Francona admits he still cares about the Pirates
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
May 21, 2025
According to Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona, Gene Lamont graduated from a very specialized field of study. “He has a degree in baseball,” Francona said Monday before his Reds played the Pirate...
Kelly can live with mistakes, wants to play ‘aggressively’
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 21, 2025
If Don Kelly is going to put his personal stamp on the Pittsburgh Pirates as manager, he wants it to be with an aggressive attitude. That’s why Kelly is willing to live with the defensive mishaps that...
Reds take advantage of errors as Pirates waste Keller start
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 20, 2025
The Pittsburgh Pirates haven’t scored more than four runs in two dozen games, a streak that has magnified every mistake and minimized the effectiveness of their starting pitching. Mitch Keller became ...
Pirates wasting Skenes’ starts with no run support
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 20, 2025
Andrew McCutchen was in awe of what Paul Skenes accomplished last season, when the 22-year-old righthander started for the National League in the All-Star Game, won rookie of the year honors and finis...
Asst. GM: Kelly pouring everything into duties
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 20, 2025
The Pittsburgh Pirates are taking an unconventional approach to replacing a manager midseason, relying instead on the collective to fill a void when Don Kelly was promoted from bench coach. Assistant ...
Capel, Pitt signs No. 2 recruit from Michigan
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By BILL HARTLEP TribLive 
May 20, 2025
Pitt men’s basketball coach Jeff Capel bolstered his backcourt Thursday after signing one of the top high school players in Michigan. Point guard Macari Moore, a Mr. Basketball finalist this past seas...
Bucs wasting chance to build contender around Skenes
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
May 19, 2025
One of the big debates last week on sports talk shows has been whether the Pirates should trade pitcher Paul Skenes for a bevy of players and prospects to help the team build for the future. What? The...
Abel outduels Skenes; Pirates get swept again
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 19, 2025
The Phillies rookie threw six scoreless innings Sunday in his major league debut. Paul Skenes performed a master class in pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates, striking out nine Philadelphia Phillies w...
Jones to visit orthopedic surgeon
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 19, 2025
He hasn’t pitched since spring training due to a ligament sprain in his right elbow. Jared Jones will visit orthopedic surgeon Dr. Keith Meister on Tuesday for an examination on the ulnar collateral l...
Lamont returns as special adviser
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 17, 2025
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced a series of coaching additions to their major- league staff Friday, as new manager Don Kelly gets settled on the job. Former manager Gene Lamont is joining the Pirates...
Former Steeler Clark urges Tomlin to leave
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
May 17, 2025
PennLive via TribLive Former Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark believes it is time for Mike Tomlin to step away from the team. Clark, who still believes Tomlin is ‘unfirable,’ says much like Andy ...
Gonzales ready for return, heads for rehab assignment
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 17, 2025
After being sidelined since Opening Day with a non-displaced fracture of his left ankle, Nick Gonzales was readying himself to round the bases one more time at PNC Park. Proving he could make cuts and...
Report solely blames Pirates for Bucco Brick fiasco
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JULIA BURDELSKI TribLive 
May 17, 2025
A report commissioned by Pittsburgh’s Sports and Exhibition Authority places blame solely on the Pittsburgh Pirates for a controversial decision to scrap personalized, fan-purchased bricks at PNC Park...
Steelers open against Jets, Fields and end with Ravens
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
May 16, 2025
The NFL released the entire 2025 schedule Wednesday with big games on tap. For the 10th time in the past 11 years, the Pittsburgh Steelers will open the regular season on the road. For the first time ...
Neil Walker as bench coach? Not right now
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
May 16, 2025
There has been some speculation that new Pirates manager Don Kelly may ask his brother-in-law, former Pirate Neil Walker, to be his bench coach. Walker joined me on the “Breakfast with Benz” podcast W...
Pirates hit a pair of homers to salvage final game of series
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
May 15, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Matt Gorski and Jared Triolo each connected for a two-run homer off New York Mets starter Clay Holmes, and the Pittsburgh Pirates finally mustered some offense in a 4-0 victory Wednesd...
Reynolds navigating through offensive slump
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 15, 2025
Through parts of seven bigleague seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Bryan Reynolds has largely been a pillar of productivity for the club, offering consistent offense year in and year out. Aside fro...
Baty’s late homer lifts Mets
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 14, 2025
This year, opposing hitters haven’t had much of an answer for New York Mets starter Kodai Senga, who sported a 1.16 ERA through seven starts heading into Tuesday’s game at Citi Field. The Pittsburgh P...
Pirates’ Skenes will play for USA in WBC
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
May 14, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Skenes is ready to take on the world. The Pittsburgh Pirates ace announced Tuesday that he will join Team USA when the World Baseball Classic returns next March. “Being around the...
Skenes pitches well as Mets walk off Pirates
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
May 13, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso hit a game-winning sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and the New York Mets took advantage of a costly error by shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4...