Bullpen coach Perez brings familiarity with staff
MLB, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media, By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
December 14, 2024
A surplus of familiar faces is set to greet Miguel Perez when he joins the Pittsburgh Pirates for spring training in a few months. Perez, whom the Pirates named big-league bullpen coach Friday afterno...
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By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
December 13, 2024
With the eighth overall selection in this year’s Rule 5 Draft on Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Pirates passed on making a pick. However, in the minor- league portion of the draft, the Pirates added five p...
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I’M JUST SAYIN’
By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 13, 2024
Don’t take this as me taking Bob Nutting’s side when it comes to spending money. But it’s becoming increasingly obvious each year that until baseball gets serious about a salary cap, the Pittsburgh Pi...
Shelton: Add bats to match pitching, ‘A division’ we can win’
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By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
December 11, 2024
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton told MLB Network he believes they can win the National League Central Division if they can add offense to complement their starting pitching. During a guest ap...
Analysis: Could MLB see a $1 billion contract?
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By By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer 
December 11, 2024
For the second straight Major League Baseball offseason, a norm-shattering contract has been the talk of the winter, with Juan Soto agreeing with the New York Mets on a $765 million, 15-year deal that...
Strom: ‘I just want to help this ballclub’
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By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
December 11, 2024
Brent Strom openly admits retirement is a thought that’s surfaced and resurfaced repeatedly over the last several years. At age 76, that’s hardly unnatural. But Strom, officially named Thursday as ass...
Holmes, Mets finalize contract with plans to become starter
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December 11, 2024
DALLAS (AP) — Clay Holmes and the New York Mets finalized a $38 million, three-year contract on Monday, with plans to convert the All-Star reliever into a starting pitcher. Holmes gets a $13 million s...
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December 11, 2024
DALLAS (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers expect Shohei Ohtani to be ready to hit when the reigning World Series champions open their season in Japan against the Chicago Cubs on March 18 and 19. “I don’t ...
Francona excited to return to dugout with Reds
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December 11, 2024
DALLAS (AP) — Terry Francona remembered the specific moment that sparked his return to the dugout. “My girls went to Europe for 10 days, and I watched the grandkids,” he said. “That was the one day I ...
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December 10, 2024
DALLAS (AP) — Hard-throwing Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki was posted to Major League Baseball teams and will be available to sign as a free agent from Tuesday through 5 p.m. Eastern on Jan. 23. Th...
Pirates great Dave Parker elected into Hall of Fame by Classic Baseball Era Committee
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By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
December 10, 2024
The remainder of the Class of 2025 will be revealed in January. For some time, Dave Parker’s Hall of Fame exclusion has been considered an injustice among baseball circles in and out of Pittsburgh. Bu...
$1M per homer? $27,000 a point? Sports is loaded with money oddities
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By By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer 
December 10, 2024
These were Juan Soto’s numbers in 2024: 41 home runs, 109 RBIs, a .288 batting average. Keep doing that over the next 15 years, and he’ll be making roughly $1.2 million for every home run. Or $467,890...
Soto agrees to record 15-year, $765M contract with Mets
MLB, Sports
December 9, 2024
He’ll also get a $75M signing bonus and a chance to opt out in 2029. DALLAS (AP) — Star outfielder Juan Soto and the New York Mets agreed Sunday to a record $765 million, 15-year contract, a person fa...
A’s clear last hurdle for $1.75B stadium in Vegas
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December 6, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Stadium Authority approved lease, non-relocation and development documents Thursday to clear the last major hurdles for the Athletics to construct a $1.75 billion stadiu...
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November 22, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani keeps setting records, even after the season is over. The Los Angeles Dodgers star added his third Most Valuable Player award to his collection and first in the National ...
New hitting coach Hague eager to help Pirates
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By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
November 22, 2024
Once the opening became official that the Pittsburgh Pirates were searching for a new hitting coach, Matt Hague didn’t just express interest. He wanted to beat them to the punch. A former Pirates farm...
Atlanta’s Sale, Detroit’s Skubal win Cy Young Awards
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November 21, 2024
The Braves’ Chris Sale and the Tigers’ Tarik Skubal picked up the National League and American League Cy Young Awards Wednesday. AP Baseball Writer Atlanta’s Chris Sale and Detroit’s Tarik Skubal each...
MLB will test robot umps in spring
MLB, Sports
November 21, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball will test robot umpires as part of a challenge system during spring training at 13 ballparks hosting 19 teams, which could lead to regular-season use in 2026. MLB...
Texans extend Cowboys’ misery with 34-10 loss
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MONDAY’S LATE GAME
November 20, 2024
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Derek Barnett forced the first fumble and returned the second for a touchdown on the definitive defensive play of the game for the Houston Texans. Joe Mixon did his thing, and ...
Skenes voted NL’s top rookie
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By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
November 19, 2024
That Paul Skenes’ first MLB campaign was abbreviated, owing to his mid-May call-up by the Pittsburgh Pirates, threatened to weigh him down when individual accolades were on the table. Ultimately, a fa...