ST. LOUIS -- One night after the dam broke on the Pirates bullpen, starter Luis Ortiz needed to do Thursday night what he’s been accustomed to this season: making a quality start on the road. That’s exactly what Ortiz provided. Ortiz kept the Pirates in the game with six solid

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ST. LOUIS -- While the Pirates will not be participating in this upcoming postseason, these last two weeks of the season can offer a glimpse of what the future could hold. On Wednesday night, that future looked bright even as the Bucs dropped a third straight game to the Cardinals

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ST. LOUIS -- It didn’t take Nick Yorke much time to get comfortable in the big leagues. Yorke, playing in just his second Major League game on Tuesday night, got his first hit in the fifth inning. He then followed with hits No. 2 and No. 3 before his night

The 2024 Minor League regular season comes to a full close this week when Triple-A play concludes Sunday. Double-A, High-A and Single-A postseasons are well underway, and the Northwest League has already crowned a champion. This is typically a time when baseball honors its standout performers from the year that

ST. LOUIS -- By all measures, Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes has had a stellar rookie season. But he admitted that lately he’s had to dig deeper into his bag of tricks, especially when facing division opponents multiple times. On Monday, making his third career start against the Cardinals, that included

ST. LOUIS -- Nick Yorke’s No. 1 fan was the last to know. The Pirates on Monday selected the contract of the infielder/outfielder from Triple-A Indianapolis. Yorke, who was acquired from the Red Sox organization on July 29, is currently rated as Pittsburgh’s No. 6 prospect, according to MLB Pipeline.

With the regular season winding down, our panel of MLB.com experts convened once again to vote on which players they think will make up the All-MLB Team presented by MGM Rewards at the end of the campaign. As usual, there’s no shortage of deserving candidates for the prestigious honor, which

PITTSBURGH -- Like every Pirate, Billy Cook was wearing 21 Sunday, a tribute to the legendary Roberto Clemente on his day. The number 21 was stenciled into the grass at his position in right field at PNC Park, the spot where Clemente won 15 Gold Gloves during his Hall of

PITTSBURGH -- The early returns for Oneil Cruz's move to center field have generally been positive, seeing him learn to take advantage of his speed and arm to create opportunities he may not have had at shortstop. His defensive work had even graded out well despite learning on the job,

The 23rd annual Roberto Clemente Day was being celebrated throughout Major League Baseball on Sunday, but the love, respect and appreciation for the Hall of Fame outfielder’s life and career is more grand in Pittsburgh than anywhere else. Prior to the Pirates’ series finale against the Kansas City Royals at

The Roberto Clemente Award, considered baseball's most prestigious individual honor for Major Leaguers, annually recognizes the MLB player who best represents the game through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions, both on and off the field.

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PITTSBURGH -- Joey Bart has shown he can clean up with some lumber in his hands this year. On Friday, he showed he can also clean up with a weed wacker. Bart was one of seven Pirates players and coaches who took part in cleaning up the three fields at

The "splinker." Perhaps you've heard of it. It's the signature pitch for a guy whose fastball can touch 102 mph, to give you some context as to just how devastating his combination split-finger and sinker has become. But how did Pirates rookie phenom Paul Skenes learn the pitch, and when

Long before Reggie Miller and Peyton Manning became legends in Indianapolis, Razor Shines received icon status while playing Minor League Baseball for the Indianapolis Indians -- then a Triple-A affiliate for the Expos and Reds -- from 1984-89 and 1991-93. For what he accomplished in Naptown, the Indians are honoring

PITTSBURGH -- Despite the Pirates almost surely falling short of the playoffs and likely finishing with a similar record as they did in 2023, general manager Ben Cherington said Wednesday that he fully expects Derek Shelton will return as the club’s manager in ‘25. “I think there’s a lot to

Here at the Starting Pitcher Power Rankings, our season began with a Braves pitcher on top. Five-plus months and 12 polls later, with the regular season winding down, a Braves pitcher is back at No. 1. While would-be Atlanta ace Spencer Strider made only two starts before undergoing elbow surgery,

PITTSBURGH -- By Bailey Falter’s assessment, he had a “terrible” pregame bullpen Wednesday afternoon. The Pirates needed him to cover innings after taxing their relievers in a bullpen game the night before, so he decided to not think and just throw. “I came out there guns hot and told myself,

We love the Arizona Fall League and can't wait to see several of baseball's best prospects face off against each other. The 30-game schedule begins Oct. 7, with the Fall Stars Game slated for Nov. 9 and the championship game for Nov. 16. Since the developmental circuit began play in

PITTSBURGH -- Andrew McCutchen got a hold of Adam Oller’s first-pitch fastball and sent it into PNC Park’s bleachers in the fifth inning Tuesday. If you wanted to check where most of his 319 career home runs landed, especially the 235 he’s hit while wearing a Pirates uniform, that area