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David Bednar walked through the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse this week wearing a black T-shirt with “Play Renegade” in gold letters, a nod to the walk-out song when the All-Star closer takes the mound. The Pirates haven’t had many chances to play Renegade for Bednar at PNC Park this month, as...

This week’s “U mad, bro?” is an all-out assault on the Pirates’ nine-game losing streak. Along with one mandatory shot at Steelers offensive coordinator Matt Canada. Oh, and a full-fledged attack on my character … and my gender. Here’s an email from C Steiger. It dates back to June 13,...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 30-40) split a doubleheader with Columbus (Guardians). In the first game, an 11-2 Indianpolis win, 3B Jared Triolo went 3 for 3 with four stolen bases, three runs scored, two RBIs and a walk. He has eight steals for the season. DH Aaron Shackelford (.247) went 2 for...

Austin Hedges heard the boos. How could he not? It was a career first for Hedges and stung the 30-year-old Pittsburgh Pirates catcher enough that he paused, pursed his lips and declined to comment about it. That the boos for Hedges Monday night at PNC Park coincided with the major-league...

The Pittsburgh Pirates ended one streak but are stuck in another. After 25 scoreless innings, the Pirates finally scored a run to take an early lead against the Chicago Cubs. It wasn’t enough, as Nico Hoerner hit a two-run triple and a solo homer to lead the Cubs to an...

The Pittsburgh Pirates are taking a wait-and-see approach with outfielders Andrew McCutchen and Bryan Reynolds as they deal with injuries that kept them out of the starting lineup for two games against the Chicago Cubs. Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said the team was assessing McCutchen’s right elbow...

Plenty of negative numbers have surfaced during the Pittsburgh Pirates’ eight-game losing streak. • While falling from first place in the National League Central on Friday to fourth in only four days, the Pirates have scored two runs in the past 38 innings. That’s an average of one run every...

One of Jameson Taillon’s many admirable traits during his time as a Pittsburgh Pirate is that he never publicly used his checkered history of injuries as an excuse for anything that didn’t work out. Not after the first Tommy John surgery. Or the sports hernia. Or the testicular cancer. Or...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 29-39) lost 3-1 to Columbus (Guardians). Indy pitchers gave up only three hits but walked seven. RHP Jared Jones (4.76) made his first Triple-A start and allowed three runs on three hits and two walks in 5.2 innings. He struck out six. RHP Colin Selby (3.63), RHP Hunter...

The Pittsburgh Pirates have endured a season of ebbs and flows, following an amazing April with a miserable May and a June that has resembled the best and worst of both months. Now, they have sunk to a new low. The Pirates stretched their scoreless streak to 24 innings in...

When Travis Williams finished giving a tour of the new Pirates Clubhouse Store on Federal Street that is the latest attraction designed to enhance the fan experience at PNC Park, the Pittsburgh Pirates team president addressed the most important element. After winning 20 of their first 29 games start to...

Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Henry Davis is a former No. 1 overall draft pick in his first series as a Major League Baseball player. He’s doing so while learning a new position and while his team is in the throes of a seven-game losing streak. It’s not easy. Even though Davis...

The Steelers may be signing a pair of former West Virginia Mountaineers. Another Steeler raises eyebrows on social media. A new team is atop the National League Central. And the Penguins are mentioned on the fringes of a potential player acquisition. All that in Tuesday’s “First Call.” Multiple Mountaineers It...

In desperate need of an offensive spark, the Pittsburgh Pirates turned to a top prospect to bring his bat in his major league debut. Henry Davis drilled a double down the third-base line for his first major league hit Monday. After Andrew McCutchen and Bryan Reynolds drew successive two-out walks...

The Pittsburgh Pirates are an organization that subsists on selling hope via the development and promotion of prospects. So, over the years, the fanbase has gotten used to what it looks like. We understand what the excitement level is supposed to be for the debut of a pitching prospect like...

The Pittsburgh Pirates’ hope Monday night was to make Henry Davis’ MLB debut a night to remember. But there’s nothing memorable about the current state of the Pirates, who have dropped seven games in a row for the second time this season after an 8-0 loss to the Chicago Cubs...

Chris Davis was hoping a call-up was coming soon for his son, so he anticipated exciting news Sunday afternoon when a text message told him to pick up the phone for FaceTime. A smiling Henry Davis told his father to pack his bags. Davis delivered the news of his promotion...

Henry Davis reached the majors only two seasons after he was drafted No. 1 overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2021. But he’s not the team’s fastest since 2010 to draw an MLB salary after being selected in the first round. Gerrit Cole beat him by eight days 10 years...

Henry Davis, drafted No. 1 overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2021, walked into PNC Park on Monday and directly into the starting lineup. With only 45 Triple-A plate appearances behind him and only two years after he was All-ACC and an All-American at Louisville, he will start in right...

Former No. 1 overall draft pick Henry Davis has been called up to the Major League ranks by the Pittsburgh Pirates. His MLB debut will be Monday night at PNC Park against the Chicago Cubs. In this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark Madden of 105.9 The X and TribLIVE is...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 29-38) gave up a run to Iowa (Cubs) in the bottom of the ninth to lose, 11-10. C Endy Rodriguez (.245) went 3 for 4 with to doubles and four RBIs. DH Aaron Shackelford (.244) went 1 for 4 with a three-run homer, his ninth. SS Chris Owings...

The Pittsburgh Pirates blew an eighth-inning lead against the Milwaukee Brewers and succumbed to a second consecutive sweep to complete a rocky road trip that saw them slip to third place in the NL Central. The Brewers rallied for four runs in the eighth, tying the score on a William...

When the Pittsburgh Pirates returned Henry Davis to Double-A Altoona to start the season, the 2021 MLB Draft No. 1 overall pick promised to channel his frustration into his play and force their hand. “If you let that control how you play, and if you let that control your conduct,...

MILWAUKEE — A bus driver was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence while transporting the Pittsburgh Pirates from Chicago to Milwaukee for their weekend series with the Brewers. Illinois State Police said the driver was traveling away from officers seeking to escort the bus on its trip...