Pirates/MLB category, Page 159

Can you believe it’s been 20 years since Three Rivers Stadium came crashing down? The stadium on the North Side (now in section called North Shore) was home to the Steelers and Pirates when they made Pittsburgh the City of Champions, the scene of the Immaculate Reception and Roberto Clemente’s...

After adding an influx of prospects since Ben Cherington was hired as general manager, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ minor league talent ranks in the middle among MLB teams. One baseball analyst, however, called it a “system on the rise” upon releasing new farm system rankings Wednesday. New post for @TheAthletic subscribers...

As the Pittsburgh Pirates prepare for the start of spring training next week in Bradenton, Fla., the Tribune-Review takes a look at players in every position grouping. The Pittsburgh Pirates will start spring training with a handful of candidates who can play shortstop. Whether they have one who can separate...

As the Pittsburgh Pirates prepare for the start of spring training next week in Bradenton, Fla., the Tribune-Review takes a look at players in every position grouping. When the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Josh Bell to the Washington Nationals, general manager Ben Cherington made it clear dealing the 2019 All-Star first...

MLB is in the process of changing the Pittsburgh Pirates’ spring training schedule by creating pods for Grapefruit League games that would separate teams by their sites on Florida’s east and west coasts to reduce cross-state travel concerns during the covid-19 pandemic. Changes that would affect the spring training schedule...

As the Pittsburgh Pirates prepare for the start of spring training next week in Bradenton, Fla., the Tribune-Review takes a look this week at players in each of the position groupings. Derek Shelton remains steadfast in his belief the Pirates had the best defensive catcher in the National League last...

The Pittsburgh Pirates added a left-handed reliever to their bullpen Sunday when they signed Chasen Shreve to a minor league contract with a spring training invitation. ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported Shreve will receive $1.5 million guaranteed if he makes the major league roster. An 11th-round pick by the Atlanta Braves...

Derek Shelton is looking for leadership on the Pittsburgh Pirates, and believes the search starts from within. As Shelton prepares for his second spring training — and, fingers crossed, his first full season as Pirates manager — he will do so without three key players. First baseman Josh Bell and...

A trade that proved to be a colossal bust for the Pittsburgh Pirates has come full circle as an epic disaster, as pitcher Chris Archer chose Tuesday to return to the Tampa Bay Rays. Archer, 32, agreed to terms on a one-year, $6.5 million contract with the Rays pending a...

Four former No. 1 draft picks are among the 26 non-roster players the Pittsburgh Pirates invited to spring training. Infielder Nick Gonzales, the No. 7 overall pick in 2020 who is ranked their top prospect by MLB Pipeline, right-handed pitcher Quinn Priester (2019), outfielder Travis Swaggerty (2018) and infielder Will...

With a signature smile and flashy style, what he called a “jive-time” fastball and the unwavering confidence to come out of the bullpen and throw scoreless innings, Grant Jackson made believers out of relievers. The left-hander left a legacy in Pittsburgh as the pitcher who earned the victory against the...

A Westmoreland County judge denied suspended Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez’s bid to dismiss sex and pornography charges, setting the stage for a trial scheduled to begin in March. Vazquez, 29, was charged in August 2019 after police in both Westmoreland County and Florida contended the Venezuela-born athlete had sexual...

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced Monday preliminary plans to host fans for spring training games at LECOM Park in Bradenton, Fla., with approximately 25% of the 8,500-seat capacity available. The Pirates will make tickets available in seating pods of two to four per transaction, with a 6-foot distance required for safe...

The 1980s were good for a few things. Hair metal. Karate. Tom Cruise movies. Acid wash jeans. Just a few things that leap to mind. However, they weren’t a great time for the Pittsburgh sports scene. No titles were won in Pittsburgh from 1979 (when the Steelers and Pirates both...

The Pittsburgh Pirates are rebuilding around Ke’Bryan Hayes, and the third baseman can now be billed as the franchise’s first-ever top 10 position player to make MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 prospect list. MLB Pipeline unveiled its rankings Thursday night, and Hayes was ranked baseball’s No. 9 prospect. The honor came...

As he leaves town after being traded, Jameson Taillon wrote a long, fond farewell letter to the Pittsburgh Pirates, their fans and the city on MLB.com titled, “Thank you, Pittsburgh.” Taillon, 29, was traded Sunday to the New York Yankees for four prospects, rejoining former teammate Gerrit Cole for baseball’s...

A handful of Pittsburgh Pirates prospects were named among baseball’s top 10 players at their positions by MLB Pipeline, including a pair at the same spot. Ke’Bryan Hayes was ranked second among third base prospects, and Nick Gonzales (No. 2) and Ji-Hwan Bae (9) were ranked among the second basemen....

By trading Josh Bell, Joe Musgrove and Jameson Taillon for 11 players in three deals in a month, the Pittsburgh Pirates restocked their farm system and added eight prospects to their adjusted MLB Pipeline top 30. The MLB.com writers who compile those rankings, Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo, weighed in...

Shortly after the calendar flipped to 2021, it struck me that I was beginning my 25th year in the sports media business. Nineteen of them in Pittsburgh. That felt like a little bit of an accomplishment. Until I turned on the radio and heard my ESPN Pittsburgh and WDVE colleague...

Voting for the Hall of Fame for the first time was an exercise I found to be more challenging than expected, mostly because I didn’t expect to have a Hall of Fame ballot until it arrived in late November. As a 10-year member of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America,...

The Pirates signed catcher Joe Hudson to a minor-league contract on Monday, offering an invitation to their big league camp. The 29-year-old Hudson, a sixth-round pick out of Notre Dame by the Cincinnati Reds in 2012, has a .167 batting average in 18 major league games over the past three...

Jameson Taillon called his trade to the New York Yankees “necessary” as the Pittsburgh Pirates rebuild, and welcomed the opportunity to “contribute to a winning team and a winning organization.” The right-handed pitcher was introduced Monday as the newest member of the Yankees in a 25-minute video conference call, where...

Unfortunately, former Pirates players Jameson Taillon, Joe Musgrove and Josh Bell proved one sports cliche to be true: “Nice guys really do finish last.” Because those recently traded Pirates were three of the nicest guys I’ve ever covered in a baseball clubhouse. Even on his way out the door after...

By trading Jameson Taillon, the Pittsburgh Pirates added three players who were ranked among the New York Yankees’ top 20 prospects and a teenager with tremendous upside. Miguel Yajure and Roansy Contreras are right-handed pitchers who were added to the Pirates’ 40-man roster, and outfielder Canaan Smith and 18-year-old infielder...

Jameson Taillon and Gerrit Cole were No. 1 draft picks in back-to-back years for the Pittsburgh Pirates a decade ago, expected to serve as power pitchers who were the anchors of their starting rotation. On Sunday, Taillon and Cole toasted to their reunion and a new future together with the...