Pirates/MLB category, Page 46

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 67-76) roughed up Rochester (Nationals), 19-1. 2B Nick Gonzales (.280) hit for the cycle, walked and finished with five RBIs. LF Canaan Smith-Njigba (.276) hit a two-run home run, his 14th, doubled, singled twice and knocked in five runs. DH Ryan Vilade (.262) was 5 for 6 with...

It didn’t take long for Alexander Canario to make an impact – accidental or intentional – in his second major league game for the Chicago Cubs. The 23-year-old rookie was involved in an oddity when he was called for obstruction on a pop fly in foul territory while in the...

A switch from starter to reliever provided a path to the major leagues for Kyle Nicolas, as the Pittsburgh Pirates selected the right-hander’s contract Tuesday in a series of roster moves. Nicolas, ranked the Pirates’ No. 26 prospect by MLB Pipeline, has thrived since switching to a bullpen role in...

When the Pittsburgh Pirates optioned Jason Delay to Triple-A Indianapolis in mid-July to make room for Endy Rodriguez to become their starting catcher, Delay didn’t know if or when he would return. “It was more wishful thinking than anything,” Delay said. “Definitely no promises. It was more hoping something would...

A day after watching the Pittsburgh Pirates game, actor Michael Keaton took in the Steelers on “Monday Night Football.” Keaton, a Robinson native, watched some of the warmups Monday night from the sideline wearing a Pirates hat. He watched as the Steelers defeated the Browns, 26-22. On Sunday, with the...

Announcer Joe Buck has been the voice of the NFL and Major League Baseball for years, calling countless meaningful playoff games. And he’ll be working at tonight’s Pittsburgh Steelers game against the Cleveland Browns for “Monday Night Football” on ESPN. But a Monday morning walk in the city — with...

Quinn Priester cherished going to Chicago Cubs games at Wrigley Field as a kid, eating hot dogs and peanuts with his grandfather and daydreaming about becoming a future major leaguer. “Forever, the dream was to be in the home dugout,” said Priester, a native of Cary, Ill., about 40 miles...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 66-76) lost to Omaha (Royals), 11-5. SS Nick Gonzales (.272) was 3 for 5 with two doubles and an RBI in the leadoff spot. 2B Vinny Capra (.283) was 2 for 5 with two RBIs. CF Matt Gorski (.275) hit a solo homer. LF Ryan Vilade (.254) had...

The New York Yankees stretched their streak of retiring Pittsburgh Pirates batters to 27 consecutive when Jared Triolo hit a leadoff double off the wall in right-center field in the third inning. When Triolo hit another double in the seventh — doubling his season total — it put him in...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 66-75) was hammered 9-2 by Omaha (Royals). RHP Kyle Nicolas (6.20) pitched a scoreless first as an opener, but RHP Wil Crowe (1-1, 5.57) came on in the second and gave up six runs, five earned, on eight hits and a walk in 3.1 innings. RHP Chase De...

The Pittsburgh Pirates have only one thing standing in their way of reaching the 70-win mark for the first time in five years. That’s the New York Yankees, who turned PNC Park into their playground for the second consecutive night and silenced the Pirates’ bats for the final six-plus innings....

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 66-74) allowed only two hits for the second straight game, defeating Omaha (Royals), 3-1. RHP Jared Jones (4.77) started and allowed no runs, one hit and one walk with eight strikeouts in six innings. RHP Cody Bolton (3-4, 4.03) allowed one run on one hit and two walks...

Joshua Palacios was doing a pregame interview with Harold Reynolds on MLB Network about Roberto Clemente Day when the Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder got the surprise of a lifetime, especially for a player with Puerto Rican bloodlines. Pittsburgh Steelers minority owner Thomas Tull handed Palacios a bat, glove and 1960 World...

Ji Hwan Bae drove in the game-tying run for the Pittsburgh Pirates, but he couldn’t get the image out of his head of his line drive hitting New York Yankees pitcher Anthony Misiewicz in the face. A scary scene in the sixth inning that had Bae in shock only got...

When the Pittsburgh Pirates sent Henry Davis to Triple-A Indianapolis on a rehabilitation assignment to test the muscle strain in his right hand, he pulled a 407-foot home run on the first swing of his first at-bat. Davis had no delusions that one swing would prove to the Pirates that...

A group of six Puerto Rican students is visiting Pittsburgh this week to celebrate national hero Roberto Clemente and honor the baseball legend and humanitarian’s legacy through volunteerism. The Pittsburgh nonprofit Amizade (named for the Portuguese word for friendship) and Puerto Rican nonprofit Caras con Causa (which translates to ‘faces...

Jack Suwinski has endured his share of slumps, so the Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder is enjoying every moment of a seven-game hitting streak that is giving him a good ending to a roller-coaster season. By going 2 for 3 with a solo home run Thursday in a 2-0 win over the...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 65-74) shut down Omaha (Royals), 4-1. Five Indiananpolis pitchers took a no-hitter into the seventh and finished with a two-hitter. RHP Max Kranick (2.79) started and went three innings, allowing no hits and one walk with one strikeouts. LHP Cam Allred (8-8, 5.20) worked two scoreless innings, allowing...

Thursday’s series finale at PNC Park between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Nationals featured an interesting pitching duel between Mitch Keller and Josiah Gray. Keller and Gray both were first-time All-Stars earlier this year, but since the end of July, the two starters had seen their 2023 campaigns derail to...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 64-74) beat Omaha (Royals), 5-4. RF Henry Davis (.375) went 2 for 4 as he continues to rehab a hand injury. He’s 8 for 13 with a homer and five walks during the rehab assignment. LF Canaan Smith-Njigba (.262) went 2 for 4 with a double, two RBIs,...

A right-handed pitcher who was a 2019 first-round pick got pounded for seven runs on 10 hits, including four runs on six hits in the first inning. The good news for the Pittsburgh Pirates: It wasn’t Quinn Priester. The Pirates roughed up Jackson Rutledge in his major league debut, then...

As the Pittsburgh Pirates crawl toward the conclusion of their season, Ben Cherington already has an eye toward the offseason and important decisions involving two of their most prominent players. The Pirates general manager was pressed Wednesday about the team’s plans for shortstop Oneil Cruz and designated hitter Andrew McCutchen,...

Quinn Priester had a simple solution for his struggles with the Pittsburgh Pirates, one the right-hander pitcher employed with resounding success after he was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis last month. “Stop thinking as much. Just throw that thing,” Priester said. “And I had really good results when I did that,...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 63-74) gave up five runs in the eighth inning and fell 10-6 to Omaha (Royals). RF Henry Davis (.364) went 2 for 4 with two singles, a walk and a run scored. 1B Matt Gorski (.421) was 2 for 4 with his first home run in Indy and...

Joshua Palacios gave the Pittsburgh Pirates the lead over his former team with his bat, then helped protect it with his arm. The right fielder hit a two-run home run in the second inning and threw a runner out at the plate in the seventh, as the Pirates beat the...