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Pirates 2021 Round 7 pick bio in brief: C Wyatt Hendrie 
Wyatt Hendrie 193rd overall, Round 7 Position: Catcher Height, weight: 5-foot-11, 2000 pounds Bats/throws: Right/Right School: San Diego State Age: 22 A big time comeback victory for @AztecBaseball in Game 1 vs. Nevada. Aztecs trailed 6-2 in the 4th before Wyatt Hendrie blasted a grand slam to tie it up....
Angels' Shohei Ohtani a 2-way starter in All-Star Game; Pirates' Bryan Reynolds, Adam Frazier in NL lineup 
DENVER — Shohei Ohtani will be the American League’s starting pitcher in Tuesday’s night’s All-Star Game and will bat leadoff, too, as the designated hitter in another landmark for the two-way Japanese sensation. A 27-year-old in his fourth major league season with the Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani is the first...
Pirates 2021 Round 4 pick bio in brief: RHP Owen Kellington
Owen Kellington 102nd overall, Round 4 Position: Pitcher Height, weight: 6-foot-3, 193 pounds Bats/throws: Left/right School: U-32 (Vt.) High School Age/DOB: 18 (Feb. 5, 2003) 4 (102): @Pirates select U-32 HS (VT) P Owen Kellington. #MLBDraft— MLB Draft Tracker (@MLBDraftTracker) July 12, 2021 Scouting report: Labeled “a man among...
Pirates 2021 Round 5 pick bio in brief: 3B Jackson Glenn 
Jackson Glenn Position: 3B Height, weight: 5-foot-11, 205 pounds Bats/throws: Right/Right School: Dallas Baptist Age/DOB: 23 (Oct. 24, 1997) Big fly! Jackson Glenn crushes a two-run home run to get the Pats started in the Super Regional!?️ pic.twitter.com/tjdy5DAYjt— DBU Baseball (@DBU_Baseball) June 12, 2021 Scouting report: Texas native who spent...
Pirates 2021 Compensatory Pick B bio in brief: OF Lonnie White Jr.
Lonnie White Jr. 64th overall, Compensatory Pick B Position: Outfielder Height, weight: 6-foot-2, 210 pounds Bats/throws: Right/right School: Malvern Prep School Age/DOB: 18 (Dec. 31, 2002) CB-B (64): @Pirates select Malvern Prep School (PA) OF Lonnie White Jr.. #MLBDraft— MLB Draft Tracker (@MLBDraftTracker) July 12, 2021 Scouting report: Rated...
Pirates 2021 Round 3 pick bio in brief: RHP Bubba Chandler
Bubba Chandler 72nd overall, Round 3 Position: Right-handed pitcher Height, weight: 6-foot-3, 200 pounds Bats/throws: Switch/Right School: North Oconee HS, Bogart, Ga. Age/DOB: 18 (Sept. 14, 2002) Some scouts believe Bubba Chandler is a first-round talent as a position player *and* as a pitcher.Oh, yeah, and he's committed to Clemson...
Pirates 2021 Round 2 pick bio in brief: LHP Anthony Solometo 
Anthony Solometo 37th overall, Round 2 Position: Left-handed pitcher Height, weight: 6-foot-2, 210 pounds Bats/throws: Left/Left School: Bishop Eustace Prep, Pennsauken, N.J. Age/DOB: 18 (Dec. 2, 2002) 2 (37): @Pirates select Bishop Eustace Prep School (NJ) P Anthony Solometo. #MLBDraft— MLB Draft Tracker (@MLBDraftTracker) July 12, 2021 Scouting report:...
Pirates have strong 2nd day of MLB Draft, taking three top-32 prep prospects
After taking their target in Louisville catcher Henry Davis with the top pick in the MLB Draft on Sunday, the Pittsburgh Pirates reset their strategy for a second day that felt like it was an extended first round. The Pirates added three more highly ranked prospects, including a pair of...
Pirates Adam Frazier, Bryan Reynolds realize childhood dreams with 1st All-Star appearance
When the Pittsburgh Pirates visited the Colorado Rockies last month, Bryan Reynolds couldn’t help but notice that the All-Star Game would be played at Coors Field. The Pirates center fielder saw a poster of Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout promoting the event and wondered whether his next trip to...
Louisville catcher Henry Davis 'punched the clock' to earn No. 1 overall pick by Pirates
When Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington raved about No. 1 overall draft pick Henry Davis for his willingness to work and confront a challenge, it reminded Louisville baseball coach Dan McDonnell of a confrontation he had with the catcher after his freshman year. Davis earned the starting job, showed...
Pirates farm report for July 11, 2021: Steven Brault fans 3 in rehab assignment
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 29-29) and Columbus (Indians) were postponed because of rain at Huntington Park in Ohio. The Indians, who took four of six from the Clippers earlier this year, won the season series 6-5. Next: Tuesday vs. Omaha (Royals), 7:05 p.m. ALTOONA (Double-A, 31-26) had its home game against Akron...
Pirates prospect Quinn Priester gets strikeout in Futures Game
A few hours before the Pittsburgh Pirates drafted their potential catcher of the future, a possible future batterymate was on display. Quinn Priester worked to three batters in the MLB Futures Game on Sunday at Coors Field in Denver. The Pirates’ No. 3-rated prospect by MLB Pipeline, Priester walked a...
Pirates surprise by taking Louisville catcher Henry Davis with No. 1 overall pick in MLB Draft 
The Pittsburgh Pirates kept everyone in the baseball world guessing over who they would select with the No. 1 overall pick right up until the start of the MLB Draft on Sunday night at Denver’s Bellco Theater. The Pirates ended the suspense by selecting Louisville catcher Henry Davis, addressing their...
Pirates erase 5-run deficit for 6-5 win over Mets in last game before All-Star break
The tying and winning ninth-inning hits came from a pair of players who were designated for assignment within the past five weeks. The power came from an offseason waiver claim and a 22-year-old with less than 60 games of experience above Single-A. Two of the primary protagonists responsible for the...
Pirates notes: Steven Brault begins rehab assignment, Will Craig explores overseas gig
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ reigning most valuable pitcher took another step toward making his 2021 debut for the team. Steven Brault made a rehabilitation start for the organization’s Low-Class A affiliate in Bradenton, Fla., on Sunday. The veteran left-hander threw 39 pitches in 1 2/3 innings against Clearwater at LECOM Park,...
Pirates farm report for July 10, 2021: Dee Strange-Gordon homers for 2nd straight game
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 29-29) clobbered Columbus (Indians), 11-1. Newly signed SS Dee Strange-Gordon homered for the second straight game, going 1 for 6. RF Fabricio Macias also hit a home run, a three-run shot that was his first of the season. He went 3 for 5. RHP Beau Sulser made a...
Tyler Anderson’s arm, bat help lead Pirates to Game 1 win over Mets
After veteran starter Tyler Anderson homered in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader in Queens, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton was asked what he was seeking from his Game 2 starter. “No, no expectations for a homer,” Shelton said. “Just throw strikes.” Max Kranick, the starter for the nightcap, didn’t...
Pirates rookie infielder Rodolfo Castro tries not to brag after hitting 1st career home run 
Before he answered reporters’ questions late Friday night, Rodolfo Castro wanted to make himself clear. “I hope this comes off the right way,” he said through interpreter Mike Gonzalez. Then, trying not to sound boastful, the 22-year-old Dominican infielder said what was on his mind after his first major-league hit...
Pirates keeping everyone guessing at No. 1, but a high school shortstop looks to be likely pick
Ben Cherington described a scene that sounded like constructive chaos in the Pittsburgh Pirates offices at PNC Park, an organized battle between the baseball operations and scouting departments to decide who they will select Sunday with the No. 1 overall pick in the MLB Draft. When it comes to 1-1...
Pirates farm report for July 9, 2021: Mason Martin hits 16th homer for Altoona
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 28-29) was thumped by Columbus (Indians), 9-4. SS Dee Strange-Gordon, in his second game with Indy, went 1 for 5 with a two-run home run. RF Fabricio Macias went 3 for 4 with two runs scored and his first stolen base. 1B Hunter Owen went 2 for 4....
Mets score 10 runs in 6th inning to rout Pirates
When the two lowest-scoring teams in baseball got together Friday night, the first five innings were predictable. The sixth inning was not, except for one unfortunate factoid: Pittsburgh Pirates starter J.T. Brubaker continues to surrender home runs. The Mets, who ranked next-to-last in the majors with only 303 runs before...
Pirates notebook: Derek Shelton names Max Kranick to start 2nd game of Saturday doubleheader
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton said Friday night that Max Kranick will pitch the second game of the doubleheader Saturday against the New York Mets. He will be the 27th man (allowed by MLB rule for a doubleheader), and the Pirates won’t need to delete another player from the active...
Who will the Pirates pick? A look at potential prospects for the No. 1 choice in the MLB Draft
A look at the prospects who could be the No. 1 pick for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday night in the MLB Draft: Harold sees shades of Hall of Famer @RealCJ10 in #1 @MLBDraft prospect Marcelo Mayer! pic.twitter.com/FrkfDb0dSu— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) July 5, 2021 Marcelo Mayer Position: Shortstop Height, weight:...
Marcelo Mayer's coach compares Pirates' potential top draft pick to another former No. 1 from the same high school
As Sunday’s Major League Baseball draft approaches, all signs continue to indicate that the Pittsburgh Pirates will choose Eastlake High School (Chula Vista, Cali.) shortstop Marcelo Mayer with the No.1 overall pick. For some people (yours truly included) who believe that drafting Vanderbilt pitcher Jack Leiter is a better route...
For Pirates, owning the No. 1 pick in MLB Draft has been a boom-or-bust proposition
Picking first overall in the MLB Draft can be a boom-or-bust proposition, one the Pittsburgh Pirates know all too well as they prepare to make the top selection in Sunday’s first round. The four times the Pirates have owned the No. 1 pick, they have chosen college prospects — one...


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