PITTSBURGH -- Baseball can be quite the whirlwind. Take the last three months of Tre Phelps’ life, for example. When Phelps returned from Omaha, Neb., after a College World Series run with Georgia, he had just a few days before heading to Arizona for the MLB Draft Combine. After the

Few prospects epitomize the phrase "natural athlete" better than Lonnie White Jr. The Pirates' No. 25 prospect was a three-sport star in high school (baseball, basketball, football) and a four-star football recruit set to attend Penn State and compete on both the gridiron and the diamond. When Pittsburgh selected him

From the moment Murf Gray's 2026 season began, he's had the power stroke. That culminated in him reaching a milestone Friday that puts him in rare air among Bucs talent over the past two decades. The Pirates’ No. 4 prospect launched a two-run homer -- his 30th of the season

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ALTOONA, Pa. -- Easton Carmichael wanted to go home. It was the summer of 2024, and after playing 61 games for Oklahoma in the spring, he was tired and struggling in the Cape Cod Baseball League. Carmichael told his dad, head coach Skip Johnson and his agent he was out

Edward Florentino has been hitting home runs in bunches lately, and they’re coming in clutch moments, too. The Pirates’ No. 2 prospect and MLB Pipeline’s No. 35 prospect overall launched a walk-off homer on Tuesday, delivering a 4-3 win in 11 innings to High-A Greensboro over Hub City at First

PITTSBURGH -- Termarr Johnson, the Pirates' 2022 first-round Draft pick, will miss the rest of 2026 with a torn left ACL and LCL. He’ll undergo surgery next Thursday and be examined in Dallas by Dr. Dan Cooper. Johnson injured the knee while lunging for first base in the top of

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Back in May, MLB Pipeline's Jonathan Mayo took inventory of the five backstops on the Pirates' Top 30 Prospects list. He tabbed the three lowest ranked of the group as prime candidates to breakout. Well, he's an expert for a reason. In the recent rankings refresh, Axiel Plaz, Easton Carmichael

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

PITTSBURGH -- Derek Curiel teared up when he walked on the PNC Park field on Thursday. He saw the Pittsburgh skyline off in the distance and envisioned contributing on that field in the near future with the Pirates.

Seth Hernandez -- the Pirates’ top prospect and MLB Pipeline’s No. 6 overall -- has been placed on the injured list. Hernandez is dealing with a left oblique issue, according to MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo. The injury occurred during Hernandez’s last outing with High-A Greensboro, which came on Friday. The flame-throwing

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Edward Florentino has found his power swing and seemingly has turned what had been a difficult start at High-A into a springboard for the rest of the season. MLB's No. 30 prospect homered for a third consecutive game Saturday during Greensboro’s 10-7 win over Hub City at Fifth Third Park.

PITTSBURGH -- Derek Curiel knew he needed more time and muscle before becoming a professional. While Konnor Griffin, now the Pirates' shortstop, signed with Pittsburgh out of high school rather than stick with his commitment to LSU, Curiel went the opposite route. The outfielder pulled his name from the 2024

After taking Derek Curiel with the fifth overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft, the Pirates selected high school shortstop Aiden Ruiz with the 44th pick on Saturday. Ruiz’s selection -- followed by second baseman Chris Rembert from Auburn seven picks later, right-handed pitcher Jason DeCaro at No. 80 and