Pirates/MLB category, Page 23

After absorbing another blow to their starting rotation, with Martin Perez placed on the 15-day injured list because of a left groin muscle strain May 28, the Pittsburgh Pirates will turn to 23-year-old Quinn Priester to fill the void. At least for the immediate future. Priester was added to the...

With every outing, Pittsburgh Pirates starter Mitch Keller looks more and more removed from a rough April, during which his ERA ballooned to 4.98. Keller’s fortunes improved mightily in May, when he won all four of his decisions and posted an ERA of 1.30. Saturday in Toronto, Keller took the...

When Nick Gonzales made his intention clear in spring training that he not only wanted to play in the major leagues for a long time but also to be an impact player, he still was viewed as a work in progress. After Gonzales batted .209 in 35 games during his...

By the time the longest game of the season ended, the starting pitchers’ duel was but a distant memory and it had been eight-plus innings since the Pittsburgh Pirates got a hit. Davis Schneider hit a two-out, two-run home run off Kyle Nicolas to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 24-29) lost 4-1 to Omaha (Royals) despite having an 8-5 advantage in hits. CF Matt Gorski (.268) went 2 for 3 with a double and his 10th home run. RHP Domingo German (0-2, 6.46) started and went five innings, allowing three runs on three hits with five walks...

Last week, as the Pittsburgh Pirates prepared to welcome the Atlanta Braves to PNC Park for three games, manager Derek Shelton offered some thoughts on the club’s bullpen. Shelton had much to reflect on, as the Pirates had just lost two straight games to the San Francisco Giants in which...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 24-28) was swept by Omaha (Royals) in a doubleheader. In the first game, a 3-2 Indianapolis loss in eight innings, CF Jack Suwinski (.250) went 2 for 4 and hit his first Triple-A home run of the season. C Henry Davis (.296) went 1 for 3 with a...

The Pittsburgh Steelers are knee deep in an OTA week: organized team activities. “U mad, bro?” is also knee deep in an OTA week: outwardly tangible anger. Booing Rowdy Tellez. Bemoaning the Penguins’ place in the NHL hierarchy. Rationalizing the Steelers’ lack of wide receiver depth. It’s OTAs, people! Let’s...

Speaking with a pair of star pitchers from the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 1979 World Series champions, it was only natural the conversation turned toward their thoughts on rookie right-hander Paul Skenes. As a 6-foot-7 left-hander who tossed a no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers as a 22-year-old in August 1976, John...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 24-26) lost 8-2 to Omaha (Royals), managing just four hits. 2B Mike Jarvis (.133) went 1 for 2 with his second homer. DH Henry Davis (.294) went 1 for 4 with an RBI and three strikeouts. CF Jack Suwinski (.250) was 1 for 4 with two strikeouts. C...

Josh Gibson’s great-­grandson is thrilled over MLB’s incorporation of Negro Leagues statistics following an extensive research project of more than three years. Gibson, a Negro Leagues legend who lived most of his life in Pittsburgh and played for the Homestead Grays (1930-31, 1937-40, 1942-46) and Pittsburgh Crawfords (1932-36), is the...

The Pittsburgh Pirates put their 22-year-old rookie right-handers on display in a doubleheader at the Detroit Tigers, and the results couldn’t have been more different for Jared Jones and Paul Skenes. Where Jones had the worst and shortest start of his career by allowing five earned runs in 41⁄3 innings...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 24-25) was idle. Next: Wednesday vs. Omaha (Royals), 6:35 p.m. ALTOONA (Double-A, 15-31) beat Portland (Red Sox), 6-4. CF Jase Bowen (.213) went 2 for 4 with a two-run homer, his second. SS Tsung Che-Cheng (.222) went 1 for 5 with a run scored. 2B Kervin Pichardo (.229)...

Tuesday’s game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Detroit Tigers was postponed because of the forecast of inclement weather. It has been rescheduled as a traditional doubleheader, with the first game beginning at 12:40 p.m. and the second game starting approximately 40 minutes after the conclusion of Game 1. Per the...

The Pittsburgh Pirates made multiple roster moves before Tuesday’s game at Detroit, activating third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes from the 10-day injured list and selecting the contract of catcher Grant Koch. The Pirates also placed left-handed pitcher Martin Perez (groin) on the 15-day injured list and catcher Joey Bart (left thumb)...

On Saturday, the Pittsburgh Pirates honored the 1979 team. Those “We Are Family” Bucs were the last edition of the franchise to win a World Series. I suppose, technically, it’s more accurate to say the “most recent” edition of the franchise to win a World Series, as opposed to “last”...

Andrew McCutchen has more incentive than most to heavily lean on advanced analytics and all of the information at a player’s fingertips nowadays as the Statcast era reaches a decade of full implementation in MLB. The Pittsburgh Pirates’ designated hitter has navigated through a stretch of sluggish offense over the...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 24-25) rolled to an 11-3 win over Omaha (Royals). LF Matt Gorski (.275) hit his eighth home run in the past 12 games and ninth of the season. He was 2 for 4 with three RBIs. CF Jack Suwinski (.250) was 1 for 4 with a triple. C...

They look like baseball’s odd couple when standing side-by-side at their lockers in the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse: Jared Jones has flowing hair, a trimmed beard and appears a shade below his listed 6-foot-1, and Paul Skenes has a cropped cut, distinctive mustache and looks every bit of 6-6, 260 pounds....

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 23-25) beat Toledo (Tigers), 6-1. 2B Andres Alvarez (.254) hit a leadoff homer and 3B Mike Jarvis (.111) smacked a grand slam in the first inning. Alvarez was 2 for 5. 1B Malcolm Nunez (.269) was 2 for 5. RHP Quinn Priester (2-1, 3.28) allowed one hit and...

The Pittsburgh Pirates didn’t lose just a chance to sweep the Atlanta Braves. They lost their starting battery to injuries, as catcher Joey Bart and pitcher Martin Perez were removed early in the game. Where Bart (left thumb) left after the first inning, and Perez (left groin) didn’t return for...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 22-24) lost 6-5 to Toledo (Tigers). RHP Domingo German (6.97), making his second Triple-A start, allowed five runs, four earned, on six hits and four walks in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out five. LHP Geronimo Franzua (5.61) gave up a run on three hits in 1 2/3...

Mitch Keller wasn’t watching the clock, but he was ready to warm up the minute it was determined the rain delay that interrupted the fifth inning would allow him to ample time to return to the mound. After a 30-minute break, the Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star right-hander continued a strong start...

When Kent Tekulve wore his white Pittsburgh Pirates No. 27 jersey again, it was like he was transported in time. The 77-year-old submariner felt like he was 32 again, swapping stories with his old teammates as the Pirates celebrated the 45th anniversary of their 1979 World Series champions before Saturday’s...