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With Mitch Keller almost ready to return, Pirates must decide his next start
When Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton said Thursday was the most important day of Mitch Keller’s rehabilitation from an oblique injury, it wasn’t based on how the right-hander performed. Instead, the focus is on how Keller feels the day after throwing a three-inning, 43-pitch live batting practice session at PNC...
Pirates broadcaster John Wehner adjusts to calling games in covid era
John Wehner was used to living out of a suitcase six months each year from March to October. For 11 years as a player, nine with the Pirates, and 15 as one of the Bucs broadcasters, Wehner flew with the team on chartered planes to different cities, checking into the...
White Sox crash Clemente Day celebration, beat Pirates
Caught up in the pageantry of celebrating Roberto Clemente Day and what it meant to Puerto Rico and the Pittsburgh Pirates, Derek Shelton shared that it felt like a national holiday. Then the Pirates rookie manager worried about whether his team would take the night off, focusing more on wearing...
Pirates’ Gregory Polanco on Roberto Clemente: ‘He’s our Jackie Robinson’Video
Gregory Polanco is grateful he not only plays the same position as Roberto Clemente but for the same team, starting in right field for the Pittsburgh Pirates in front of the wall that bears his name and number. Polanco showed his reverence while wearing Clemente’s No. 21 for the first...
After awful start, Pirates finding ways to win close games, preparing to play spoiler
From blowing a four-run lead in the ninth inning of the home opener to a weird wild pitch to a controversial foul-pole home run in extra innings to a no-hitter, the Pittsburgh Pirates have found so many weird ways to lose games this season that it became exasperating. Rookie manager...
Kevin Newman comes up clutch, leads Pirates to walk-off win over White Sox
Kevin Newman came to bat in the ninth inning against the Chicago White Sox in an ideal situation for someone with his track record of delivering walk-off wins: Bases loaded and no outs. “It’s a good spot to be in with a tie ballgame,” Newman said. “Just went up there...
Puerto Rican players follow Pirates’ push to wear No. 21, celebrate Roberto ClementeVideo
Josh Bell admits he knew little about Roberto Clemente before arriving in Pittsburgh, where mementos, murals and museums serve as constant reminders of the Pirates Hall of Fame right fielder. Nothing represents Clemente quite like his No. 21, which Bell and his Pirates teammates and coaches will wear Wednesday against...
MLB to allow Puerto Rican players to wear No. 21 in celebration of Roberto Clemente DayVideo
MLB has granted permission to Puerto Rican players to wear No. 21 as part of Roberto Clemente Day celebrations on Wednesday, and all players will be allowed to wear a patch with the number to honor the legacy of the late Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame right fielder. The Pirates...
Pirates’ Ke’Bryan Hayes displays impressive baseball IQ
After only five games, Ke’Bryan Hayes has plenty to prove as a major leaguer. But it is clear the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie third baseman paid attention while his dad was playing baseball. Charlie Hayes played in the major leagues for 14 years, including the 1996 World Series with the New...
Pirates rally in 9th inning to defeat Reds, split series
Cole Tucker took a step off third base and watched intently as the fly ball sailed into right field off Erik Gonzalez’s bat. Not especially deep, but just deep enough. The sacrifice fly scored Tucker with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday, giving the Pittsburgh...
Cole Tucker, Jason Martin will share center field after Anthony Alford’s ‘very clean’ break
Cole Tucker’s move to the outfield appears to be more than just an experiment with a talented athlete. He made his 16th start in center field Sunday in the 3-2 victory against the Cincinnati Reds. That’s 41% of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ games, a percentage that may increase after Anthony Alford...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Injury a lost opportunity for Pirates OF Anthony Alford
The sight of Anthony Alford fracturing his right elbow after crashing into the center-field wall made Derek Shelton sick to his stomach, not just because of their history but the lost opportunity for Alford. “Just to see the pain and anguish in his eyes, it’s difficult,” Shelton said. “It’s something...
‘Burgh’s Best to Never Wear It: Honus Wagner holds Pirates records more than a century after he retired
The Tribune-Review is following its Best to Ever Wear It series, a daily countdown of the greatest college and pro athletes to wear every jersey number from 99 to 0/00, by honoring the Best to Never Wear It. The six athletes spotlighted didn’t wear a numbered uniform but brought pride...
Eugenio Suarez homers three times as Reds beat Pirates, who lose Anthony Alford to injury
In what has been the story of the season for the Pittsburgh Pirates, another player who made a positive impact was lost to injury when outfielder Anthony Alford fractured his right elbow. Alford was injured when he crashed into the center-field wall chasing Tucker Barnhart’s leadoff home run in the...
Pirates take advantage of speed, athleticism of Anthony Alford, Ke’Bryan Hayes on basepaths
Knowing Cincinnati Reds righty Trevor Bauer had two strikes on John Ryan Murphy and expecting him to look for a swing and miss, Anthony Alford took a cue from Pittsburgh Pirates third base coach Joey Cora and stretched his lead down the third-base line. “We knew he was going to...
After defensive lapses in 1st game, Pirates capitalize on Reds error to split doubleheader
The Pittsburgh Pirates had the oddity of a Friday doubleheader that involved a home game followed by a road game against the same opponent, both played in their own ballpark. What they found is there’s no place home when you’re on the road. After being done in by their own...
Derek Shelton hopes shuffling lineup will bring Pirates bats alive, especially for Josh Bell
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton knows what fans are thinking, that his constant shuffling of the batting order hasn’t allowed his hitters to settle into a spot. Shelton disagrees, finding the old-school approach a little bit too traditional. “Honestly, I think people in general put too much in stock in...
Pirates nominate Josh Bell for Clemente Award
Josh Bell, who has boosted his community service this year in response to the nation’s current state of social unrest, is the Pittsburgh Pirates’ nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award. The award annually recognizes an MLB player who best represents baseball through Clemente’s character, community involvement, philanthropy and contributions, on...
Bryan Reynolds returns as a new dad, leads Pirates to 6-2 victory against the Cubs
After the ball left his bat at 109 mph and he settled into second base with a double, Bryan Reynolds decided he had earned a place in the spotlight. So he stood tall on the PNC Park infield, allowed himself a slight smile and cradled his arms as if rocking...
‘A Beautiful Day’ at PNC Park: Pirates’ Derek Holland’s cleats pay tribute to Mister Rogers
As Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander Derek Holland warmed up on the mound Wednesday night against the Chicago Cubs, a familiar tune played over the loudspeakers at PNC Park. Everyone knows the words to “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?,” the theme song to Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. But hearing them at a baseball...
Outfielder Anthony Alford makes a powerful first impression on Pirates at the plate
After enduring the longest week of his life, Anthony Alford was trying to make a strong first impression when the Pittsburgh Pirates gave him the opportunity he was looking for in the outfield. Alford’s first start did just that, as he crushed a Ryan Tepera 1-1 cutter deep to center...
U mad, bro? Fans spout about Pirates failures, Steelers moves, Penguins trade talk
Steelers, Penguins and Pirates. We spin the hits here at “U mad, bro?” No one is spared in this edition. This week people spout off about Steelers personnel, Penguins trade rumors and Bucco ineptitude. We begin with William. He checks in on the woeful Pirates. “I have followed this team...
Javier Baez, Cubs cruise past error-prone Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates took one step toward strengthening their starting rotation when Joe Musgrove was activated off the injured list and pitched in a major league game for the first time in almost a month. The Pirates took a step toward bolstering their bullpen when they scratched Derek Holland from...
Pirates players, coaches honored to wear No. 21 in celebration of Roberto Clemente DayVideo
The idea was hardly novel, but Derek Shelton’s push for Pittsburgh Pirates players and coaches to wear No. 21 on Roberto Clemente Day was a first, so the rookie manager couldn’t wait to share the news with one person in particular: Pirates third-base coach Joey Cora. Joey, I got some...
Tim Benz: Are Pirates ‘building or rebuilding?’ There’s no difference and it doesn’t matter.
Getting mad at the Pirates is a pretty common thing to do in Pittsburgh. It has been for most of the past three decades. Sometimes we just do it out of habit. And not for the right reasons. Don’t get me wrong. At 10-23, there are plenty of reasons to...
