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Pirates place 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes on 10-day IL with left wrist injury to end rookie season
Ke’Bryan Hayes is dealing with “general left wrist soreness,” an injury that caused the Pittsburgh Pirates to place the third baseman on the 10-day injured list to finish his rookie season. Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk specified that while the injury is to the same wrist that forced...
Bryan Reynolds voted Pirates’ MVP, David Bednar team’s top pitcher by baseball writers
Bryan Reynolds refused to reflect on the struggles of his sophomore season with the Pittsburgh Pirates, preferring to put the memory of his .189 batting average in 2020 behind him. Instead, Reynolds let his bat do the talking. Not only did Reynolds rebound by making his first All-Star Game appearance,...
Staying healthy a secret to Jacob Stallings’ success in 1st full season as Pirates starting catcher
Jacob Stallings knew that it was an odd time to talk about his healthy season, given that he was just reinstated Tuesday afternoon from the seven-day concussion injured list. The Pittsburgh Pirates catcher was playing his 110th game of the season — and making his 101st start behind the plate...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 28, 2021: Greensboro loses winner-take-all Game 5
GREENSBORO (High-A, 2-3) lost 6-3 to Bowling Green (Rays), dropping a winner-take-all Game 5 in the High-A East championship series. Greensboro took a 2-1 lead in the top of the fourth on a bases-loaded walk by C Blake Sabol and an RBI groundout by CF Matt Gorski. Bowling Green broke...
Colin Moran powers Pirates past Cubs in opening game of final homestand
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton recently claimed that Bryan Reynolds is the biggest beneficiary when Colin Moran is locked in at the cleanup spot because Reynolds sees better pitches. The reverse was true for the Pirates against the Chicago Cubs, as Reynolds reached base four times and twice was in...
Pirates reinstate Jacob Stallings, Michael Chavis from injured list before final homestand
The Pittsburgh Pirates reinstated catcher Jacob Stallings from the seven-day concussion injured list and infielder/outfielder Michael Chavis from the 10-day IL Tuesday, making both players active for the final homestand of the season. Stallings experienced mild concussion symptoms after taking a backswing off the facemask against the Miami Marlins and...
Pirates plan for RHP Roansy Contreras to make MLB starting debut against Cubs on Wednesday
The Pittsburgh Pirates intend for Roansy Contreras, one of their top pitching prospects, to make his major league debut by starting against the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday at PNC Park. The 21-year-old right-hander from the Dominican Republic, one of four prospects acquired from the New York Yankees in the Jameson...
With a shortage of starting pitchers, Pirates relying on relievers to finish the season
With four members of the starting rotation on the injured list, Derek Shelton promised he would get creative with his pitching staff. What exactly that involved, the Pittsburgh Pirates manager wouldn’t — or couldn’t — say. “In terms of how we’re going to have to be creative, I can’t honestly...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 27, 2021: Greensboro loses to set up winner-take-all Game 5
GREENSBORO (High-A, 2-1) lost 7-5 to Bowling Green (Rays) to set up a winner-take-all Game 5 in the High-A East championship series. RHP Carmen Mlodzinski started and allowed four runs on five hits and three walks in 2.2 innings. After the Grasshoppers tied the score 4-4 in the top of...
Joey Votto goes deep twice as Reds hit 5 home runs, pound Pirates in final road game
The Pittsburgh Pirates have made no secret of their belief that the bandbox dimensions of Great American Ball Park benefit the power-hitting lineup of the Cincinnati Reds. The Reds reminded them anyway. Joey Votto hit a pair of home runs – one in the front row in left, another to...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 26, 2021: Greensboro takes lead in Championship series
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 59-65) outslugged Omaha (Royals), 17-12. SS Oneil Cruz (.429) smacked a solo home run and was 2 for 3 with an RBI, three walks and four runs scored from the leadoff spot. C Christian Bethancourt was 3 for 5 with two home runs and five RBIs. 3B Rodolfo...
Pirates shut out Phillies to play spoilers, avoid sweep
Max Kranick certainly didn’t show any nerves for a rookie pitching in a pennant race near his hometown. In fact, he was so cool that he made some of the 50-some family in friends in attendance at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia a little angry Sunday. Kranick worked five scoreless...
Pirates reliever David Bednar returns from injured list
Pirates rookie reliever David Bednar was reinstated from the 10-day injured list prior to Sunday’s game against the Philles at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The Mars graduate had been out with a right oblique strain since Sept. 8. Bednar is 3-1 with three saves and a 2.18 ERA in...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 25, 2021: Michael Chavis homers in Indy loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 58-65) was routed by Omaha (Royals), 12-3. 2B Michael Chavis (.271) went 1 for 3 and hit his 13th Triple-A homer of the season, a two-run shot, to provide one of few highlights for Indianapolis. RHP Beau Sulser (7-8, 5.42) started and was hammered for 10 runs on...
Phillies’ Suarez throws 4-hit shutout in victory over Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates could not figure out Ranger Suarez. The left-hander pitched a four-hit shutout to lead the Phillies to a 3-0 win over the Pirates on Saturday at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The Pirates did not get a runner past first base against Suarez (7-5) as he lowered...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 24, 2021: Bradenton sweeps championship series
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 58-64) narrowly beat Omaha (Royals), 9-8. RHP James Marvel (6-7, 5.46) gave up five runs over six innings with eight strikeouts. Indianapolis hit four home runs: 1B Mason Martin had his first two Triple-A long balls, and DH Oneil Cruz (3 for 4) and SS Rodolfo Castro (2...
Didi Gregorius hits 3-run home run in 7th inning as Phillies rally past Pirates
The Philadelphia Phillies kept falling behind the Pittsburgh Pirates but with their hopes of winning the NL East Division title on the line they were determined to go down swinging. The biggest belonged to shortstop Didi Gregorius, who hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning to lead the Phillies...
Pirates place LHP Dillon Peters on 10-day IL, recall RHP Miguel Yajure from Indianapolis
Dillon Peters is the latest Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher who will end his season on the injured list. The Pirates placed the left-handed Peters (1-2, 3.71) on the 10-day injured list Friday with a low back strain and recalled right-hander Miguel Yajure (0-1, 3.86) from Triple-A Indianapolis. Yajure is active...
Pirates pitcher Connor Overton gets 1st MLB hit, sees scoreless streak end against Phillies
Before Connor Overton took his first major league at-bat, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton told the pitcher to check first with the coaches to determine whether to bunt or swing. After Michael Perez struck out, the Pirates had the bases loaded and two outs. So Shelton told Overton to take...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 23, 2021: Greensboro drops playoff opener
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 57-64) was handled by Omaha (Royals), 5-2. 2B Rodolfo Castro (.375) accounted for all of Indy’s runs in his second Triple-A game, going 2 for 4 with a pair of solo home runs. RHP John O’Reilly (0-2, 6.35) started and gave up four runs on five hits and...
Pirates blow 6-run lead, as Phillies rally to stay in NL East Division title race
The Philadelphia Phillies continued to prove that no lead is insurmountable while the Pittsburgh Pirates showed that none is safe. After building a six-run advantage, the Pirates surrendered home runs to Didi Gregorius, Ronald Torreyes and JT Realmuto as the Phillies rallied for a 12-6 win on a rainy Thursday...
Yoshi Tsutsugo putting up big numbers, proving to be ‘pitcher’s nightmare’ for Pirates
Whether Yoshi Tsutsugo is a man of few words or it’s lost in translation, the Japanese slugger simply has shrugged at his success since signing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in mid-August. After Tsutsugo smashed a Kyle Hendricks curveball 404 feet and off the right-field scoreboard at Wrigley Field on Sept....
Pirates farm report for Sept. 22, 2021: Oneil Cruz homers in Indianapolis debut
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 57-63) lost 4-3 to Omaha (Royals). SS Oneil Cruz (.333) homered in his first Triple-A game, going 1 for 3 with a walk. RHP Roansy Contreras, making his first Triple-A start, went 3.2 innings, allowing one run on four hits and one walk, fanning six. RHP Shea Spitzbarth...
Pirates-Reds game postponed because of rain; makeup game scheduled for Monday
Wednesday’s Pittsburgh Pirates-Cincinnati Reds game was postponed, and the teams will play a makeup game at 1:10 p.m. Monday at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. The Pirates and Reds were scheduled to start at 12:35 p.m. but the game was called because of rain. The series, which was tied...
Pirates ‘cautiously optimistic’ about David Bednar, Jacob Stallings returning this season
The Pittsburgh Pirates are being cautious with catcher Jacob Stallings’ concussion symptoms and are cautiously optimistic that both he and reliever David Bednar can return before the end of the season. They are also encouraged by the progress made by right-handed starter JT Brubaker, who has progressed to playing catch...
