GM Ben Cherington: Jared Jones ‘in consideration for activation’ from IL
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 26, 2026
Jones made his fifth rehab start over the weekend. Jared Jones’ road to recovery may be approaching a formal conclusion. The injured 24-year-old righthander made his fifth rehab start Saturday, pitchi...
Valdez clubs opposite-field homer for 1st MLB hit
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 26, 2026
He was hitless in his first seven at-bats before going deep in the sixth inning Sunday at Toronto. Given Esmerlyn Valdez’s minor-league prowess for power hitting, it was appropriate that his first MLB...
Error-prone Pirates waste Chandler’s great start
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
May 23, 2026
Run support continued to be lacking for Pirates pitcher Bubba Chandler on Friday night. Against the Toronto Blue Jays, the hard-throwing rookie didn’t get any help from his defense, either. Two errors...
Pirates win series over Cards
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 22, 2026
For the second straight game, the Pittsburgh Pirates got about as complete of an effort as possible against the St. Louis Cardinals. Strong starting pitching, plenty of offense and a dependable perfor...
Horwitz developing into Pirates’ most reliable bat
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 22, 2026
Few players in the National League are figuring out a way to get on base more frequently than Spencer Horwitz. Following the Pittsburgh Pirates’ shutout of the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday, Horwit...
Pirates add late runs to shut out Cardinals
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 21, 2026
Given the competitiveness of the NL Central, the Pittsburgh Pirates cannot afford to be mired in elongated losing streaks if they wish to keep pace. But the club had dropped four straight heading into...
Pirates top-5 prospect Garcia makes debut
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 21, 2026
The Pittsburgh Pirates are nowhere close to being able to truly assess what they have in Jhostynxon Garcia. Garcia, 23, was acquired from the Boston Red Sox last December in exchange for right-hander ...
Unique delivery makes Sisk hard to barrel up
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 20, 2026
Evan Sisk’s fastball and sinker, both of which average around 91 mph, aren’t blowing away opposing batters. When the Pittsburgh Pirates left-handed reliever brings the heat, he does so well below leag...
Pirates rally to force 10th, but Cards get walk-off HR to win
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 20, 2026
Paul Skenes and manager Don Kelly were optimistic after the Pittsburgh Pirates’ weekend sweep to the Phillies. Kelly said the Pirates had responded to adversity before, while Skenes insisted he wasn’t...
Dodgers think Sasaki is realizing his potential
MLB, Sports
May 19, 2026
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Roki Sasaki’s eventful major league career finally appears to be going the way most everyone expected when he joined the Los Angeles Dodgers at the start of last season. Sasaki ...
Skenes roughed up as Phillies sweep Pirates
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 18, 2026
Philadelphia’s Zach Wheeler threw seven scoreless innings in Sunday’s 6-0 victory. Paul Skenes stood between the Pittsburgh Pirates and a sweep by the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday at PNC Park. With...
Guardians hit six home runs, crush Reds 10-3
MLB, Sports
May 18, 2026
CLEVELAND (AP) — Known for doing the little things it takes to win, a style they’ve embraced and branded as “Guards Ball,” the Guardians showed they can also swing big. Kyle Manzardo homered twice and...
Dodgers beat Angels 10-1
MLB, Sports
May 18, 2026
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Roki Sasaki yielded one run and struck out eight over seven sharp innings, Kyle Tucker had three hits and drove in three runs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers swept the weekend Free...
Pirates’ bullpen blows 5-run lead in loss
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 16, 2026
The Pittsburgh Pirates had celebrated too early, first when reliever Yohan Ramirez used an upside- down orange traffic cone to catch a Marcell Ozuna home run in the bullpen and then after two blasts b...
Wild Things win home opener, 6-3
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
May 16, 2026
Washington has hit 24 homers in season’s first eight games. For the Mon Valley Independent In front of a sellout crowd of 3,226 fans at EQT Park for the 2026 home opener, Washington rode a dominant ou...
Rodriguez hoping to stick around this time
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
May 16, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Before Paul Skenes. Before Konnor Griffin. Before Bubba Chandler. Before Henry Davis, there was Endy Rodriguez. An athlete behind the plate who hit 25 homers as a 22-year-old in the ...
Seager going through worst slump of storied career
MLB, Sports
May 15, 2026
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Corey Seager is going through a slump like none he has ever had to endure in the big leagues. The two-time World Series MVP shortstop is hitless in his last seven games for the...
Big inning dooms Keller, Bucs
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 14, 2026
For four innings, Mitch Keller was pitching to perfection as the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander required only 42 pitches to retire the first dozen batters he faced. The Colorado Rockies countered wit...
Skenes carries no-hitter into 7th
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 13, 2026
Paul Skenes flirted with perfection for four-plus innings and took a no-hitter into the seventh, but the Pittsburgh Pirates ace kept his head down after fielding a ground ball for the final out of the...
Cherington not ruling out Jones’ return this month
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 12, 2026
Could Jared Jones be back and pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates before the end of this month? General manager Ben Cherington said that is not off the table. “It’s certainly possible, the way the cal...