The Athletics — formerly of Oakland but not yet of Las Vegas — have one of the worst home records in baseball. Maybe it figures. The A’s are one of two big league teams playing in minor league ballpar...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Despite being one of the best pitchers in the Milwaukee Brewers’ injury-plagued rotation this season, Logan Henderson is headed for the minors. The Brewers optioned Henderson to Tripl...

Paul Skenes’ last start encapsulated how the Pittsburgh Pirates have, more often than not, underperformed behind him. Despite tossing a one-run complete game May 18 vs. Philadelphia, he was the game’s...

Spencer Horwitz waited a long time to make his Pittsburgh Pirates debut, which was delayed by surgery on his right wrist in February that caused him to miss spring training and the first 45 games of t...

NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is scheduled to face hitters Saturday for the first time in his recovery from right elbow surgery. The two-way superstar will throw live batting practice at Citi Field be...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates are reeling, and just about everything is on the table for a lastplace team that has already fired its manager and packed a half-decade’s worth of public- rela...

Just when it appeared that neither Mother Nature nor the baseball gods could prevent the Pittsburgh Pirates from setting a major-league record of dubious distinction Thursday night, they caught a brea...

The Pittsburgh Pirates are mired in an historic offensive slump, one that saw them match a major league record Wednesday for most games without scoring more than four runs. At 26 games and counting, t...

An unfortunate streak for the Pittsburgh Pirates refuses to die. Not in 26 games, dating to April 22, has the team managed to score more than four runs, making it the longest such stretch in franchise...

Pittsburgh Pirates righthander Jared Jones underwent surgery on his right elbow and will miss the remainder of the season, costing the starting rotation one of its top young pitchers. Pirates senior d...

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Mitch Keller gave up just one earned run in six innings against the surging Cincinnati Reds on Monday night. Obviously, that was one earned run too much for these f...

According to Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona, Gene Lamont graduated from a very specialized field of study. “He has a degree in baseball,” Francona said Monday before his Reds played the Pirate...

If Don Kelly is going to put his personal stamp on the Pittsburgh Pirates as manager, he wants it to be with an aggressive attitude. That’s why Kelly is willing to live with the defensive mishaps that...

The Pittsburgh Pirates haven’t scored more than four runs in two dozen games, a streak that has magnified every mistake and minimized the effectiveness of their starting pitching. Mitch Keller became ...

Andrew McCutchen was in awe of what Paul Skenes accomplished last season, when the 22-year-old righthander started for the National League in the All-Star Game, won rookie of the year honors and finis...

The Pittsburgh Pirates are taking an unconventional approach to replacing a manager midseason, relying instead on the collective to fill a void when Don Kelly was promoted from bench coach. Assistant ...

One of the big debates last week on sports talk shows has been whether the Pirates should trade pitcher Paul Skenes for a bevy of players and prospects to help the team build for the future. What? The...

The Phillies rookie threw six scoreless innings Sunday in his major league debut. Paul Skenes performed a master class in pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates, striking out nine Philadelphia Phillies w...

He hasn’t pitched since spring training due to a ligament sprain in his right elbow. Jared Jones will visit orthopedic surgeon Dr. Keith Meister on Tuesday for an examination on the ulnar collateral l...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — There’s no mystery regarding what has sparked the Minnesota Twins on their 13-game winning streak. Their pitching staff is on a roll unlike any before in Twins history. Minnesota reco...