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The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed 15th-round draft pick Josiah Sightler, a first baseman from South Carolina, leaving only four players unsigned out of their 21 selections. MLB Pipeline senior writer Jim Callis reported that Sightler signed for a $125,000 bonus. 15th-rder Josiah Sightler signs with @Pirates for $125k. @GamecockBasebll 1B,...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 44-48) lost 3-0 to Toledo (Tigers) despite having a 9-3 advantage in hits. RHP Cody Bolton (2-2, 2.96) started and went two innings, allowing two runs, one earned, on two hits and two walks. RHP Noe Toribio (3.71) pitched three perfect innings of relief. SS Tucupita Marcano (.325)...

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed two more draft picks Wednesday, a pair of left-handed pitchers, and paid above slot value to convince one to bypass college. Michael Kennedy, a fourth-rounder from Troy (N.Y.) High School, was signed to a $1 million bonus by scout Eddie Charles. Slot value for the 110th...

The throws from shortstop don’t always land cleanly in the first baseman’s glove. And he still has a lot to learn about hitting against left-handed pitchers. But what better place for Oneil Cruz to discover what it takes to play big-league ball than the big leagues? Cruz showed why he’s...

Wednesday’s “First Call” features two new jobs for a Pittsburgh Steelers legend. A Cincinnati Bengals star has hit a health snag. A big-name college football coach with Pittsburgh ties is less than happy with his sport. And Jack Suwinski had a highlight in Indianapolis. Broadcasting the Birds In Pittsburgh, we...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 44-47) got past Toledo (Tigers), 5-4. CF Jack Suwinski (.190) went 1 for 4 with a first-inning grand slam, his third Triple-A homer of the year. RHP Roansy Contreras (2.82) started and went two innings, allowing one hit, a solo home run, and striking out two. LHP Cam...

The Pirates signed four more 2022 draft choices Tuesday, bringing the total to 14 players under contract from general manager Ben Cherington’s 21-man class. They are outfielder Tanner Tredaway (10th round), catcher Nick Cimillo (16th round) and pitchers Jaycob Deese and Elijah Birdsong (17th and 18th rounds). • Tredaway hit...

The ERAs are falling. Oneil Cruz is hitting home runs. Bryan Reynolds is back. And Ke’Bryan Hayes has reached base safely in 13 consecutive games Why, then, have the Pirates (40-58) lost four of five games since the All-Star break and eight of their past 10, including a 4-2 defeat...

JT Brubaker did his part Monday night at Wrigley Field when the Pittsburgh Pirates’ bats failed again and one ill-timed error led to the Chicago Cubs’ 3-2 victory. The Pirates’ starting pitcher worked through some early problems with his slider, didn’t allow hard contact by Cubs batters to deter him...

Two hours before the start of a two-game series against the Chicago Cubs on Monday night, the Pittsburgh Pirates received a significant boost to their lineup when Bryan Reynolds was activated from the injured list and inserted into center field. He will bat second in the order against the Cubs...

When Jason Delay connected on Braxton Garrett’s 2-2 slider, he didn’t know if would have the distance to clear the fence in the left-field corner at PNC Park, so the Pittsburgh Pirates catcher gave the ball some encouragement. “I was hustling out of the box, and I was kind of...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 43-47) won 5-3 over St. Paul (Twins). 3B Tucupita Marcano (.313) was 3 for 4, including a two-run home run. LF Travis Swaggerty (.256) hit his sixth triple of the season and tallied his 38th RBI. DH Mason Martin (.192) knocked in his 51st run of the season....

After missing 10 games with a right oblique strain, center fielder Bryan Reynolds expects to return to the Pittsburgh Pirates for their two-game series at the Chicago Cubs. “Nobody wants to not play, so I’m ready to get out there,” Reynolds said Sunday at PNC Park following a 6-5 loss...

After committing a costly error that allowed the Miami Marlins to take the lead in the top of the 10th inning, Cal Mitchell came to bat with an opportunity to make amends. The Pittsburgh Pirates had runners on first and third with two outs when the rookie right fielder singled...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 42-47) defeated St. Paul (Twins), 7-6, on a walk-off. DH Mason Martin (.193) singled home 1B Bligh Madris from second base in the bottom of the ninth inning for the winning run. Madris was 2 for 5, including a two-run homer. 3B Rodolfo Castro (.231) was 2 for...

It’s possible the Pittsburgh Pirates’ future organizational prospect depth improved Saturday night. And not because of what any of their current minor leaguers did. In what almost certainly was one of his final two starts for the organization, veteran Jose Quintana threw seven shutout innings in lifting the Pirates to...

It was not surprising Greg Allen was in a good mood while he stood at his locker Saturday afternoon. After all, he was just hours from his season debut and being in the starting lineup for the Pittsburgh Pirates. What might be a little surprising was Allen’s upbeat disposition didn’t...

NEW YORK — The New York Mets acquired catcher Michael Perez from the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash on Saturday, the second day in a row the NL East leaders made a trade with the Pirates. The 29-year-old Perez was designated for assignment on Friday. A lefty hitter, he batted .150...

Ben Gamel has been teammates with Daniel Vogelbach on three teams, so he called the news that the Pittsburgh Pirates had traded the designated hitter just minutes before Friday’s first pitch a “gut punch.” When the Pirates dealt the left-handed designated hitter to the NL East-leading New York Mets for...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 41-47) lost to St. Paul (Twins), 9-8, in 10 innings. St. Paul scored on a sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th. LF Jack Suwinski (.250) was 2 for 4 with two home runs and three RBIs. He also walked once and struck out twice. CF Ji-hwan...

Thomas Harrington knew that Campbell University had never produced a first-round pick in the MLB Draft, so he was thrilled to be involved in changing its history. After the Los Angeles Angels selected Campbell shortstop Zach Neto at No. 13 overall Sunday night, the Pittsburgh Pirates picked Harrington at No....

In a game the Pittsburgh Pirates promoted as Christmas in July, they delivered an outcome that was as ugly as their green T-shirt giveaways. The Pirates were in a giving mood after trading designated hitter Daniel Vogelbach to the New York Mets for right-handed reliever Colin Holderman just minutes before...

Ben Cherington wanted to make it clear that the Pittsburgh Pirates didn’t sign Daniel Vogelbach just to trade the slugger but rather because at-bats were available once the designated hitter became universal. That didn’t stop the Pirates general manager from dealing Vogelbach to a contender Friday when the NL East-leading...

David Bednar couldn’t stop smiling about the Hollywood treatment he got at the All-Star Game, from walking the red carpet to watching the Home Run Derby on the field at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. But the Pittsburgh Pirates closer was most impressed by a move made out of the...

Ben Roethlisberger might have retired from the Pittsburgh Steelers, but the two-time Super Bowl champion has at least one more throw in him. The Pirates are having Big Ben throw out a ceremonial first pitch before their game against the Philadelphia Phillies on July 29 at PNC Park, as part...