Seated at a coffee shop minutes from his offseason workout facility in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Paul Skenes’ face lit up when discussing another pitcher from the Pirates’ 2023 draft class, Khristian Curtis. Skenes was the marquee selection, Curtis a project — though one Skenes was warning would help the

Now this looked familiar, the pitching, aggressive baserunning and the swagger. The Pirates are nearly whole again, and they might yet have a run in them. We'll get there. But first, the Pirates' 1-0 victory over the Angels on Friday at PNC Park was primarily centered around Konnor Griffin's legs

Singing has always been an important part of Tony Beasley’s life. The Pirates' third-base coach started when he was 10 or 11. He used to be in a traveling choir and sings every Sunday in church throughout the offseason. Another unavoidable part of Beasley’s story is cancer. The 59-year-old overcame

John Candelaria threw a no-hitter and won a World Series in Pittsburgh. The left-hander might be soft-spoken, but he knows the organization's rich history and grasps the magnitude of being enshrined in the Pirates Hall of Fame. “It's a wonderful honor,” Candelaria said. “I think of all the great Pirates

It wasn’t pretty. But style points don’t matter at this point. The Pirates won another series with a 5-2 victory over the Giants on Thursday afternoon at PNC Park, keeping hope alive for a potential playoff push. Mario Lemieux would’ve been proud of this one. Just look at the ways

Brandon Lowe has appeared in 874 MLB games throughout his nine-year career. Most, if we’re being honest, were probably more aesthetically pleasing or crisp than the Pirates’ 13-12 victory over the Giants at PNC Park on Tuesday. But that perspective has allowed Lowe to see some things, especially when it

When Roman Senft grabs the microphone and yells “Play Ball!” prior to Tuesday’s Pirates game against the Giants are PNC Park, there will undoubtedly be plenty of excitement. But for 10-year-old Roman and his family, the moment will represent so much more considering everything the baseball-loving bunch from Cranberry has

Paul Skenes likes to joke that his first-ever dream job, before baseball or flying planes, was to become a firefighter. Perhaps that’s why Skenes enjoys this stuff so much. Or maybe it's the opportunity to help a worthy cause. (OK, it's probably a mix of both.) Backed by support from

ST. LOUIS — With sand slipping through the hourglass and the Pirates badly needing a hot streak to jump back into contention, this felt like a season-defining road trip for the club. Nine games in 11 days across three cities. A chance to shift this thing one way or another.

ST. LOUIS — Jake Mangum saw Cardinals left fielder Joshua Báez fail to field the ball cleanly and discovered another gear. Mangum’s helmet went sailing. He was nearly called out at third base, though the Pirates saw third baseman Nolan Gorman drop the ball, challenged and won. It's the type

ST. LOUIS -- Before the Pirates left for their current road trip, Paul Skenes had a conversation that put his mind at ease. With the Tigers in town, Skenes wound up chatting with Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander about velocity. Pittsburgh’s ace described what he’s gone through this season and asked

ST. LOUIS — A handful of hours after the MLB Trade Deadline had passed, after he delivered one of his best starts of the second half and that night’s game in Milwaukee ended on a walkoff challenge, Bubba Chandler was addressing Mitch Keller’s season-ending injury when he offered an honest

SAN DIEGO — When the Pirates offense has struggled this season, it’s been pretty easy to diagnose the problem. Either a left-handed pitcher has been on the mound, or the Pirates have been unable to convert with runners in scoring position. Sometimes both. A familiar problem resurfaced at a terrible

SAN DIEGO — Endy Rodriguez won’t return this season after he had surgery Wednesday to repair the labrum in his left hip, the Pirates announced. Rodriguez is expected to resume baseball activities within seven to nine months, which will likely delay his 2027 season, as well. The surgery was performed

SAN DIEGO — When Esmerlyn Valdez walked back to the visitors’ dugout after making the second out of the third inning Monday night, chasing a low-and-away changeup out of the zone from Padres starter Robbie Ray, the Pirates rookie was none too happy. But he didn’t let it consume him.

SAN DIEGO — They're the Pirates’ two biggest players, both with freakish builds and skills and the ability to control the pace and trajectory of a game. Paul Skenes and Oneil Cruz, of course. With Pittsburgh badly needing another win, its season potentially teetering on this nine-game road trip, Skenes

SAN DIEGO — Time after time, the Pirates had chances, opportunities to end this game long before its actual conclusion, and they failed to come through. Nick Gonzales changed that nearly four hours after the first pitch when he singled up the middle in the top of the 12th to

LOS ANGELES — The Pirates arrived in California on Wednesday knowing they’d need a strong showing against the Dodgers, not only to kickstart their longest road trip of the season but to spark a badly needed hot streak over the final weeks or so. While general manager Ben Cherington before

LOS ANGELES -- The start of Saturday’s game could not have gone much better for the Pirates. They scored three runs off Tarik Skubal in the first. Jared Jones buzzed through a stacked Dodgers lineup while pitching in his hometown ballpark for the first time. Despite plenty of momentum early,

LOS ANGELES — Now, here comes the hard part. Friday night against the Dodgers and Yoshinobu Yamamoto was theoretically the soft spot in this series, the one game where the Pirates didn’t have to face a two-time Cy Young Award winner.

LOS ANGELES — When Pirates and players first examined the 2026 schedule last August, this pocket was hard to ignore. Nine games in 11 days, including six against NL West heavyweights in the Dodgers and Padres, plus ending a month where the Pirates play 18 of 27 on the road.

With the Pirates trailing by two and their season teetering on Wednesday afternoon, Rafael Flores Jr. calmly grabbed a bat and jogged upstairs to the batting cages adjacent to the service tunnel in the bowels of PNC Park. As Flores worked to get loose and calibrate his swing, there's no

It’s almost like Braxton Ashcraft’s previous start, his complete-game gem, never ended. He just saved his progress, flew home from Miami and resumed the game Tuesday with the Tigers in town. It sure must have felt like as video game for Rafael Flores Jr., who was once again behind the

When the Pirates have shown signs of pulling themselves off the mat in the second half, starting pitching has been arguably been their biggest aid. Yet when they’ve struggled, that aspect has usually been the primary culprit. After taking two of three from the Red Sox over the weekend and

The Pirates welcomed back a big part of their offense on Monday, as they activated Oneil Cruz from the 60-day injured list. To make room on the active roster, they optioned Ronny Simon to Triple-A. They designated Johnathan Rodriguez to create space on the 40-man roster. Cruz had been on