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After Ke’Bryan Hayes home run erased, Dodgers pounce on Pirates
It was the home run trot that was not, a play that started with fireworks but ended with a blank. How a Ke’Bryan Hayes homer was officially scored as a putout became the inexplicable storyline for the Pittsburgh Pirates after the rookie third baseman failed to touch first as he...
Pirates rookie Ke’Bryan Hayes has 1st-inning homer wiped out when he misses 1st base
Maybe Lloyd McClendon had the right idea when the former Pittsburgh Pirates manager marched off with first base in protest of a call 20 years ago this month. Eleven days after rookie first baseman Will Craig made an epic error by chasing Javier Baez of the Chicago Cubs in a...
Pirates activate IF/OF Phillip Evans, reinstate RHP Mitch Keller from IL for Dodgers series
The Pittsburgh Pirates have activated infielder/outfielder Phillip Evans to the major league roster and reinstated right-hander Mitch Keller from the injured list, manager Derek Shelton announced Tuesday afternoon. “It’s nice,” Shelton said. “Anytime you add guys back that are part of your regular group, it’s important.” To make room on...
Pirates reliever Clay Holmes finds confidence in pitch repertoire, scoreless streak
When Garth Brooks spent two weeks in spring training with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2019, Jameson Taillon teased the country music star for taking live batting practice against Clay Holmes. It’s not just that Holmes strikes an imposing presence on the mound but that the right-hander has nasty stuff. The...
Tim Benz: Pirates don’t want PNC Park to be ‘soft’ spot to land for up-and-down Dodgers
As they prepare to host the defending World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers, this must’ve felt good for any Pittsburgh Pirates player or official who happened to check the Los Angeles Times in advance of the three-game series which starts Tuesday. The headline read as follows: “Dodgers still waiting for...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Pirates are almost back to Opening Day lineup, so what’s next?
Derek Shelton had to be delighted the Pittsburgh Pirates finally had Adam Frazier, Ke’Bryan Hayes, Bryan Reynolds and Colin Moran back at the top of their batting order and Chad Kuhl on the mound. Just like Opening Day at Wrigley Field. Since then, Hayes missed two months with a left...
Pirates farm report for June 6, 2021: Lolo Sanchez’s HR gives Greensboro walk-off win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 15-14) lost 4-1 to Columbus (Indians). 1B Christian Bethancourt (.308) had two of the Indians’ five hits and knocked in the lone run with a double. LF Phillip Evans (.216) was 1 for 3 with a walk as he continued his rehab assignment as he recovers from a...
Pirates welcome back Colin Moran, but Marlins take advantage of error to avoid series sweep
The Pittsburgh Pirates welcomed Colin Moran back with open arms, inserting him into the starting lineup at first base and in the cleanup spot of the batting order after a 28-day absence. And Moran made an immediate impact, fielding a pair of grounders in the top of the first inning...
GM Ben Cherington: Expect Pirates to reach 85% vaccination threshold by end of the week
The Pittsburgh Pirates soon will be allowed to take off their masks in the dugout and bullpen and loosen road restrictions, as they are expected to reach the 85% vaccination threshold by the end of the week. Pirates general manager Ben Cherington revealed the vaccination update Sunday afternoon on his...
Pirates activate Colin Moran, place Mitch Keller on covid-IL
The Pittsburgh Pirates have their starting infield back together again but lost a starting pitcher to the covid-injured list. Pirates manager Derek Shelton announced Sunday morning that first baseman Colin Moran will be activated from the injured list, but right-hander Mitch Keller will go on the covid-IL. Keller was removed...
Pirates farm report for June 5, 2021: Phillip Evans doubles twice on rehab assignment
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 15-13) beat Columbus (Indians), 3-2. 1B Phillip Evans went 2 for 4 with two doubles as he continued his rehab assignment as he recovers from a hamstring injury. 3B Hunter Owen went 2 for 4 with a home run, his second, and three runs scored. C Joe Hudson...
Stallings comes through again as Pirates top Marlins in 12 innings
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates had to wait a lot longer than they wanted to celebrate, but they wound up notching one of their more stirring wins of the season. Jacob Stallings’ run-scoring single in the bottom of the 12th inning lifted the Pirates to an 8-7 victory over the...
Chris Stratton shows value for Pirates during lengthy relief appearance
Chris Stratton already had washed out with the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Angels when he landed with the Pittsburgh Pirates a little more than two years ago. The right-hander never had lived up to his pedigree of being the Giants’ first-round draft pick in 2012. Despite once being...
Pirates farm report for June 4, 2021: Colin Moran drives in 4 for Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 14-13) moved over .500 with a doubleheader sweep of Columbus (Indians), 5-2 and 10-3. In the second game, 1B Colin Moran went 2 for 4 with a double and four RBIs as his rehab assignment for a groin injury continued. Phillip Evans singled and drove in a run...
Pirates score season-high 9 runs to pound Marlins, as Mitch Keller leaves with ‘heat illness’
For the first two months of the season, the storyline for the Pittsburgh Pirates was an anemic offense that struggled to produce runs and ranked among baseball’s worst in several categories. There was hope that the return of Ke’Bryan Hayes to the lineup would reverse that trend, providing a boost...
Bryan Reynolds is back to barreling balls for the Pirates, who see CF as ‘major component’
In what now sounds like a game of telephone, where something gets lost in translation, Bryan Reynolds wanted to clarify a conversation he had with Jacob Stallings about only hitting home runs. Stallings joked about it after Reynolds hit his fourth home run in seven games Thursday night against Miami....
Pirates farm report for June 3, 2021: Colin Moran homers for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 12-13) lost 3-2 to Columbus (Indians). 1B Colin Moran, making his second rehab appearance as he recovers from a groin injury, went 1 for 3 with a two-run home run in the fourth inning. 3B Phillip Evans, rehabbing a hamstring injury, also went 1 for 3. DH Christian...
Jacob Stallings delivers 3-run double in 8th as Pirates rally to beat Marlins
When Ke’Bryan Hayes was introduced before his first home game of the season, the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie third baseman heard something that was missing when he made his debut last September at PNC Park. Applause. The biggest cheers, however, were directed at Jacob Stallings after he hit a bases-clearing double...
Pirates halt throwing activity for Triple-A pitcher Miguel Yajure
Miguel Yajure, who made two starts for the Pittsburgh Pirates earlier this season, has stopped throwing for Triple-A Indianapolis while dealing with right elbow discomfort. Yajure was placed on the seven-day injured list, retroactive to Tuesday. “It’s an injury that is hindering him at this point in time where we...
‘We’re happy to have him back’: Pirates rookie 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes returns from 2-month injuryVideo
When Ke’Bryan Hayes fouled off a 2-1 Jake Arrieta pitch up and in April 3, the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie third baseman felt a jolt between the ring finger and middle finger in his left hand that ran across his wrist. The feeling was similar to something Hayes experienced near the...
U mad, bro: Penguins fans seething about Mike Sullivan, jawing about Tristan Jarry; Pirates fans fed up with Bob Nutting
We are in the midst of a short week coming off of Memorial Day. But there is no shortage of evil emails, tenacious tweets and pouting Facebook posts. Pittsburgh fans are livid over another early Penguins ouster from the playoffs, the pathetic Pirates and the ridiculous Robert Morris hockey mess....
Pirates farm report for June 2, 2021: Oneil Cruz has 4 hits, homer for Altoona
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 12-12) and Columbus (Indians) were rained out. They will play a doubleheader at 5:05 p.m. Friday. Next: Thursday vs. Columbus (Indians), 7:05 p.m. ALTOONA (Double-A, 16-9) beat Richmond (Giants), 9-4, behind a 4-for-5 showing by SS Oneil Cruz. Cruz hit a two-run homer, his fifth, and drove in...
Pirates trade utility player Ildemaro Vargas to Arizona in exchange for cash
Two weeks after claiming utility man Ildemaro Vargas off waivers from the Chicago Cubs, the Pirates traded him to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday for cash. Vargas, 29, started his major-league career with the Diamondbacks in 2017 before splitting time last season between the Cubs and Minnesota Twins. The Pirates...
Pirates’ Derek Shelton believes David Bednar has closer ability, but that’s not the current plan
After the Pittsburgh Pirates’ most recent defeat Tuesday night, manager Derek Shelton wasn’t thinking too far beyond Wednesday’s day off. The return of Ke’Bryan Hayes, set for Thursday at PNC Park against the Miami Marlins, is the big event. But outfielder Ka’ai Tom was hit by a pitch and left...
Starting pitcher Wil Crowe allows grand slam as Pirates blow lead in loss to Royals
Derek Shelton trusted his pitcher. Wil Crowe didn’t justify that trust. The result Tuesday night on the first day of June was the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 10-5 loss to the Kansas City Royals (27-26) at Kauffman Stadium. The Pirates were 8-20 in May, have now lost three games in a row...
