PHOENIX -- Team USA has set its star-studded rotation for the World Baseball Classic. Manager Mark DeRosa said Monday that Logan Webb, Tarik Skubal, Paul Skenes and Nolan McLean are lined up to start the first four games of pool play, in that order.

Konnor Griffin is focusing on “hammering down” this spring. And it shows. Griffin, the No. 1 prospect in baseball per MLB Pipeline, is only 19 years old, and yet he’s making a strong early case to head north with the Pirates as a member of their Opening Day roster when

You might not have noticed, but Konnor Griffin is creating some buzz this spring. Whether he breaks camp with the big league team or joins it later this year, it's been fun to see his tools on display right out of the gate in Grapefruit League play. If the Pirates'

One big difference at Spring Training this year is that full Statcast tracking is now available at every ballpark, which means we get a ton more data on all the players around the league. And there are already plenty of players who stand out -- hitters and pitchers, stars and

BRADENTON, Fla. -- If not for his Pirates uniform, Mike Clevinger may have had some people questioning if the year is truly 2026. Making his Pirates debut in Monday afternoon’s 4-1 Grapefruit League win over the Rays at LECOM Park, the 35-year-old right-hander struck out three, walked two and allowed

Konnor Griffin continues to prove he belongs. The 19-year-old Pirates phenom -- MLB Pipeline’s top overall prospect -- wasted no time in slugging his third home run of Spring Training in Sunday’s 6-1 win over the Cardinals in Jupiter, Fla. On just the second pitch he saw in his first

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BRADENTON, Fla. -- It takes long enough to drive from LECOM Park to West Palm Beach that many players draw upon their veteran status to avoid the trip. A 3 1/2-hour slog on a bus across the state during the already-demanding Spring Training grind is something even the Pirates as

Major League Baseball introduced Spring Breakout in 2024 and the prospect showcase games in Florida and Arizona were an immediate hit. Fans and front offices alike loved seeing all those future MLB stars on the field at one time. Now the concept is getting even better. Starting in 2027, the

Spring Training is the perfect time for prospects to show what they can do, and a number of players have taken that opportunity and run with it so far in 2026. From elite prospects to unheralded young players, there's always someone putting on a show with the bat or the

By now, you’ve heard the news. The Spring Breakout series is headed to a tournament format in 2027 and 2028. In its first two years, Spring Breakout has brought us memorable moments featuring baseball’s top prospects, like Paul Skenes’ strikeout of Jackson Holliday in 2024 or Roman Anthony’s long homer

Pete Crow-Armstrong and Masyn Winn on the mound. A combined no-hitter. And Paul Skenes … catching?! No, it's not some alternate reality. Long before they were Major Leaguers -- Crow-Armstrong as a center fielder for the Cubs, Winn as a shortstop for the Cardinals and Skenes as a pitcher for

When MLB Pipeline's No. 1 prospect Konnor Griffin launched not one, but two home runs over the replica Green Monster and out of JetBlue Park on Tuesday, social media servers seemed at risk of overheating. Enthusiasm was already elevated for the 19-year-old Pirates shortstop, and performances like that will continue

Every era has its defining starting pitchers -- the aces who transcend their peers and become synonymous with a generation. Right now, we’re in the epilogue of the era defined by Clayton Kershaw, Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer. A new crop of dominant arms has emerged, but we’re still waiting

BRADENTON, Fla. -- If the family bloodline had any say, Jake Mangum would be studying routes instead of spray charts right now. His father, John, spent nine seasons in the NFL. His grandfather and uncle also played professionally, proving that the football pedigree runs strong among Mangum men. But Jake

BRADENTON, Fla. -- It was a bit odd to see manager Derek Shelton in the visitors' dugout shortly before the Pirates beat the Twins, 6-4, at LECOM Park. Stranger still to see the Bucs' former skipper in red and blue and not black and gold. Yet as Shelton looked out

Konnor Griffin is only 19 years old and already turning heads as MLB's top prospect, flexing his muscle by launching spring dingers out of stadiums. But the Pirates phenom is no stranger to jaw-dropping feats of athleticism. In fact, he's been doing so since the ninth grade (that's only something

A year ago, we conducted an exercise to identify the Ultimate Bandwagon Team for 2025 – a team for those without a specific rooting interest to coalesce behind for the season. What does it take to be an Ultimate Bandwagon Team? As I put it then, you want a team

BRADENTON, Fla. -- The Pirates announced their 2026 Minor League coaching assignments on Thursday, a list that includes new skippers at three levels. Eric Patterson, Triple-A Indianapolis’ bench coach in 2025, was promoted to manager for the upcoming season. He replaces Shawn Bowman, who was promoted to Major League field

NORTH PORT, Fla. -- Baseball has long been a game of inches. Now, it seems, baseball might become a game of tenths of inches. At least it was that way on Wednesday, when the Braves beat the Pirates, 3-1, at CoolToday Park. For reference, one-tenth of an inch is roughly

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The swing was smooth and true. The curveball caught a little too much of the plate. And just like countless other baseballs Konnor Griffin has seen this spring, this one landed pretty far from home. There was one main difference between Tuesday and all the days

You can expect to see Paul Skenes pitch on multiple occasions for Team USA in the upcoming World Baseball Classic. In an interview for Fox Sports with The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, Skenes said he expects to make two starts in the WBC, assuming that the U.S. advances beyond pool play.