Pirates/MLB category, Page 97

When the Pittsburgh Pirates signed first-round pick Termarr Johnson last Friday, general manager Ben Cherington indicated they could be done dealing with their draft picks but didn’t totally rule it out. Still, the signing of 14th-rounder Julian Bosnic before Monday’s 5 p.m. deadline was a surprise. Bosnic, a 6-foot-3, 218-pound...

I’ll give the 2022 Pittsburgh Pirates credit for one thing. They sure do know how to bury a losing streak. The current slide for the Buccos started July 24, just before Steelers training camp opened. So no one in Pittsburgh noticed. Now it’s up to seven games, in advance of...

In Monday’s “First Call,” reports are that Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is getting suspended for six games. Details have emerged about failed negotiations to settle the matter in advance of that decision. It sounds like Bryan Reynolds is staying with the Pirates, but a Pittsburgh native may be on...

After searching all winter for a new swing path only to have his season interrupted by injury, Kevin Newman is hitting the ball better than anyone on the Pittsburgh Pirates. Newman slashed .315/.359/452 with eight doubles and one triple in 18 games in July, including an 11-for-33 stretch in the...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 46-50) defeated Toledo (Tigers), 4-1. C Carter Bins (.197) was 2 for 5, including a two-run homer. RF Jack Suwinski (.268) was 2 for 3 with an RBI. SS Tucupito Marcano (.362) was 3 for 5 from the leadoff spot. LF Travis Swaggerty (.267) was 2 for 4....

The Philadelphia Phillies brought their bats and brooms. They shelled Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher JT Brubaker on Sunday afternoon for seven runs on 12 hits after the right-hander allowed only two runs on 11 hits in his previous two starts combined. Kyle Schwarber started a five-run fifth inning by blasting...

An awkward landing on a pivotal play Saturday night left Ke’Bryan Hayes with a left knee so sore that the Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman was scratched from Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies. “It sucks anytime you can’t be on the field and help your team,” said Hayes, who is...

A look at his 2022 numbers ould suggest a noticeable regression for Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Chris Stratton compared to how solid he has been for the club since arriving early in the 2019 season. That’s not lost on Stratton, who, with a bit over three years under his belt, is...

Derek Shelton has preached ad nauseam that the Pittsburgh Pirates will learn developmental lessons as they lean on young players. Oneil Cruz became the latest Pirates rookie to learn the hard way. Cruz was picked off at second base in the 10th inning of a 2-1 loss to the Philadelphia...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 45-50) lost to Toledo (Tigers), 6-5, in 10 innings. LF Jack Suwinski (.237) went 3 for 5, doubled and hit a solo home run, his fourth in Triple-A, with two outs in the top of the ninth to tie the game 5-5. SS Tucupita Marcano (.340) went 3...

The Pittsburgh Pirates continue to find new ways to lose close games amid a six-game losing streak. This one came down to errors. A throwing error by Michael Chavis allowed the Philadelphia Phillies to score the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th inning. A mental mistake by Oneil...

The dog days of summer might be in full swing, but that hasn’t prevented the Pittsburgh Pirates from taking time to give back to the community. On Saturday, Bucs players, coaches and executives made their way to a Miracle League Fantasy Camp event in Cranberry Township. The camp benefited children...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 45-49) beat Toledo (Tigers), 6-5. DH Mason Martin (.199) was 1 for 3 with two RBIs and two runs scored. 1B Taylor Davis (.267) was 2 for 4 with two RBIs. LF Jared Oliva (.214) and 2B Tucupita Marcano (.313) also knocked in runs. RF Travis Swaggerty (.263)...

In what could be his final start for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Jose Quintana walked to the home dugout — possibly for the last time — to a warm ovation from the PNC Park crowd of 26,946. It showed the appreciation for what the 33-year-old left-hander meant to stabilizing the Pirates’...

Taking the mound at PNC Park on Friday evening to toss the ceremonial first pitch before the Pittsburgh Pirates hosted the Philadelphia Phillies must have been surreal for Ben Roethlisberger. After all, for the better part of the past two decades, the recently retired Steelers quarterback would have been at...

After signing for a $7,219,000 bonus, Termarr Johnson took his first cuts in batting practice for the Pittsburgh Pirates with a left-handed swing custom-made for PNC Park’s short right porch. The 5-foot-10, 185-pound Johnson smiled when comparing the actual experience of blasting balls onto the riverwalk to that of the...

Baseball fans will get to see Josh Gibson at PNC Park. The Negro Leagues great’s Hall of Fame bronze plaque will be on display for fans for games against the Milwaukee Brewers on Aug. 3-4, as well as a luncheon for the Josh Gibson Foundational on Aug. 5, as it...

An ex-Pittsburgh Penguin is getting a special night. A bunch of ex-Pirates stepped up on the mound Thursday. And Jose Quintana may be an ex-Pirate soon. All of that in Friday’s “First Call.” Marleau’s moment An ex-Penguin is getting quite an honor. Patrick Marleau’s No. 12 will be retired by...

Josh VanMeter’s dream would be to report to the ballpark knowing which position he will play before the lineup is even posted, but he has adjusted to life as the Pittsburgh Pirates’ superutility player. VanMeter has stretched the definition of his job description by playing five positions this season. That...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 44-49) was edged out by Toledo (Tigers), 7-6. LF Travis Swaggerty (.256) went 2 for 4 with a double, triple and three RBIs. SS Rodolfo Castro (.237) was 2 for 5 with a double. DH Mason Martin (.197) went 1 for 4 with a double and drove in...

Termarr Johnson was spotted walking through the tunnel underneath PNC Park late Thursday night, a sign that the Pittsburgh Pirates could be close to signing their first-round draft pick. Johnson, 18, a middle infielder from Atlanta Mays High School who was the No. 4 overall pick in the 2022 MLB...

On the 21st anniversary of one of the most improbable comebacks in PNC Park history, the Pittsburgh Pirates trailed the Philadelphia Phillies by the same score going into the bottom of the ninth as they did the Houston Astros so many moons ago. This time, there would be no game-winning...

Bligh Madris hadn’t played first base since his sophomore year at Colorado Mesa University, but he was open to the idea when the Pittsburgh Pirates suggested adding another position in spring training. After being optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis when the major league outfield became too crowded earlier this month, Madris...

Blake Cederlind is scheduled to see the doctor who performed Tommy John surgery on the Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed reliever to check on the recurrent pain in his right elbow. Asked if Cederlind’s visit with Dr. Neal ElAttrache – who performed surgery on retired Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s right elbow in...

Bryan Reynolds is out, with a new baby. Bligh Madris is back, possibly at a new position. The Pittsburgh Pirates placed Reynolds on the paternity leave list Thursday after his wife Blair gave birth to a baby boy Wednesday morning. The team recalled Madris from Triple-A Indianapolis. Reynolds, the Pirates...