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INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 37-42) was swept by Iowa (Cubs) in a doubleheader. Indy was held to four hits in a 2-1 loss in the opener. 3B Tucupita Marcano (.240) went 2 for 4 from the leadoff spot. LF Anthony Alford (.294) went 1 for 3 with a double and a run...

Steven Brault felt like he was back where he belonged: pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates and at Milwaukee’s American Family Field. After being sidelined since spring training, the Pirates left-hander hoped to help solidify the starting rotation when he made his first appearance of the season against the Brewers. “It...

The Pittsburgh Pirates lost a third pitching prospect to Tommy John surgery this season in High-A Greensboro right-hander Braxton Ashcraft, ranked No. 22 by MLB Pipeline. Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk confirmed Wednesday afternoon that Ashcraft was injured last week and underwent surgery after Ashcraft posted a post-op...

The Pittsburgh Pirates will open next season at home on Opening Day, playing the St. Louis Cardinals on March 31 at PNC Park, and their schedule features interleague games against American League East Division opponents. MLB announced the 2022 schedule Wednesday, and it will mark the first time in six...

The wife of Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Chad Kuhl revealed Wednesday on Twitter that the 28-year-old right-hander and their 4-month-old son, Hudson, tested positive for covid-19 and are in quarantine. Amanda Kuhl tweeted she is negative and not presenting any symptoms but shared the challenges of dealing with covid. ?? pic.twitter.com/UadVPKBxqH—...

Henry Davis, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2021 MLB Draft, had a pair of smashing debuts for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Davis went 2 for 4 with a double, a two-run homer and three RBIs in his professional debut Tuesday for the Pirates Black squad in a 16-10 loss...

With so many newly acquired, young players running around the minors and some finding their way into the big-league dugout, no one knows for sure what the Pittsburgh Pirates will look like a year from now. Gregory Polanco only knows he wants to be a part of it. “I never...

The Pittsburgh Pirates’ 8-5 victory in 10 innings Tuesday night against a vastly superior Milwaukee Brewers’ team had so many tense, game-changing moments, perhaps you didn’t notice it took 4 hours, 6 minutes to complete. But how could you miss the most obvious element? Whenever the game was on the...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 37-40) was dispatched by Iowa (Cubs), 5-1. RHP Beau Sulser (5-5, 4.16) took the loss, giving up three runs on seven hits in six innings. RF Bligh Madris (.258) hit an RBI double in his lone at-bat. 2B Tucupita Marcano (.190) went 1 for 5 with a single...

Shea Spitzbarth was shagging fly balls during batting practice Monday in Milwaukee’s American Family Field when he heard a familiar voice holler, “Spitz.” He’s been hearing that name all his life, but to hear it in a major-league outfield while he was wearing a major-league jersey (one that says Pirates)...

The Pittsburgh Pirates’ three-game series in Milwaukee means little in the National League Central standings, with the Brewers in first place by 7½ games. But it matters to the Pirates who are using three starting pitchers — Bryse Wilson on Monday night, Max Kranick on Tuesday and Steven Brault on...

On the day the Pittsburgh Pirates welcomed back their best pitcher from 2020, a rotation regular through most of 2021 must sit down. Manager Derek Shelton said Monday that Steven Brault, who has missed the entire season with a left lat strain (latissimus dorsi muscle in his back), will pitch...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 37-39) rolled past St. Paul (Twins), 12-5. In rehab starts, 1B Colin Moran (.294) hit a three-run home run, and DH Erik Gonzalez (.500) was 2 for 3 with an RBI. CF Anthony Alford (.301) was 3 for 5, including a three-run home run. PH Fabricio Macias (.298)...

Mitch Keller is back, and for one Sunday afternoon, the walks didn’t accompany him to PNC Park. But the Philadelphia Phillies (52-53) had little trouble with pitches in the strike zone, smashing five doubles among the eight hits and four runs Keller (3-8) allowed in five innings. Relief pitcher Cody...

After the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Adam Frazier to San Diego, Derek Shelton was posed a question about which facet of Frazier’s game would be missed most: Batting leadoff or playing second base. It was a tough question, given that Frazier, the National League’s starting second baseman in the All-Star Game,...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 36-39) edged St. Paul (Twins), 6-5. SS Cole Tucker (.235) hit a two-run home run from the leadoff spot. 1B Christian Bethancourt (.276) also homered. 3B Erik Gonzalez was 0 for 1 in a rehab outing. DH Colin Moran (.286) was 0 for 3 with an RBI in...

When Bryan Reynolds hit a leadoff double in the ninth inning of a tied game then made a contact read to advance to third base on Gregory Polanco’s groundout, Jacob Stallings started to play out the possible scenarios in his mind from the on-deck circle. “Once he got to third,”...

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed fourth-round pick Owen Kellington, a right-handed prep pitcher from Vermont, to a $600,000 bonus Saturday to complete a prized draft class without going a penny past the 5% overage. Kellington signed for $28,600 above the slot value for the No. 102 pick in the MLB Draft,...

After absorbing all of the comings and goings of Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers over the past week, their braintrust needed a day to discuss what the starting rotation and bullpen would look like moving forward. The Pirates shook up their pitching staff by trading left-handed starter Tyler Anderson (Seattle) and relievers...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 35-39) won 8-4 at St. Paul (Twins). 1B Colin Moran (.364) smacked an RBI double in his rehab game with the Indians. PH TJ Rivera (.251) was 2 for 3 with two RBIs. 3B Hunter Owen (.223) singled in two runs. CF Anthony Alford (.292) was 1 for...

The Pittsburgh Pirates put the tension of the trade deadline and a sorry series against the Milwaukee Brewers behind them and played like a team that had some making up to do Friday night. The Pirates pounded out 12 hits — one shy of their total over the past three...

Ben Cherington had been working for weeks on trades to transform the Pittsburgh Pirates, showing a willingness to listen to offers on almost anybody on the roster in an effort to restock the farm system with talent. The Pirates general manager had been active all week, swinging three trades by...

In a week where their All-Star second baseman was traded during a game, a reliever was dealt during their day off and Tuesday’s scheduled starter was scratched hours before first pitch, it’s understandable that trade talk has stirred some unrest with the Pittsburgh Pirates. So it was no surprise when...