They scored 10 runs in the 4th inning of Sunday’s 14-5 victory. The Pittsburgh Pirates pulled off an impressive feat on the eve of the All-Star break by sweeping the Milwaukee Brewers in Saturday’s do...

Under normal circumstances, Pirates fans everywhere would be looking at the weekend’s sweep of NL Central Division leading Milwaukee as a springboard for what’s to come after the All-Star break. The B...

By the Associated Press Cristopher Sánchez of the Philadelphia Phillies will start Tuesday night’s All-Star Game in his home ballpark, taking the mound for the National League against Dylan Cease of t...

NEW YORK (AP) — After starting the season with high expectations and a payroll to match, the New York Mets stumbled into the All-Star break following their worst first half in 31 years. Shortstop Fran...

The LSU outfielder says he likes to play “Pete Rose-style baseball.” The Pittsburgh Pirates were projected by draft analysts to pull a surprise with their firstround pick in the MLB Draft, and they di...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals catcher Iván Herrera was named Friday to the National League All-Star team as an injury replacement for Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani. Tampa Bay p...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Chicago White Sox are done playing for first. In the standings? Of course not. Led by All-Star third baseman Miguel Vargas, the White Sox have emerged as one of the top surpris...

The Pirates pitcher understands his removal on Wednesday. The way that Pittsburgh Pirates manager Don Kelly talked about it, the idea that Jared Jones was going to get a shot at attempting to complete...

It’s worth considering how different a position the Pittsburgh Pirates might be in shortly before the All-Star break if two of their key pitchers, Mitch Keller and Dennis Santana, weren’t navigating r...

CHICAGO (AP) — Boston Red Sox pitcher Ranger Suarez will miss next week’s All-Star Game after he was placed on the 15-day injured list on Thursday with a left groin strain. The IL stint for Suarez was...

Less than 10 starts after returning to action following InternalBrace elbow surgery, Jared Jones knows there isn’t much wiggle room with his pitch count. But when he threw six perfect innings Wednesda...

Accord-ing to baseballreference. com, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a 36.6% chance to make the MLB postseason this year. As a lifelong Pirates fan, I’ll gladly take it. Just some hope for relevance, som...

I was listening in my car when Ryan O’Hearn stepped to the plate in the bottom of the sixth inning Tuesday night at PNC Park — and I won’t soon forget Greg Brown’s call when O’Hearn smashed a three-ru...

As soon as Brandon Lowe learned that rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin would miss at least two months with a torn tendon on his left ring finger, the Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman shared words of wi...

Paul Skenes’ ongoing woes have persisted as a troublesome trend for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who had lost his last nine starts dating to May 17. Ryan O’Hearn made sure that changed with a memorable per...

Lowe said he’s “trying to prove the organization right” for acquiring him from the Rays. Six days before his All-Star snub, Brandon Lowe already was halfway to his career year and wondering whether hi...

The Pittsburgh Pirates expressed their condolences to prospect Omar Alfonzo and his family Monday after his mother and sister were found dead from the earthquakes in his native Venezuela. The 22-year-...

The Chicago Cubs battered San Diego to the tune of a 23-3 score that would have seemed more appropriate for an old Bears-Chargers matchup. Then, in their very next game, they lost to St. Louis 17-1. T...

MVI Sports When I saw that Paul Skenes was named to play for the National League in the All-Star Classic, I quickly thought of another well-known player. Willie Mays. Normally to be mentioned in the s...

Brandon Lowe and Bryan Reynolds homer as Bucs take the series. A day after stealing home, Konnor Griffin was up to more thievery. The Pittsburgh Pirates rookie shortstop did damage this time first wit...