Kevin Gorman stories, Page 97

The news that Gregory Polanco has been cleared to resume workouts and could return to play soon couldn’t come at a better time for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Manager Derek Shelton was careful to remind us not to get reactionary because it’s only been two games, but the first three batters...

The St. Louis Cardinals turned to the tried and true Saturday afternoon with Adam Wainwright on the mound and Yadier Molina behind the plate, a battery with a combined three decades in the majors. The 38-year-old pitcher and catcher combined to keep the Pittsburgh Pirates in check as the Cardinals...

When the Pittsburgh Pirates return to PNC Park, it will be without fans in the stands because of the coronavirus pandemic. So the club is launching a virtual fan experience, starting with Monday’s home opener. The Pirates are encouraging fans to follow online at Pirates.com for in-between innings staples such...

Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton announced left-hander Steven Brault will start the home opener against the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night at PNC Park and confirmed right fielder Gregory Polanco has been cleared to return after testing positive for covid-19. Shelton said Polanco is going through the MLB health and...

What might have seemed but a footnote when the Pittsburgh Pirates finalized their Opening Day roster is actually an incredible comeback story for relief pitcher Nik Turley. That the 30-year-old left-hander, a non-roster invitee to spring training, made the 30-man roster for Friday’s season opener at St. Louis was Turley’s...

The Pittsburgh Pirates wanted a new voice, and they found one who is as quick with a compliment as he is a wisecrack, one who isn’t afraid to delegate or deal with criticism that comes with sitting in his chair, one whose two-decade wait to manage a major league game...

Now that the Pittsburgh Pirates have finalized their 30-man roster, Derek Shelton is ready to fill out his Opening Day lineup for the first time as a major-league manager Friday at the St. Louis Cardinals. It won’t be the memento Shelton waited two decades for, starting in the minor leagues...

Derek Holland was dressed in black and gold from head to toe, with an emphasis on the Pittsburgh gold spikes that stood out when the left-hander took the mound Wednesday night for the Pirates at PNC Park. Holland looked like someone who was auditioning to start the home opener, catering...

Mitch Keller came to training camp armed with a more consistent changeup, hoping to convince the Pittsburgh Pirates to show as much confidence in him as he did in the new and improved pitch. The 24-year-old right-hander, the team’s top prospect, earned the No. 3 spot in the starting rotation....

The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 40: Scott McKillop Scott McKillop had 344 career tackles as an inside linebacker at Pitt, none of them more famous — or critical —...

MLB has informed the Toronto Blue Jays that they will share PNC Park with the Pittsburgh Pirates as their home field this season, according to reports out of Canada. Sportsnet’s Hazel Mae first reported the news late Tuesday night, and the Toronto Sun confirmed that the majority of the Blue...

Just when you thought MLB blurred the lines between the American League and National League this season, with interleague games and a universal designated hitter, PNC Park is ready to blow your mind. The Pittsburgh Pirates are willing to welcome with open arms their neighbors from the True North, the...

Never mind that Cole Tucker had never played outfield before. He has a knack for making dramatic debuts with the Pittsburgh Pirates, whether it’s hitting a game-winning home run or making a sliding catch. This one didn’t get a curtain call, but Tucker tipped his cap anyway. The 6-foot-3 shortstop,...

In his final outing of training camp, Trevor Williams looked like he was ready for the regular season. The Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander retired seven consecutive batters before leaving with two outs, a runner on third and a two-run lead. Then the bullpen blew up, as the Cleveland Indians punished the...

Rejected from playing at Rogers Centre by the Canadian government amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Toronto Blue Jays are looking into the possibility of playing home games at PNC Park this season. And the Pittsburgh Pirates are welcoming the idea with open arms. The Pirates’ home ballpark is one of...

The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 42: Connie Hawkins When its most common association with professional basketball is from a movie, “The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh,” it doesn’t speak great...

The Pittsburgh Pirates are down to the final days of training camp, with exhibition games Monday and Wednesday against the Cleveland Indians before making final decisions on the 30-man Opening Day roster. Most of the decisions were made for them. The Pirates started training camp at PNC Park with 39...

As a former bench coach who is well aware of the job requirements, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton has been deferential to Don Kelly when it comes to mapping out the minutiae of his first spring training and the subsequent three-week training camp. Where Shelton heaps constant credit on Kelly...

Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes, the team’s top position prospect, has tested positive for covid-19, manager Derek Shelton announced on Sunday. Hayes has not practiced with the Pirates at all during training camp at PNC Park and remains in quarantine. “He’s not back with us yet,” Shelton said of...

Until a few days ago, John Ryan Murphy didn’t know whether he would start the season on the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 30-man roster, their taxi squad or be sent to their alternate training site in Altoona. That was nothing new to a 29-year-old catcher on his fifth team in eight seasons,...

Perhaps the best way to describe the first baseball game of 2020 at PNC Park is to say it was an exhibition game that looked like a Major League Baseball regular-season game, was played like a spring training game and pretended to play to a packed house instead of an...

Joe Musgrove struck out five while allowing one hit and one walk in three scoreless innings, a strong performance for the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander a day after he was named the Opening Day starter. Guillermo Heredia drove in two runs with a fifth-inning single to center, a solid debut for...