Bailey Falter lifts Pirates to sweep of Marlins
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
September 12, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh left-hander Bailey Falter carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning and the Pirates beat the Miami Marlins 3-1 on Wednesday afternoon for a sweep of the season series. F...
Cherington ‘expects Shelton to return’ next season
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
September 12, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington expects manager Derek Shelton to return next season. Cherington said Wednesday that Shelton remains “the right person to manage this...
McCutchen’s 20th homer leads Pirates over Marlins
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
September 11, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andrew McCutchen hit a three-run blast to reach the 20-homer plateau for the 10th time in his career and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Miami Marlins 6-4 on Tuesday night. The 37-ye...
Skenes Ks nine as Pirates hold off Marlins
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
September 10, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes struck out nine over six solid innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Miami Marlins 3-2 on Monday night. The 22-year-old Skenes (10-2) allowed one run on six hits, ...
Bucs get 3 homers in win over Nationals
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
September 9, 2024
Jared Jones recorded nine strikeouts in seven innings. Jared Jones got off to an inauspicious start when CJ Abrams hit his third pitch of the game out of the park, only for the Pittsburgh Pirates righ...
Big second inning leads Pirates over Nats
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
September 6, 2024
Nick Gonzales drove in three runs, two in Pittsburgh’s five-run second inning. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Gonzales highlighted a five-run second inning with a two-run single and finished with three RBIs a...
Pirates’ fans understand Cubs’ fans frustration
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
September 6, 2024
Supporters of the Chicago Cubs who were frustrated at Shota Imanaga being yanked despite throwing seven hitless innings Wednesday at Wrigley Field have common ground with Pittsburgh Pirates fans who c...
Reynolds, McCutchen spark late rally
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
September 3, 2024
Both homered in the eighth inning as the Pirates won in Chicago. Monday’s game at Wrigley Field between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs showcased a stark contrast between NL Central clubs, one...
Pirates drop slugfest at Cleveland
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
August 31, 2024
Pitching struggles continued and manager Derek Shelton was ejected in the 10-8 defeat. The Pittsburgh Pirates have navigated through their share of valleys in a year that rapidly has gone from promisi...
Bucs blow 7-run lead as Cubs complete sweep
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
August 29, 2024
Oneil Cruz played his first game in center field in the 14-10 loss. The Pittsburgh Pirates hit a new low — one they are hoping is rock bottom — by blowing a seven-run lead over the final three innings...
Suzuki, Swanson homer as Cubs blast Pirates again
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
August 28, 2024
Chicago got five runs and five hits in four innings off starter Jared Jones. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Seiya Suzuki and Dansby Swanson homered during Chicago’s five-run fourth inning, and the Cubs beat the Pi...
Pirates’ Feigl calls MLB debut ‘rewarding’
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
August 28, 2024
Brady Feigl wore an MLB Debut patch on the left shoulder of his Pittsburgh Pirates game jersey, a smile on his face and one word in his brain Monday night: Rewarding. Feigl’s debut didn’t go as he’d d...
MLB, Sports
August 28, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dylan Crews drove past the Washington Monument and the memorials on the National Mall on the way to his first day of work as a major league player. The Washington Nationals hope Crew...
MLB first as Jansen plays for both teams in one game
MLB, Sports
August 28, 2024
BOSTON (AP) — Former Blue Jays and current Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen didn’t just play for both teams in the same game — a first in Major League Baseball history. He batted for both teams in the sam...
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
August 26, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Yasmani Grandal hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning, sending the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. Bryan De La Cruz was hit by a pitch from ...
‘Called shot’ Ruth jersey sells for $24 million
MLB, Sports
August 26, 2024
DALLAS (AP) — The jersey Babe Ruth wore when he called his shot during the 1932 World Series, hitting a home run to center field, sold at auction early Sunday for over $24 million. Heritage Auctions s...
Entering Pirates’ HOF with Leyland ‘special’ for Bonds
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
August 26, 2024
Being inducted into the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame with Barry Bonds made it “extra special” for Jim Leyland, even if their roles were reversed Saturday at PNC Park. Where the brash Bonds was humb...
Pirates take advantage of Reds’ bullpen woes
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
August 24, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryan De La Cruz drove in a pair of runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied past the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 on Friday night. The Pirates had dropped nine straight one-run games since th...
Nationals’ Dylan Crews to make debut Monday
MLB, Sports
By By BEN NUCKOLS AP Sports Writer 
August 24, 2024
The Washington Nationals plan to call up outfielder Dylan Crews, the No. 3 prospect in Major League Baseball, to make his debut Monday night against the New York Yankees, a person familiar with the de...
Leyland hopes all ‘wounds have healed’ with Bonds
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ Trib Total Media 
August 24, 2024
The pair will be inducted into the Pirates Hall of Fame Saturday along with Manny Sanguillen. When the Pittsburgh Pirates announced their franchise Hall of Fame class for 2024 back in May, Jim Leyland...