CINCINNATI – Evan Sisk was pitching as well as he ever had for the first three months of 2026. Then came the unexpected. Near the end of June, Sisk began to feel some discomfort in the back of his elbow area. The soreness was gradual over time. Eventually, he needed

PITTSBURGH -- Pirates top prospect and MLB Pipeline’s top right-handed pitcher Seth Hernandez is likely out for the season with a left oblique strain. Hernandez suffered the injury during his start on July 24, and is expected to be out six to eight weeks, which would line up with the

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PITTSBURGH -- The implications don’t get much higher for a game in late July. The Pirates entered the series with the Diamondbacks one game behind Arizona in the National League Wild Card standings.

Given how much time he’s missed over the past few seasons, pretty much the last place Endy Rodríguez wants to be is on a rehab assignment. But the Pirates catcher remains upbeat, especially considering the injury that knocked him out of the lineup has subsided. “I feel pretty good,” Rodríguez

PITTSBURGH -- On June 24 against the Mariners, Spencer Horwitz felt something he’d never felt before. Horwitz was busting it down the first-base line in the third inning when he felt his left hamstring grab. He was removed from the game the following frame and still felt some pain, knowing

PITTSBURGH – Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin is expected to miss 8-10 weeks after being placed on the 10-day IL with a torn sagittal band in his left ring finger. The 20-year-old suffered the injury in Sunday’s game against the Nationals on a diving attempt at a single up the middle

PITTSBURGH -- When Major Leaguers return to Double-A for a rehab assignment, they’re usually the elder statesmen of the roster. That wasn’t the case for Konnor Griffin. When the 20-year-old began his rehab assignment in Altoona’s 8-4 win against Reading on Wednesday, he was the youngest on the squad by

Pirates right-hander Jared Jones screamed in anger and pain when leaving the mound at the end of the third inning of Sunday’s 8-6 win over the Rockies at Coors Field. Jones took an 87.9 mph comebacker off his right elbow, heading for the dugout and not returning after 45 pitches.

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

ATLANTA -- Ahead of Sunday’s series finale against the Braves, there was speculation about a potential IL stint for Brandon Lowe. Lowe left Saturday’s 6-3 loss to Atlanta in the top of the ninth inning after he fouled a pitch off his right knee, then he was not in the

ATLANTA – Pirates designated hitter Brandon Lowe left Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Braves in the middle of his ninth-inning at-bat after fouling a pitch off his right knee.

PITTSBURGH -- Pirates first baseman/outfielder Ryan O'Hearn was activated from the injured list ahead of Sunday’s series finale against Minnesota and immediately made his presence known. On the fifth pitch he saw, O’Hearn ripped a shot into the right-field seats to give the Pirates the early lead. Pittsburgh never relinquished

PITTSBURGH -- Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin was placed on the 10-day IL on Sunday with a minor flexor strain in his right forearm, general manager Ben Cherington announced prior to the Bucs' 9-3 win over the Twins. Ryan O'Hearn (right quad muscle strain) was activated from the IL as the

PITTSBURGH -- Pirates manager Don Kelly knew Jared Jones would be emotional. The often fiery starting pitcher delivered some added juice with blazing fastballs in his first start in 20 months. Jones struck out six while allowing seven hits and five runs through 4 1/3 innings in Friday's 6-5 walk-off

PITTSBURGH -- Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin has a low-grade flexor muscle strain in his right forearm, which was diagnosed after he underwent imaging. The 20-year-old is cleared to hit, and he was back in the lineup as the designated hitter for Friday's 6-5 walk-off win in the series opener against

PITTSBURGH -- Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin didn’t start in Thursday’s 7-2 loss to the Cubs at PNC Park due to right forearm soreness. Griffin was available off the bench in the finale as a pinch-runner but did not enter the game. Pirates manager Don Kelly said the injury happened while

PITTSBURGH -- The Pirates placed outfielder/first baseman Ryan O'Hearn on the 10-day injured list with a strained right quad on Sunday and activated outfielder Jake Mangum from the IL. O’Hearn was injured while playing first base in Pittsburgh's 6-0 loss to the Phillies on Saturday. He collided with runner Bryson

Pirates right-hander Jared Jones continues to inch his way toward a long-awaited return to the big league mound. Jones tossed three innings of one-run ball in his second Minor League rehab start for Triple-A Indianapolis on Wednesday. He scattered five hits and walked one while recording two strikeouts against Omaha

Pirates right-hander Jared Jones made his first Minor League rehab start on Wednesday as he continues to work his way back from internal brace surgery on his right elbow. Pitching for Single-A Bradenton against Lakeland at LECOM Park, Jones looked good, throwing three perfect innings over which he struck out

PITTSBURGH -- Pirates slugger Oneil Cruz was scratched from the lineup prior to Monday night’s 4-2 loss to the Cardinals due to an unspecified illness. He was replaced by Jake Mangum in center field. The absence marked Cruz’s second missed game of the season.

ARLINGTON -- Pirates second baseman Brandon Lowe is dealing with discomfort in his left knee, forcing him out of the starting lineup for a second straight game on Tuesday. “We’re day to day right now,” Pirates manager Don Kelly said before the Pirates' 5-1 loss to the Rangers. “A little

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Pirates reliever Chris Devenski was still being evaluated one day after he was struck in the head by a line drive during Friday night’s 7-5 win over the Tigers at Joker Marchant Stadium, but so far, the news is the best the Bucs could hope for. "Nothing

PITTSBURGH -- It was a Christmas morning feel for Jared Jones when he got to put his cleats to rubber on Jan. 10. After nearly a year of starting and stopping rehab and an eventual internal brace surgery on his pitching elbow in May, the right-hander finally was throwing a

PITTSBURGH – A sidelined Pirate made a significant step in his long road to recovery earlier this month. Starting pitcher Jared Jones, who has missed the regular season after undergoing surgery in mid-May to repair his right elbow, has started playing catch three times a week from 60 feet at