John Perrotto stories

The final start of Wil Crowe’s rookie season might have been the best by a Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher all season. Yet it wasn’t enough to get him a win. While Crowe wasn’t credited with what would have been his fifth victory of the season, the Pirates rallied for an exhilarating...

The Pittsburgh Pirates recalled right-handed reliever Shea Spitzbarth from Triple-A Indianapolis for the fourth time this season prior to Friday night’s game against the Cincinnati Reds at PNC Park. Spitzbarth made his major league debut Aug. 2. In four games with the Pirates, he has allowed two runs and four...

Michael Chavis doesn’t necessarily care if he has made a good impression during his first two months with the Pittsburgh Pirates. However, that should not be mistaken for apathy. The Pirates acquired the infielder/outfielder from the Boston Red Sox on July 30 in a trade for left-handed relief pitcher Austin...

Well, no one can accuse the Pittsburgh Pirates of backing into 100 losses. Rookie starting pitcher Miguel Yajure was roughed up for seven runs in two innings, and the Chicago Cubs rolled to a 9-0 victory over the Pirates on Thursday night at PNC Park. The loss dropped the Pirates...

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected the contract of right-hander Tanner Anderson from Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday and optioned rookie right Roansy Contreras to the same club. Anderson was in uniform for the game against the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park and available to pitch out of the bullpen. The Pirates signed...

David Bednar has the same routine each day the Pittsburgh Pirates have a home game. The rookie relief pitcher parks his car in the players’ lot underneath the right field stands at PNC Park. He then walks across the field to the Pirates’ dugout on the third base side before...

Max Kranick certainly didn’t show any nerves for a rookie pitching in a pennant race near his hometown. In fact, he was so cool that he made some of the 50-some family in friends in attendance at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia a little angry Sunday. Kranick worked five scoreless...

Pirates rookie reliever David Bednar was reinstated from the 10-day injured list prior to Sunday’s game against the Philles at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The Mars graduate had been out with a right oblique strain since Sept. 8. Bednar is 3-1 with three saves and a 2.18 ERA in...

The Pittsburgh Pirates could not figure out Ranger Suarez. The left-hander pitched a four-hit shutout to lead the Phillies to a 3-0 win over the Pirates on Saturday at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The Pirates did not get a runner past first base against Suarez (7-5) as he lowered...

Bryse Wilson pitched five innings for his first win with the Pirates, Cole Tucker had three hits and Ke’Bryan Hayes hit a pair of doubles in a 6-3 victory over the Marlins on Saturday night at LoanDepot Park in Miami. Kevin Newman and Hoy Park added two-run hits. The Pirates...

Ke’Bryan Hayes has accomplished quite a bit since making his major league debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates a little more than a year ago. The rookie third baseman added something else to his list Friday night. Hayes had his first career walk-off RBI, a single down the right-field line with...

Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander Steven Brault was removed after two innings from Friday night’s game because of left arm discomfort. Facing the Washington Nationals in the opener of a three-game series at PNC Park, Brault allowed two runs and two hits. He walked two and struck out one. Cody Ponce replaced...

Like so many other fan favorites before him, Josh Bell had his first PNC Park homecoming. Bell was back in Pittsburgh on Friday for the first time since the Pirates traded the switch-hitting first baseman to the Washington Nationals on Christmas Eve for right-hander Wil Crowe and a prospect. The...

Yoshi Tsutsugo has not lived up to his billing since leaving his native Japan to play professionally in the United States. The Pittsburgh Pirates became the third major-league organization to take a shot at unlocking Tsutsugo’s talent after the infielder/outfielder washed out with the Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles...

Dillon Peters was solid in his Pittsburgh Pirates debut. Yet it wasn’t enough to keep the Pirates from losing 2-1 to the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday at PNC Park. Peters (0-1) took the loss after being recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis before the game. The left-hander gave up two runs (one...

By all accounts, Neil Walker’s debut as a Pirates broadcaster was a success. Walker drew rave reviews on social media for his work behind the microphone Saturday when the Pirates split a day-night doubleheader with the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park. The team also was pleased with his performance. “It...

The Pittsburgh Pirates made a flurry of roster moves Sunday. The most notable of the five was recalling left-hander Dillon Peters from Triple-A Indianapolis. He was the starter and loser as the Pirates fell 2-1 to the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park, though he allowed just two runs (one earned)...

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates had to wait a lot longer than they wanted to celebrate, but they wound up notching one of their more stirring wins of the season. Jacob Stallings’ run-scoring single in the bottom of the 12th inning lifted the Pirates to an 8-7 victory over the...

Chris Stratton already had washed out with the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Angels when he landed with the Pittsburgh Pirates a little more than two years ago. The right-hander never had lived up to his pedigree of being the Giants’ first-round draft pick in 2012. Despite once being...

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Kevan Smith took some blindside hits during his days as a quarterback at Seneca Valley and Pitt. However, no blitzing linebacker or safety ever hit Smith in quite the way Los Angeles Angels general manager Billy Eppler did during a phone conversation in November. Eppler informed...

BRADENTON, Fla. — Edgar Santana was more than 1,000 miles away from Pittsburgh last season, and that made it difficult on the Pirates relief pitcher. Santana underwent Tommy John surgery in September 2018. He spent the majority of last year in Florida rehabbing his elbow at the Pirate City training...

BRADENTON, Fla. — The player who has spent the most continuous service time in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ organization is a bit of a surprise. However, Jose Osuna has been around longer than anybody. The Pirates signed him as an amateur international free agent from Venezuela in 2009 as a 16-year-old....

BRADENTON, Fla. — Chris Stratton has a comfortable feeling in his first spring training with the Pittsburgh Pirates. “I feel like I’ve been a Pirate for three or four years,” the relief pitcher said. “I don’t why. I guess it’s just the group of guys that we have. It’s been...

BRADENTON, Fla. — It was a small sample size, to be sure. Outfielder Jason Martin made his MLB debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates last season. He logged 40 plate appearances over 20 games, but it was enough for Martin to learn life in the major leagues isn’t as overwhelming as...