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The Pittsburgh Pirates added two players to a depleted roster Tuesday when relief pitcher Chris Stratton was reinstated from the injured list and infielder Jake Elmore was brought back after spending most of the season with Triple-A Indianapolis The Pirates will play the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday without injured regulars...

Authorities in Florida and Pennsylvania on Tuesday filed charges against Pittsburgh Pirates closer Felipe Vazquez, who is accused of inappropriate sexual contact with minors. Florida Department of Law Enforcement accused Vazquez, 28, of St. Cloud, Fla., of sending sexually explicit photos to a teenage girl in Florida and soliciting sex...

After shutting down pitcher Chris Archer for the remainder of the season, the Pittsburgh Pirates filled his spot on the 40-man roster Monday with 30-year-old minor-league infielder Corban Joseph. Joseph, who finished second in batting average (.371) with Las Vegas in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League this season, was claimed...

CHICAGO — Anthony Rizzo hit a grand slam, Willson Contreras launched two long solo homers and the Chicago Cubs kept pace in the NL wild-card race with a 17-8 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday. Rookie Nico Hoerner hit a two-run shot for his first major league homer and...

In a little-reported trade at the end of spring training, the San Francisco Giant sent left-handed pitcher Williams Jerez to the Los Angeles Angels for righty Chris Stratton. Now, as luck would have it, they’re both now members of the Pittsburgh Pirates bullpen. The Pirates claimed the 27-year-old Jerez on...

A ton to choose from for “U mad, bro?” this week! I had so much material from you folks about the Pittsburgh Steelers loss to the New England Patriots, I could’ve gone entirely down that path. But with Antonio Brown’s defection to New England, the Pirates bullpen fight, and the...

SAN FRANCISCO — Through a long, losing season, the Pittsburgh Pirates have learned to celebrate each other for even the small accomplishments and try to push forward from the times of turmoil — like this week’s embarrassing clubhouse fight between a pair of relief pitchers. Felipe Vazquez earned his 27th...

Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Kyle Crick’s season is over after he injured the index finger on his right hand Monday in an altercation with bullpen mate Felipe Vazquez in the team’s clubhouse in San Francisco. Crick needed tendon repair surgery to repair the damage. The procedure was performed Tuesday in...

SAN FRANCISCO — Bryan Reynolds finally made it to San Francisco, and he delivered. Reynolds hit a go-ahead single against his former team during a four-run rally in the ninth inning that sent the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-4 win over the Giants on Monday night. Down 4-2, the Pirates...

Baseball and life in general are breaking up Steven Brault’s band, but that doesn’t mean his musical career has ended. Brault, who leads Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitchers with a 4.13 ERA, sang the national anthem before the game Sunday at PNC Park. “I told them I wanted to do it...

St. Louis’ bullpen is a big reason why it leads the NL Central. It just didn’t work so well Friday night. Adam Frazier capped Pittsburgh’s six-run seventh inning with a two-run triple, and the Pirates rallied for a 9-4 victory over the Cardinals. St. Louis relievers were tagged for eight...

The Pittsburgh Pirates encountered more pitching problems Friday when Joe Musgrove, who was scheduled to start the first game of the series with St. Louis Cardinals, was scratched with right foot discomfort. Rookie Alex McRae, who was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday, will make the second start of his...

In Friday’s “First Call,” we see a family bonding moment that made Major League Baseball history at PNC Park. Austin Meadows stays hot for Tampa. And a contract situation to watch in the NHL. Multiple Morans Brother, can you spare a strike? Pirates infielder Colin Moran faced his brother Brian,...

Clint Hurdle had only one wish Thursday night after the Pittsburgh Pirates lost for the 79th time this season while rookie outfielder Bryan Reynolds continued to amaze and delight his manager. “You’re getting to watch a really special young player develop and grow and do some significant things in the...

When his older brother struck him out in the fourth inning Thursday night, making the kind of history that few can ever achieve, Colin Moran immediately turned to the Miami Marlins catcher. “I said, `Gimme the ball.’ I was trying to hold it for ransom,” said Moran, the Pittsburgh Pirates’...