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After heartbreaking injury and complicated surgery, Nick Burdi fighting for job with Pirates 
BRADENTON, Fla. — Nick Burdi was nonchalant about being back on the mound Wednesday to throw live batting practice at Pirate City, considering what it took for him to get there. It wasn’t so much a monumental milestone to the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander as it was a stride toward normality...
Pirates' Pablo Reyes suspended 80 games by MLB for using performance-enhancing drugs
BRADENTON, Fla. — Pittsburgh Pirates infielder-outfielder Pablo Reyes has been suspended 80 games without pay for using performance-enhancing drugs, Major League Baseball announced. Reyes tested positive for the anabolic steroid Boldenone, according to MLB.com reporter Adam Berry. MLB announced that Pirates INF/OF Pablo Reyes has received an 80-game suspension without...
Kevin Gorman's Take 5: For Derek Shelton, having Pirates alums at spring training is 'awesome' 
BRADENTON, Fla. — A trio of World Series champions for the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates are familiar faces around Pirate City but their presence is profound for Derek Shelton. The new Pirates manager had one word for alums John Candelaria, Omar Moreno and Manny Sanguillen serving as special instructors at spring...
Confidence returns for Pirates reliever Kyle Crick after finding 'huge tell'
BRADENTON, Fla. — Kyle Crick wants to put a forgettable season, one in which he faltered in a setup role and fractured his index finger in a fistfight, behind him. What might sound odd is the 27-year-old right-handed reliever is more confident than ever this spring training with the Pittsburgh...
Kevin Gorman: Miserable major-league debut fuels Mitch Keller to live up to expectations 
BRADENTON, Fla. Mitch Keller can’t put his finger on what went wrong in a miserable major league debut when he gave up six hits, including a grand slam, and surrendered six runs in the first inning of a Memorial Day massacre at Cincinnati. It was painful to watch, even more...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Pirates willing to give Erik Gonzalez a long look at third base
The Pittsburgh Pirates have failed to find a full-time starter at third base since Pedro Alvarez left the hot corner, trying Jung Ho Kang, David Freese and Colin Moran there to no avail. Where Freese was sent to the Los Angeles Dodgers at the 2018 trade deadline, Kang bombed out...
Pirates legend Bill Mazeroski's house in Hempfield goes on auction block
The Westmoreland County home of Pittsburgh Pirates legend Bill Mazeroski and his wife will go to the highest bidder, with the sale coming less than three months after memorabilia from his Hall of Fame career and other household items attracted hundreds of people to a New Year’s Day auction. Bids...
Pirates bring smiles to All-Stars' faces by hosting Miracle League fantasy camp 
SARASOTA, Fla. — One by one, Pittsburgh Pirates players were introduced to cheers and claps. The rousing ovations, however, were reserved for the All-Star lineup they were there to honor. After their first full-squad workout of spring training at Pirate City, the Pirates hosted a fantasy camp Monday at the...
Kevin Gorman: Derek Shelton's intentions get Pirates' attention for first full-squad workout 
RADENTON, Fla. Derek Shelton understood the magnitude of the moment for his speech before the first full-squad workout of his first spring training as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Now that he had their attention, he wanted their intentions. Shelton is sending a new, player-centric message to the team: He...
Pirates' Adam Frazier wants to improve at plate after playing through pain in 2019 
BRADENTON, Fla. – Adam Frazier revealed a secret that helps explain his inconsistency at the plate last season and gives an indication of his willingness to play through pain. The Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman broke his right index finger in spring training, then suffered a slight separation in his right...
In wake of cheating scandal, sportsbook takes bets on Astros getting hit by pitches
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred is trying to prevent teams from intentionally throwing at hitters, particularly the cheating-shamed Houston Astros. But who wants to bet those warnings will be heeded? At at least one website, you can. Sportsbettingdime.com is taking wagers on potential beanballs directed at Houston players. According...
Kevin Gorman: Making the majors a tall order for Pirates shortstop prospect Oneil Cruz 
BRADENTON, Fla. – Things are looking up at shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates, as top prospect Oneil Cruz is officially listed at 6-foot-7 after being measured at his physical exam. Cruz is the tallest position player at the major-league camp in spring training at Pirate City, and hopes to become...
Pirates GM Ben Cherington: Money to build winner will be there when needed 
NORTH PORT, Fla. — Ben Cherington made a remark on the day he was hired as the Pittsburgh Pirates’ general manager that raised the eyebrows of many fans. Cherington said Nov. 18 he felt he would have the resources necessary to win in Pittsburgh. Nearly two months later, the Pirates...
Kevin Gorman: Jarrod Dyson is nothing if not completely candid when it comes to the Pirates
BRADENTON, Fla. — Jarrod Dyson was with the Pittsburgh Pirates for all of a day when he had the clubhouse cracking up, pulling a stack of scratch-off lottery tickets out of his leather backpack that fell to the floor like a Slinky. “I’m messing around, trying to hit the lotto...
Pirates' Trevor Williams works on building strong foundation, adds new pitch 
BRADENTON, Fla. — Trevor Williams dropped weight and got a new delivery in the offseason, a development he deadpanned had nothing to do with baseball. Instead, it was pure exhaustion. “It’s stress that’s taking the pounds off,” Williams said with a laugh, as his family expanded from three...
Stars who helped spark Pirates' resurgence reunite with Phillies
CLEARWATER, Fla. — A visit to the Philadelphia Phillies’ spring training clubhouse at Spectrum Field made it almost seem like the Pittsburgh Pirates should be preparing for a National League wild-card game. In one corner of the room was Andrew McCutchen’s locker. About 12 lockers down from McCutchen, Francisco Liriano...
Kevin Gorman: Oscar Marin on mission to help Pirates pitchers understand analytics 
BRADENTON, Fla. Oscar Marin is a man on a mission, one that looked impossible last summer: rescue and revive the pitching staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates. As pitching coach, the 37-year-old Marin has brought old-school values and new-age ideas to the Pirates in ways Ray Searage either couldn’t or wouldn’t....
Now longest-tenured Pirate, Gregory Polanco healthy, ready to play 
BRADENTON, Fla. – When Gregory Polanco reported to spring training Saturday and declared he was happy and healthy, the Pittsburgh Pirates had to be as relieved as they are thrilled. After missing a quarter of last season following surgery on his left shoulder, Polanco pronounced himself “way better”...
Kevin Gorman: Pirates' search for shortstop of future starts with Kevin Newman, Cole Tucker 
BRADENTON, Fla. Kevin Newman and Cole Tucker are former first-round picks who play the same position for the Pittsburgh Pirates. When it comes to their performance, the shortstops are more opposites than anything. Where Newman had a nondescript debut in the major leagues in August 2018, Tucker made an unforgettable...
Pirates newcomer Riddle ready, willing to fill variety of roles
BRADENTON, Fla. — JT Riddle is a newcomer to a team that almost certainly will have the lowest payroll in the major leagues on Opening Day. Yet playing for a thrifty organization such as the Pittsburgh Pirates is nothing new to the utility player. Money was a factor in the...
First Call: Jarrod Dyson's hilarious, honest answer when asked about joining Pirates
For Friday’s “First Call,” I want to introduce you to my new favorite Pittsburgh Pirate. It’s recently signed center fielder Jarrod Dyson. He just inked a one-year contract for $2 million. I know. I know. I previously endorsed Kevin Pillar as my choice to replace Starling Marte. But forget him....
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Are you ready for some Pirates spring training football?
BRADENTON, Fla. – When Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers started to activate for workouts – a fancy way of saying to warm up – they found a football on the half-fields at Pirate City. Soon enough, Derek Holland had it in his hands. The left-hander got Kyle Crick, Keone Kela, Mitch Keller,...
Kevin Gorman: Adjusted arm angle has Pirates first baseman Josh Bell throwing like Teke 
BRADENTON, Fla. — When Josh Bell fielded the grounder at first base and spun for the throw to second, he did so in a way that should draw the instant attention of Pittsburgh Pirates fans. The short-arm throw that made you cringe every time he tried to turn two? Now,...
New Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole keeping close tabs on Pirates
TAMPA, Fla. — Gerrit Cole no longer plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates, but he hasn’t forgotten his first professional organization. Cole keeps close tabs on the Pirates. The right-hander still talks to some of his former teammates, though he last played for Pittsburgh in 2017 before being traded to the...
Jarrod Dyson reports to Pirates ready to be Starling Marte's replacement in center field
BRADENTON, Fla — It wasn’t lost on Jarrod Dyson that he is not only swapping teams with Starling Marte by signing with the Pittsburgh Pirates but also will take his position and his number. Dyson, who arrived at Pirate City on Thursday after signing a one-year contract, is expected to...


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