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...
Langford’s walk-off hit leads Rangers past Bucs
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
August 22, 2024
The Rangers’ 1-0 win wasted a great outing by Pittsburgh starter Domingo German. ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rookie Wyatt Langford’s single scored pinch-runner Ezequiel Duran with two out in the ninth inn...
Keller, Bucs shut out Rangers
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
TUESDAY’S LATE GAME
August 22, 2024
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mitch Keller limited Texas to three singles through seven-plus innings following his two poorest starts of the season to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-0 win over the Range...
Tuesday’s win shows what Pirates are capable of being
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
August 22, 2024
The Pittsburgh Pirates have navigated through plenty of visible issues so far this season, but an inability to fire on all cylinders has perhaps been the most significant obstacle for the club. For pa...
Jones strikes out 10, nearing return
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
August 22, 2024
Last Sunday, Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said on his weekly 93.7 FM radio show that rookie right-handed pitcher Jared Jones would make at least one more rehab start at Triple-A I...
Seager hits two HRs to lead Rangers past Bucs
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
MONDAY’S LATE GAME
August 21, 2024
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Corey Seager homered twice and drove in four runs, and the Texas Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Monday night. Seager’s nine homers in August are tied for the major ...
After adjustment Triolo was ready for starting role
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
August 21, 2024
When the Pittsburgh Pirates placed third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes on the 10day injured list with low back inflammation, it thrust Jared Triolo back into a starting role against the Texas Rangers. This t...
Yankees, Tigers get to be kids for a day
MLB, Sports
August 20, 2024
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Aaron Judge heard steady cries of “Judge!” from kids who flocked to the New York Yankees slugger from the moment he stepped off the team plane to his appearance at the Little ...
Bay Bridge Series kicks off with season-high crowd
MLB, Sports
August 19, 2024
This is the last in the Oakland-San Francisco interleague series. OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The atmosphere felt like old times in Oakland for Mark Kotsay and Bob Melvin. And for Mark Canha and Matt Chapm...