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First Call: Broderick Jones expected back at practice; more interest in David Bednar; Ben Cherington ‘in limbo’
Wednesday’s “First Call” has an update on Broderick Jones’ practice status. Trey Hendrickson will report to training camp in Cincinnati. The other two AFC North teams have seen significant players go down with injuries at their camps. And we have more speculation about the futures of David Bednar, Mitch Keller...
Pirates plate a pair in 8th to beat Giants, earn series win
The Pittsburgh Pirates rode a bit of momentum into the second of three games at Oracle Park on Tuesday, having won six of their last seven. Conversely, the San Francisco Giants had dropped 11 of their past 14 games when they sent Justin Verlander to the hill looking to even...
Pirates farm report for July 29, 2025: Johan Oviedo strikes out 5, Cam Devanney homers in Indy victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 62-40) scored four runs in the seventh inning and edged Iowa (Cubs), 5-3. 3B Cam Devanney (.275) was 2 for 3 with a solo homer and two runs scored. LF Ronny Simon (.300) was 2 for 5 with two RBIs. DH Nick Solak (.371) was 2 for 5...
Pirates’ Mike Burrows making strides toward proving he belongs in big-league rotationVideo
Mike Burrows is unique among the Pittsburgh Pirates starting rotation in that no other pitcher throws a changeup as frequently as he does. Per Statcast, it’s Burrows’ No. 2 most utilized pitch, behind only the four-seam fastball. Burrows throws it 23.8% of the time, compared to Andrew Heaney (17.4%), Paul...
First Call: Asking price for David Bednar reportedly ‘bananas’; Minkah Fitzpatrick calls Pittsburgh exit ‘very unfortunate’
Tuesday’s “First Call” features Minkah Fitzpatrick’s first quotes since being traded from the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Miami Dolphins. We also get updates on David Bednar’s trade stock and Kenny Pickett’s health. Plus, more gambling issues swirl around the Cleveland Guardians. Minkah speaks For the first time since he was...
Tim Benz: Bryce Harper, Rob Manfred confrontation shows cooler heads must prevail in MLB labor talks
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred was reportedly told to “get the (expletive) out” of the Philadelphia Phillies locker room by two-time MVP Bryce Harper last week. As reported by ESPN.com and The Bandwagon, Manfred fired back at Harper with similar language and refused to leave. According to ESPN’s Jeff...
Paul Skenes says Pirates must ‘consciously, intentionally make moves to get us better’
Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes tossed six shutout innings Sunday. I thought his second-best pitch was his changeup. I thought his best pitch was the one he made during a postgame interview. While hosting Sunday’s postgame show on 93.7 The Fan, Dan Zangrilli asked Skenes if he felt the...
Andrew McCutchen’s homer lifts Pirates over Giants, whose late rally comes up short
Less than three full days until the trade deadline, the Pittsburgh Pirates sent Mitch Keller to the hill against the Giants in what potentially could be his final start with the club. Keller, a 2014 draft pick by Pittsburgh and the most tenured member of the Pirates, has certainly performed...
First Call: Minkah Fitzpatrick’s new money; Kenny Pickett’s injury; a twist on Mitch Keller trade rumors
Monday’s “First Call” features some new money up front for former Pittsburgh Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick. We look at Kenny Pickett’s hamstring injury in Cleveland. There is a new layer to the Mitch Keller trade rumors, and we examine the Pirates’ road trip out west. Pickett’s problem It doesn’t sound...
Tim Benz: Sparkling Sunday from Paul Skenes, Oneil Cruz shines light on Ben Cherington
There was some irony to the Pittsburgh Pirates hosting Peanuts Night on Saturday. After all, most of the episodes of Peanuts that involved baseball featured Charlie Brown getting knocked off the mound by line drives, Snoopy being traded for five random prospects, and it rained a lot. Not to mention,...
Madden Monday: ‘At what point are (the Pirates) going to keep their good players?’
As Thursday’s Major League Baseball trade deadline looms, starting pitcher Mitch Keller and closer David Bednar appear to be the Pittsburgh Pirates who would most likely bring a decent return. Keller has a 3.53 ERA. His 15 quality starts are tied for first in the National League. His 125 innings...
Despite likelihood of being traded, Isiah Kiner-Falefa wants to ‘keep door open’ with Pirates
Isiah Kiner-Falefa has been dealt at the trade deadline before, so the difficult thing about hearing rumors isn’t that he could be on the move again but rather the disappointment of his tenure in Pittsburgh. When Kiner-Falefa was acquired from Toronto late last July, he was excited about joining a...
Pirates farm report for July 27, 2025: Nick Yorke, Jared Triolo, Alika Williams key Indy win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 61-40) belted 14 hits and edged Toledo (Tigers), 6-5. DH Nick Yorke (.273) was 2 for 4 with two RBIs and a run scored. 3B Jared Triolo (.250) was on base four times and scored three runs after going 2 for 2 with a double and two walks....
Pirates legend Dave Parker inducted into National Baseball Hall of FameVideo
Sunday’s National Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony offered ample opportunity to celebrate the career of Pittsburgh Pirates great Dave Parker, one of five players immortalized this year in Cooperstown, N.Y. But Parker’s death late last month — the result of complications from Parkinson’s disease — at the age of...
Paul Skenes shines with 9 strikeouts as Pirates shut out Diamondbacks to finish homestand
Paul Skenes had recorded his ninth strikeout on his 98th pitch, getting Eugenio Suarez swinging at a sweeper for the second out in the sixth inning, when Don Kelly walked onto the field for a mound visit. That drew boos from the home crowd, fearing that the Pittsburgh Pirates manager...
Pirates GM: To win, ‘we’re going to have to assume some risk’ in trade deadline deals
Ben Cherington is approaching Thursday’s MLB trade deadline with the intent to build a team that is going to be better in 2026, so the Pittsburgh Pirates general manager is preparing to strike on deals that can do that. Although the Pirates are expected to be sellers, Cherington emphasized that...
‘I don’t want to get traded’: With Pirates expected to sell, Bryan Reynolds wants to stay
As the MLB trade deadline approaches, Bryan Reynolds is holding out hope that the Pittsburgh Pirates aren’t planning a fire sale. The two-time All-Star outfielder is in the third year of an eight-year, $106.75 million contract with a limited no-trade clause that prevents deals with the Los Angeles Dodgers, New...
Pirates farm report for July 26, 2025: Mike Jarvis’ grand slam lifts Curve to victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 60-40) scored five runs in the fourth inning to beat Toledo (Tigers), 5-4. DH Billy Cook (.256) was 1 for 4 with two RBIs. RF/LF Ronny Simon (.294) went 2 for 4 with a walk and an RBI. C Shawn Ross (.246) knocked in a run. 3B Tsung-Che...
David Bednar punctuates 100th career save with a punchout as Pirates beat Diamondbacks
With the trade deadline looming and his name the subject of rumors, David Bednar knows that every time the lights go out and Styx’s “Renegade” plays over the speakers at PNC Park could be his last. Bednar got emotional thinking about what could be his final appearance in a night...
Bucs Beat Q&A: For Seth Hernandez, being picked by Pirates in 1st round ‘unbelievable’
What has the past week been like for you? Unbelievable. Obviously, a lot has gone on in my life recently. But, obviously, I think this kind of tops it, being a part of a great organization. They’ve had faith in me since the beginning, so being able to be here,...
Pirates prospect watch: Low-A OF Edward Florentino jumps to Pirates’ No. 6 overall prospect
Edward Florentino Position: OF Height: 6-foot-4 Weight: 200 pounds Level: Low-A Bradenton Notable: The Pirates’ Edward Florentino, an 18-year-old outfield prospect, jumped to No. 6 in MLB Pipeline’s most recent organizational rankings. In late June, Florentino was promoted to the Bradenton Marauders after a strong rookie ball debut in the...
The week ahead: Pirates travel to San Francisco, Colorado
Here’s a look at next week’s Pittsburgh Pirates schedule: at Giants 9:45 p.m. Monday (SN PIT) 9:45 p.m. Tuesday (SN PIT) 3:45 p.m. Wednesday (SN PIT) • Justin Verlander, who turned 42 ahead of the 2025 season, is in his first campaign with San Francisco and was winless through 15...
Full Count: Dave Parker’s long-awaited Hall of Fame induction bittersweet for Pirates ‘Family’
The Pittsburgh Pirates celebrated Dave Parker’s Hall of Fame induction weekend in appropriate fashion, wearing all-black throwback uniforms, caps with Stargell stars and a circular patch to honor the Cobra. After waiting three decades to be elected, Parker received a call in December that the Pirates believed was long overdue....
Pirates farm report for July 25, 2025: Billy Cook hits 8th homer, but Indians fall to Toledo
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 59-40) fell to Toledo (Tigers), 4-3. CF Billy Cook (.256) hit a two-run homer, his eighth of the season. LF Ji Hwan Bae (.292) tripled. C Brett Sullivan (.204) had an RBI single. RF Matt Fraizer (.295) was 2 for 4 with a run scored. SS Tsung-Che Cheng...
Mike Burrows pitches career-high 6 innings, but Pirates fall to Arizona in extras
Following a rough pre-All-Star break start July 12 in Minnesota, Mike Burrows was determined to learn from it and be better. Burrows was better July 19, giving him some momentum for his Friday night start at PNC Park as the Pittsburgh Pirates opened a three-game series against Arizona. While Burrows...
