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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After Mitch Keller allowed five earned runs over four innings in his most recent start last Thursday against the Dodgers, Pirates manager Don Kelly bemoaned Keller’s lack of command and cited the right-hander’s difficulty finishing off batters. Kelly also said the Pirates needed to help Keller formulate

WEST SACRAMENTO – After another early exit in his latest start, Pirates pitcher Jared Jones was asked if he had to temper his expectations for the 2026 season after sitting out all of 2025 while recovering from right elbow surgery. The question alone seemed almost laughable to the Bucs’ 24-year-old

Read our story on the balloting format, which includes two phases of fan voting to determine the All-Star starters. The Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani and the Astros’ Yordan Alvarez are the leading vote-getters for the National League and American League, respectively, in our first update of the 2026 MLB All-Star Ballot.

Draft fever is in full effect around MLB Pipeline, with less than four weeks until players start coming off the board. But before the 2026 class hears their names called, the most recent draftees are making still making plenty of noise, less than a year since going pro. Three players

This page will be updated throughout the year with the latest Pirates injury news and transactions.

The 2026 season is in full swing. As is the case with baseball -- "you can't predict baseball" is a common phrase for a reason -- there have been plenty of surprising developments. We asked each of the 30 team beat reporters about the biggest surprises so far this season.

PITTSBURGH – Paul Skenes found his groove from the third inning on Sunday afternoon, retiring nine in a row. Yet he exited the game with a one-run deficit. Skenes finished with 10 strikeouts while allowing four hits and two runs. His 23 whiffs were a new career high. But the

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Michael Keaton swung by the Pirates clubhouse at PNC Park before Sunday’s game, chatting with Konnor Griffin, Spencer Horwitz, Nick Gonzales and another famous Yinzer, manager Don Kelly. Keaton, who grew up about 20 minutes west of the city in Robinson, did not meet Paul Skenes. It's not that Skenes

PITTSBURGH -- Tyler Callihan and Jake Mangum couldn’t even see while in the batter’s box. The shadows at PNC Park past 6 p.m. ET on Saturday made hitting nearly impossible. Then they were tasked with taking on one of baseball’s nastiest pitchers. Pittsburgh’s Nos. 7-9 hitters helped stage a two-out

PITTSBURGH -- The Pirates’ pitching puzzle has taken another turn. Pittsburgh’s bullpen entered Friday night with a 4.57 ERA, the fourth-worst mark in the National League. A solution could be coming as the Aug. 3 MLB Trade Deadline approaches. For now, however, the Pirates are forced to play a dangerous

PITTSBURGH -- Antwone Kelly was playing the motor sports video game “Rocket League” on Thursday night when he received his call to the big leagues.

Kelly Rosenwasser was on a morning walk on Friday when one of her daughters called with an urgent message. Ellie Rosenwasser saw on Instagram a few Pirates players were at an area Sheetz, and attendance wasn’t optional for the baseball-crazed family. The Rosenwassers nailed the correct Sheetz and even grabbed

PITTSBURGH -- At 30 years old, Mitch Keller is the veteran of the Pirates' rotation. But this year, in his eighth MLB season, Keller is experiencing a power outage. The right-hander entered Thursday’s rubber match with a 7.01 ERA in his prior seven starts. His struggles only continued against the

PITTSBURGH -- Rafael Flores Jr. was called up on Wednesday after being added to the taxi squad the day prior, expected to add some catching depth. Fast forward to Thursday, and Flores was thrown into the fire himself.

PITTSBURGH -- Tyler Callihan was already riding high entering his pivotal at-bat in the bottom of the eighth. A few innings earlier, Callihan blasted his first MLB home run out of PNC Park -- off starter Shohei Ohtani no less -- as it bounced into the Allegheny River. Coming up

I’m not the only one hearing the ticking clock get louder, right? It happens every year when we’re just one month away from the MLB Draft. There are still games to scout, from the College World Series starting in Omaha on Friday to high school playoff games (highly touted Massachusetts

PITTSBURGH -- Shohei Ohtani was mere inches away from a two-run homer in the top of the third inning in the Pirates' 9-8 win over the Dodgers at PNC Park. That was until Pittsburgh left fielder Bryan Reynolds had something to say about it. On the seventh pitch of an

PITTSBURGH -- Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz was placed on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday with fourth and fifth-metacarpal non-displaced fractures in his left hand. The listing is retroactive to Monday. Cruz injured his hand on Saturday after a slide into home plate in the fourth inning on Tyler

Their time with the Pirates covered nearly 100 years. But despite playing in vastly different eras, Jack Wilson, John Candelaria and Wilbur Cooper all made important contributions to the organization while also experiencing plenty of success in Major League Baseball. That’s why they’ll comprise the Pirates’ 2026 Hall of Fame