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Keone Kela overcomes nerves in season debut as Pirates closer
Keone Kela was full of nerves, pacing back and forth in the bullpen before his long-awaited first appearance of the season. The Pittsburgh Pirates ordained Kela their closer at the start of spring training, but baseball’s shutdown kept him waiting four months to pitch, and a positive test for covid-19...
Kevin Gorman's Take 5: Aggressive approach helps Pirates reset offense against Reds 
A three-day break might have been the best thing for the Pittsburgh Pirates to snap a three-game losing streak, so it was no surprise to hear players treating their trip to Cincinnati as an offensive reset. Before three of their first six batters hit home runs and scored nine runs...
Pirates hit 3 early home runs, hold on to beat Reds
Cincinnati Reds right-hander Anthony DeSclafani hadn’t allowed an earned run this season before playing the Pittsburgh Pirates. That lasted only one pitch. Adam Frazier hit DeSclafani’s second pitch for a leadoff home run, Colin Moran added another solo shot and Gregory Polanco led off a seven-run second inning with a...
Josh Bell spent Pirates' downtime working to identify why the timing is off with his swing
Josh Bell knows his numbers through the first 16 games are down compared to his hot start last season, and the Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star first baseman isn’t one to make excuses for his struggles. But Bell has spent this week working to identify why he was slashing .213/.246/.328 with two...
‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 18: Andy Van Slyke was at center of division-winning Pirates teams 
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 18: Andy Van Slyke A 1987 trade that brought Andy Van Slyke to the Pittsburgh Pirates initially was highly unpopular with the franchise’s fanbase....
Pirates' Chad Kuhl, Steven Brault will start separately in Cincinnati 
Derek Shelton will break up the Chad Kuhl/Steven Brault piggyback situation in his starting rotation. The Pittsburgh Pirates’ manager said Kuhl will start Friday in the second game of the series in Cincinnati; Brault gets the start Saturday. Shelton’s reasoning is simple. The Pirates need another arm in the rotation...
Pirates closer Keone Kela returns to bullpen 
Keone Kela had a bag of balls, a net to throw them into and plenty of free time while quarantined after a positive covid-19 test. That wasn’t enough, though. Passersby might have seen the Pittsburgh Pirates’ closer under the I-279 bridge on the North Side, throwing baseballs off the pillars....
'Burgh's Best to Wear It, No. 19: Pirates' Bob Friend made durability hallmark 
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 19: Bob Friend Pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1950s was like taking the mound for the home teams these days at PNC...
Pirates' pitching woes continue as Joe Musgrove goes on IL, Nick Tropeano claimed
Derek Shelton won’t deny managing an injury-depleted pitching staff is “challenging” for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and their juggling act continued Tuesday with a couple of roster moves. The Pirates placed right-hander Joe Musgrove, their Opening Day starter, on the 10-day injured list with right triceps inflammation. Musgrove (0-3, 6.75 ERA)...
Clemente rookie card, 1900 Wagner team photo up for auction
Pittsburgh Pirate history buffs, get your wallets ready: a New Jersey auction house is taking bids on Roberto Clemente’s 1955 Topps rookie card, as well as a team photo of the Pirates taken during Honus Wagner’s first year with the team in 1900. The auction concludes Sunday. Bidding on the...
Kevin Gorman's Take 5: Pirates are rebuilding, even if they refuse to say so
The Pittsburgh Pirates might refuse to say the word, but all evidence has pointed to rebuilding since the end of the 2019 season. If firing the president, general manager and field manager wasn’t an indication that the Pirates are going in a different direction, trading their best all-around player, center...
'Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 20: No disputing Josh Gibson's greatness with Homestead Grays
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 20: Josh Gibson To say Josh Gibson’s career was the stuff of legend is a nod to the tales about the power-hitting catcher hitting...
First Call: Michael Keaton pans Pirates again, Cam Heyward warns AFC North QBs 
Tuesday’s “First Call” gives a frightening perspective to the Pittsburgh Pirates’ bad start. Michael Keaton takes another swipe at the franchise. And Steelers defensive end Cameron Heyward is giving a little jab to the quarterbacks in his division. Tweet from Wayne Manor Pittsburgh native and award-winning actor Michael Keaton once...
Bill Mazeroski goes to bat for New Stanton's Poulich Pit BBQ sauce 
Sitting on his neighbor’s porch having a drink, Angelo Poulich talked about marketing his barbecue sauce. His neighbor asked if there was anything he could do, such as use his photo or name to help promote the product. “I almost spit out my whiskey when he said that,” said Poulich,...
With MLB's worst record, Pirates off to historically bad start in shortened season
The postponement of their three-game series at St. Louis because of the Cardinals’ covid-19 outbreak couldn’t have come at a better time for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who own MLB’s worst record (3-13) and are the only team with a winning percentage below .300 (.188). To say this shortened season has...
'Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 21: Roberto Clemente stands alone, but has tragic connections
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 21: Roberto Clemente The greatest player to wear No. 21 in Pittsburgh sports history needs no introduction. That honor is reserved for Roberto Clemente,...
Pirates sign pitcher Henderson Alvarez, who once threw a no-hitter, to minor league deal
The Pittsburgh Pirates are so desperate for pitching they signed one out of an independent league. This one has a major league resume that includes a no-hitter and an All-Star selection. The Pirates signed Henderson Alvarez to a minor league contract Sunday, adding the 30-year-old right-hander to their 60-man roster...
Wild pitch proves costly for Pirates as Tigers win to sweep series
The Pittsburgh Pirates keep finding new ways to lose, and Richard Rodriguez delivered one that was way outside the strike zone. After hitting Jonathan Schoop with a pitch, Rodriguez lost control of the ball and threw one that sailed in the direction of the home dugout. As catcher John Ryan...
Pirates' Phillip Evans out for season with concussion, broken jaw 
Phillip Evans suffered a concussion and a fractured jaw in the outfield collision with Gregory Polanco during Saturday’s game against the Detroit Tigers, injuries that will cause the Pittsburgh Pirates corner infielder/outfielder to miss the remainder of the season. The Pirates placed Evans on the 45-day injured list Sunday and...
Pirates cancel flight to St. Louis, series against Cardinals postponed
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ series at St. Louis was postponed because of a covid-19 outbreak with the Cardinals. MLB announced Sunday afternoon the series scheduled for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at Busch Stadium would not be played. ESPN first reported the postponement. The upcoming Pirates-Cardinals series has been canceled.— Buster Olney...
'Burgh's best to wear it, No. 22: Andrew McCutchen taught Pirates how to win
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 22: Andrew McCutchen Andrew McCutchen will be remembered for many achievements in his nine seasons in Pittsburgh: swinging a reliable bat, stealing bases, running...
Pirates scratch Joe Musgrove (ankle) from Sunday's game, will start Steven Brault instead
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton said right-hander Joe Musgrove has been scratched from Sunday’s start against the Detroit Tigers with right ankle soreness. “Just in his last side session, he felt a little soreness in his ankle, and obviously with where we’re at and what’s going on, we are not...
Pirates notebook: GM Ben Cherington says team 'planning and preparing' to play in St. Louis
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ trip to St. Louis is in serious jeopardy after MLB postponed the Cardinals’ weekend series against the Chicago Cubs because of a covid-19 outbreak throughout the club. Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said Saturday afternoon the team is “expecting and planning and preparing as if we’re going...
Tigers hammer Derek Holland for 5 homers, but outfield collision casts pall over Pirates' loss
Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Phillip Evans chased the fly ball into right field at full speed, briefly looking up before a full-speed collision with right fielder Gregory Polanco in foul territory in the sixth inning. A hush came over PNC Park when Evans dropped to the ground, as the automated...
Pirates' Phillip Evans carted off on stretcher after outfield collision with Gregory Polanco
In a scary scene at PNC Park, Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Phillip Evans appeared to be knocked unconscious after a collision with right fielder Gregory Polanco and was taken off the field on a stretcher in the sixth inning of Saturday’s game against the Detroit Tigers. Evans was chasing a...


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