pirates catcher got some simple but sage advice from a baseball lifer. Af...