Spencer Horwitz picked the perfect time to start swinging a hot bat, as the Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman followed back-to-back three-hit games with an even bigger feat. Horwitz smacked his first c...

ATLANTA (AP) — Justin Verlander ended the longest streak of starts in a season without a win in Giants history, Rafael Devers drove in four runs with three hits, including two home runs, and San Franc...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes wants the ball. All the time. Yet the only pitcher in major league history to start the All-Star Game in each of his first two seasons also understands the Pittsburgh Pir...

In a bizarro-world game for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Mitch Keller got run support, Oneil Cruz made an alert baserunning play to steal a run and they capitalized with runners in scoring position. The Pi...

Bucs top Tigers Clutch hitting and a solid start from Mitch Keller led the Pirates to a series win. B2

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed their first wave of draft picks Monday, adding three college players to their minor-league system. Third baseman Murf Gray and right-handed pitcher Jack Anker of Fresno S...

SEATTLE (AP) — At first, Brandon Woodruff was caught a bit off guard. The Milwaukee Brewers’ starting pitcher was fresh off a dazzling performance, one in which he tossed six innings of two-hit ball e...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani gave up his first home run of the season when Minnesota’s Byron Buxton took him deep. He promptly answered with a two-run shot of his own. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ two...

It was the second-year pitcher’s first home win since April 14. The Pittsburgh Pirates stumbled out of the gate over the weekend in their first post-All-Star Break series, suffering a sweep at home to...

Iwrote in a column earlier this year about the curse that is being a Pittsburgh Pirates fan. For some, I’d even say most, of us we are just dying for a winner. Personally, I’ll take one game over .500...

Andrew Heaney was shelled Sunday as Bucs pitchers struggled in all three games. Before the Pittsburgh Pirates could put an end to their most embarrassing series, there were dark clouds hovering over P...

His first move came last week when he traded Adam Frazier to the Royals. The MLB Draft was winding down, the Home Run Derby hadn’t started and trade-deadline talk already was heating up, Pittsburgh Pi...

ATLANTA (AP) — Aaron Judge hit the first home run of his MLB career the day after Alex Rodriguez retired. Now, the two are tied on the Yankees’ all-time home run list. Judge hit his 351st career homer...

He topped Jackson Holliday for the largest bonus ever given to a high school player. WASHINGTON (AP) — Eli Willits didn’t want to waste time before signing his first pro contract. The 17-year-old shor...

Bailey Falter only lasted four innings in the 10-1 loss to the White Sox. If there was optimism for the Pittsburgh Pirates to put a disappointing first half behind them, it was because they opened the...

He’ll be part of this year’s Hall of Fame class in a July 27 ceremony. When Ichiro Suzuki landed in Seattle and became an instant star in 2001, captivating a city and helping his new team win an AL-re...

The 24-year-old utility man provides plenty of options as he takes Adam Frazier’s roster spot. Liover Peguero has bounced back and forth between Triple-A Indianapolis and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Now t...

He said a bone bruise on his left knee feels “a lot better” after resting over the All-Star break. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mike Trout arrived in Philadelphia in time to catch the unveiling of a new target...

The All-Star Game MVP will be a free agent after this season. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber’s deep shots — from Philadelphia to the All-Star Game - often end up going, going, gone. The Phillies a...

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies had a projected top pick slide to them at No. 4 in baseball’s amateur draft last weekend. It’s a win, and these days they’ll take any “W” they can get. At 22-74, the...