Cherington: ‘We’re not winning enough’
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By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
October 3, 2024
That the Pittsburgh Pirates followed back-to-back 100loss seasons with successive 76-win seasons might be viewed as progress, but general manager Ben Cherington isn’t about celebrate. Not when the Pir...
Tigers eliminate Astros
MLB, Sports
October 3, 2024
HOUSTON (AP) — Manager A.J. Hinch wanted his Detroit Tigers to embody their home city. Hard-working with a nevergive-up attitude, but most of all a team that had grit. That’s how they stormed into Oct...
Orioles swept out of playoffs for second consecutive year
MLB, Sports
October 3, 2024
BALTIMORE (AP) — Things went so poorly for the Baltimore Orioles in the playoffs that even when they had the bases loaded and a hit by pitch scores a run, Colton Cowser swung at a ball thrown right at...
Bucs’ De La Cruz projected for biggest raise in arbitration
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By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
October 3, 2024
One of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ most disappointing players is in line for the biggest raise among their nine arbitration-eligible players, based on annual projections by MLBTradeRumors.com for the 2025...
Pirates start offseason by shaking up staff
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By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
October 2, 2024
Hitting coach Andy Haines and bullpen coach Justin Meccage were dismissed by the Pirates. Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington gave a vote of confidence to Derek Shelton last month, sayin...
Hayes needs to put back issues behind him
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PIRATES ANALYSIS
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
October 2, 2024
Ke’Bryan Hayes repeated the words “definitely frustrating” over and over, reinforcing that he wasn’t pleased with anything related to his health or performance when discussing the 2024 season. After w...
Ohtani looks to top himself in playoffs with Dodgers
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October 2, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani was already a superstar with his hitting and pitching accomplishments over six years with the Los Angeles Angels. Yet every October, Ohtani vanished, with the Angels h...
MLB, Sports
By By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer 
October 2, 2024
Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani has put up some of the best regular-season numbers in baseball history over the past six months. Bobby Witt Jr. is a precocious 24-year-old who just won the American L...
Chourio, Merrill lead rookies in postseason
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October 2, 2024
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers rookie Jackson Chourio is looking forward to more champagne-soaked clubhouse celebrations, even if he still isn’t old enough to partake fully. When the Brewers seale...
Pete Rose, baseball’s banned hits leader, dies at 83
MLB, Sports
October 1, 2024
He was kept out of the Hall of Fame due to a gambling scandal in the 1980s. NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall o...
Kiner-Falefa: I ‘didn’t deserve’ performance bonus
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By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
October 1, 2024
After enduring backlash for releasing Rowdy Tellez earlier this week when he was four plate appearances from qualifying for a $200,000 performance bonus, the Pittsburgh Pirates found themselves in ano...
Final day for Oakland A’s arrives ahead of next season’s move
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October 1, 2024
SEATTLE (AP) — When manager Mark Kotsay removed his Oakland jersey for the final time Sunday, it was bound for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Brent Rooker? His final jersey with the name Oakland across th...
Pirates win series, lose finale to Yankees
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September 30, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Verdugo hit a go-ahead, two-run single with the bases loaded and two outs in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees ended the regular season with a 6-4 victory over the Pittsb...
Guardians’ Ramirez falls just short of 40-40 club
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September 30, 2024
CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez never got to take a swing at history and a place in one of baseball’s most exclusive clubs. In the end, 40-40 was just out of reach. Cleveland’s All-Star third baseman fi...
Reynolds homers twice as Pirates top Yankees
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September 28, 2024
The loss prevented New York from wrapping up the best record in the AL. NEW YORK (AP) — Bryan Reynolds homered twice, including a tiebreaking two-run drive in the eighth inning that lifted the Pittsbu...
Pirates drop final game at PNC Park
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September 27, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Civale pitched six scoreless innings in his last start before the postseason and Joey Ortiz was a home run short of the cycle as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Pittsburgh P...
Skenes reflects on restrictions of rookie season
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By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
September 27, 2024
As Paul Skenes reflected on a rookie season that’s been historically dominant, the Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed pitcher knows one thing he would change if he could. “Yeah, I wish it weren’t ending ...
Triolo credits Tellez for getting him through struggles
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By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
September 26, 2024
Jared Triolo was missing his locker mate in the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse, but was quick to credit Rowdy Tellez for leaving a lasting impression on how to handle offensive struggles. By going 3 for...
Reynolds named team MVP, Skenes honored by BBWAA
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By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
September 26, 2024
Bryan Reynolds joined three Pittsburgh Pirates greats when he was voted winner of the Roberto Clemente Award as team MVP for the third time by members of the Pittsburgh chapter of the Baseball Writers...
Piguero’s double leads Bucs
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September 26, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Liover Peguero slashed a two-run double, Luis Ortiz pitched seven strong innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Wednesday night. Ortiz (7-6) allowed one...