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The Pittsburgh Pirates added a veteran to their pitching staff by signing right-hander Trevor Cahill to a one-year contract for $1.5 million, with another $1 million in incentives. The Pirates are his ninth team in 13 seasons. The 6-foot-4, 223-pounder was 1-2 with a 3.24 ERA and 31 strikeouts in...

When the calendar flips to March 12 on Friday, it represents an ominous one-year anniversary for the Pittsburgh Pirates. It’s the day a global pandemic interrupted spring training and stopped the sports world for months. The previous night, the NBA stopped its season when Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested...

A day after Jared Oliva and Brian Goodwin made their mark on the center field competition with home runs, Anthony Alford answered in a way that might have pushed him to the forefront. Alford hit a two-run homer in the second inning, made a spectacular catch in the third, then...

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced that tickets will be made available on a month-to-month basis to start the season and delivered digitally. Starting Thursday, the Pirates will notify groups for an exclusive presale for full, half and partial season plans for the first dozen games over two homestands at PNC Park,...

Jared Oliva will be the first to admit he was uncomfortable at his first major league spring training last year, trying to absorb as much as he could from veterans without stepping on any toes. That was evident to Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton, who saw as much trepidation as...

Brian Goodwin could tell by playing the outfield that the wind was doing something different Wednesday night at George M. Steinbrenner Field, calling it a difficult night for fly balls. The New York Yankees had built a five-run lead over the Pittsburgh Pirates by sending two of them over the...

When two of the three players fighting for the same starting job end up seeing Pittsburgh Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk, he expects their competitive spirit to play a role in their recovery. Tomczyk is counting on the relationships and trust he has built with shortstops Kevin Newman...

Pirates fans, at least you aren’t alone when it comes to your team’s place within the ecosystem of baseball economics. Along with how your team is operating within that world. Meet the Colorado Rockies. They decided to pay the St. Louis Cardinals to accept All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado in...

When Derek Shelton ordained Jacob Stallings the starting catcher at the outset of spring training, it didn’t signal the end of the competition at one of the most pivotal positions for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Instead, it was just the beginning of a battle for the three catchers vying to become...

It all came down to the final out. The Pittsburgh Pirates were one out away from a spring training no-hitter, thanks to a double play in the bottom of the ninth against the Atlanta Braves. Right-handed reliever Nick Mears lost the no-hit bid when Phillip Ervin singled on a soft...

Most days, Derek Shelton is loathe to discuss lineups. The Pittsburgh Pirates manager used so many different batting orders last season — 57 in 60 games — that it became a running joke: As many varieties as Heinz. On Tuesday, however, Shelton was in a good mood and delved into...

Dustin Fowler’s once-promising career had bottomed out when the former top-100 prospect was designated for assignment by the Oakland A’s, so he was excited to get the call about the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates traded cash considerations for Fowler, giving the 26-year-old outfielder the opportunity to join an open competition...

Just 22 years old and with a mere 64 professional games at any level to his credit, Miguel Yajure isn’t afraid to shoot high in his first season with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. “I always have really, really (lofty) goals (in addition to modest) ones,” the young right-hander said during...

Derek Shelton started to chuckle before a question was finished being asked about his team’s Grapefruit League record . “The spring training record does not matter,” Shelton said after the Pittsburgh Pirates improved to 4-3-1 with a 13-1 victory against the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. “But it is nice...

Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington continued to add arms to the organizational pitching pool by trading for former heralded pitching prospect Duane Underwood Jr. from the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. The 26-year-old Underwood three times was listed among the Cubs’ top 10 prospects by MLB.com, peaking at No. 4...

The Pittsburgh Pirates were scheduled to face one of their former aces when they played the New York Yankees on Saturday before a forecast for rain caused a change to the starting pitchers. Instead of Gerrit Cole, they got Jameson Taillon. The 2010 first-round pick, once expected to anchor the...

Bryan Reynolds calls center field his natural position, claims he gets truer reads off the bat and has the most fun there because he gets more chances to run down fly balls and make diving catches. With an open competition in center this spring training, it’s only natural to wonder...

When David Bednar talked about his favorite pitchers for the Pittsburgh Pirates while growing up in Mars, he ticked off a list that included All-Star closers Joel Hanrahan, Jason Grilli and Mark Melancon. Bednar isn’t shy about sharing his dream of putting the finishing touches on a victory in the...

Chad Kuhl couldn’t have been happier about the execution of his top three pitches, effectively mixing the use of his slider, curveball and changeup against the Philadelphia Phillies. It’s what Kuhl called his fourth-best pitch, a four-seam fastball, that Bryce Harper drilled for a two-run home run and Roman Quinn...

Kevin Newman and Ke’Bryan continued to reach base and the Pittsburgh Pirates bullpen continued to put up zeros Thursday. The Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves, 6-1, in a seven-inning game played at Bradenton’s LECOM Park. Hayes upped his spring on-base percentage to .556 with an RBI triple and single in...

When Oneil Cruz was involved in an auto accident that killed three people in September in his native Dominican Republic, the Pittsburgh Pirates prospect worried his blossoming baseball career was over. “In the beginning, I was very fearful of not being able to continue to play the game that I...

Two players who potentially could form the Pittsburgh Pirates middle infield on opening day have missed Grapefruit League games, but the team’s director of sports medicine on Thursday allayed fears their ailments will linger. Todd Tomczyk referred to Cole Tucker’s left thumb contusion as “minor,” and he called Adam Frazier’s...

PNC Park is keeping its name on Pittsburgh’s baseball stadium for another decade. The Pittsburgh Pirates and PNC Bank announced Thursday morning a 10-year extension to their naming rights deal to the stadium, which has been considered one of the gems in MLB since it opened in 2001. Financial terms...

Thursday’s “First Call” shows us a feisty Steeler. Bud Dupree is optimistic about his health. And T.J. McConnell sets an NBA record. Also, another Robert Morris hockey player is up for a national award. And a former Pirate had a big hit against the Buccos in spring training. Haden not...

David Bednar might be new to the Pirates. But he isn’t new to Pittsburgh. Take how the Mars Area High School alumnus greeted his new bosses for what was something like an “entrance meeting” heading into his first spring training with the club. “He jumped on (the Zoom call), and...