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VideoChart: All-Time Pirates Home Run LeadersVideo
Our latest VideoChart ranks the Pittsburgh Pirates with the most career home runs in the franchise’s history. Which player’s rise in the charts surprised you the most? Want to see more animated stats? Check out all of our VideoCharts here....
Fantasy podcast: Baseball is back! Mookie’s millions. Missing out on PNC Park may hurt Blue Jays.
Baseball is back! So that means fantasy sports players have their hobby back as well. What better day to have Jeff Erickson join us from RotoWire to look at the start of the Major League Baseball season. We talk about how crucial it is for fantasy owners to watch teams...
‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 38: Jason Bay jammed way to history for Pirates
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 38: Jason Bay Jason Bay remains the only player in Pittsburgh Pirates history to win the National League Rookie of the Year award, achieving...
First Call: Antonio Brown is actually 100% right about something. Lyke on gambling. Fitzgerald on Blue Jays.
Friday’s “First Call” tackles three big topics before we hit the weekend. College sports gambling. Why the Toronto Blue Jays were snubbed in Pittsburgh. And Antonio Brown — for perhaps the first time in his life — may have a point. When Himmothy is right, Himmothy is right Here’s something...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Nik Turley took long road to making Pirates’ Opening Day roster
What might have seemed but a footnote when the Pittsburgh Pirates finalized their Opening Day roster is actually an incredible comeback story for relief pitcher Nik Turley. That the 30-year-old left-hander, a non-roster invitee to spring training, made the 30-man roster for Friday’s season opener at St. Louis was Turley’s...
Primanti Bros. offering free french fries to Pirates fans on Opening Day
Pittsburgh-area Primanti Bros. locations will be giving away free french fries to Pittsburgh Pirates fans on Friday. The promotion is part of the Opening Day celebration of the coronavirus-delayed start of the 2020 MLB season. Opening Day for the Pirates is July 24, at St. Louis. (The first home game...
Derek Shelton ready for his delayed MLB debut as Pirates manager
The Pittsburgh Pirates wanted a new voice, and they found one who is as quick with a compliment as he is a wisecrack, one who isn’t afraid to delegate or deal with criticism that comes with sitting in his chair, one whose two-decade wait to manage a major league game...
Pirates finalize 30-man roster for Opening Day by adding infielder, 2 pitchers
Now that the Pittsburgh Pirates have finalized their 30-man roster, Derek Shelton is ready to fill out his Opening Day lineup for the first time as a major-league manager Friday at the St. Louis Cardinals. It won’t be the memento Shelton waited two decades for, starting in the minor leagues...
‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 39: Dave Parker brought lumber to Pirates in 1970sVideo
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 39: Dave Parker He has the hardware — two batting titles, a National League MVP award, an All-Star MVP trophy and, most importantly, a...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Derek Holland earns starting job, but will he pitch home opener?
Derek Holland was dressed in black and gold from head to toe, with an emphasis on the Pittsburgh gold spikes that stood out when the left-hander took the mound Wednesday night for the Pirates at PNC Park. Holland looked like someone who was auditioning to start the home opener, catering...
Pirates preview: Outside circumstances cover bullpen with questions
Neal Huntington knew the value of a strong bullpen in an era when starting pitchers are typically pulled after six innings. The former Pittsburgh Pirates general manager made what appeared to be good trades for closer Felipe Vazquez and setup man Keone Kela, hoping they could nail down tight games...
Pirates preview: Bullpen spotlight
Breakout candidate Nick Burdi After Tommy John surgery in 2017 and a horrific arm injury last season, Burdi has elevated his velocity into the high 90s. Derek Shelton called his stuff “electric,” which describes the type of pitches a closer needs to be successful. He never has closed in the...
U mad, bro? Readers rant about Antonio Brown, Penguins goalies, banned Blue Jays, Steelers O-line
“Return to play” must be a real emotional lightning bolt. Because we’ve got people fired up about all three of Pittsburgh’s pro sports teams. Readers are ready to pounce on Antonio Brown’s “retirement,” the state stopping the Toronto Blue Jays from playing at PNC Park, Matt Murray’s glove hand, and...
Pirates reliever Keone Kela has covid-19, manager Derek Shelton reveals
Pirates manager Derek Shelton revealed Wednesday night relief pitcher Keone Kela, who has missed all of spring training 2.0 this month, has tested positive for covid-19. Kela is the fifth Pirates player to test positive. Previously, relief pitcher Blake Cederlind, outfielders Gregory Polanco and Socrates Brito and third baseman Ke’Bryan...
Indians complete 3-game sweep of Pirates in 5-3 victory
The game was an exhibition, a mere warm-up for what really matters. In that light, Derek Holland wasn’t concerned he allowed three runs in three innings in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 5-3 loss Wednesday night to the Cleveland Indians at PNC Park. The Pirates, who were 3-15 in spring training 1.0...
State health officials won’t allow Blue Jays to use PNC Park
Pennsylvania’s Department of Health will not permit the Toronto Blue Jays to play at PNC Park in the midst of the covid-19 pandemic, officials announced Wednesday afternoon. The Blue Jays were seeking a major-league venue to play their home games after the Canadian government declared the Rogers Centre in Toronto...
Addition of consistent changeup helps Mitch Keller earn spot in Pirates’ starting rotation
Mitch Keller came to training camp armed with a more consistent changeup, hoping to convince the Pittsburgh Pirates to show as much confidence in him as he did in the new and improved pitch. The 24-year-old right-hander, the team’s top prospect, earned the No. 3 spot in the starting rotation....
Hoping to elude the rain, Pirates/Indians exhibition game moved to 5:05 p.m.
Based on forecasts of rain Wednesday evening, the start time for the finale of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ three-game exhibition series against the Cleveland Indians at PNC Park has been moved to 5:05 p.m. GAME TIME CHANGE: Tonight's game vs the Indians has been moved up to 5:05pm due to the...
Reports: MLB has informed Toronto Blue Jays they will call PNC Park home this season
MLB has informed the Toronto Blue Jays that they will share PNC Park with the Pittsburgh Pirates as their home field this season, according to reports out of Canada. Sportsnet’s Hazel Mae first reported the news late Tuesday night, and the Toronto Sun confirmed that the majority of the Blue...
Pirates preview: Injuries mold starting rotation into different shape
This is the third of a four-part position-by-position preview of the Pirates heading into Friday’s season opener in St. Louis. Friday: Bullpen In a fantasy world, let’s imagine Jameson Taillon never needed a second Tommy John surgery, and Chris Archer remained healthy and his performance matched what the Pittsburgh Pirates...
Pirates’ Phillip Evans will play ‘anywhere in the dirt’Video
Raised as a shortstop, Phillip Evans is willing to play any infield position. “Anywhere in the dirt is fine with me,” he said. He’s also willing to spend as much time in the outfield as necessary — he did so in the minors and Monday night in Cleveland — and...
Pirates preview: Starting rotation spotlight
Breakout candidate Joe Musgrove He has yet to compile a winning record or an ERA under 4.06 in four seasons, but Musgrove looks poised to take his place atop the Pirates rotation. He’s no Gerrit Cole (compare paychecks), but perhaps that won’t turn out to be a bad deal the...
Proximity and schedule not the only reasons why Blue Jays may come to PNC Park
Wait. What’s the proposed trade? The Pittsburgh Penguins straight up for the Toronto Blue Jays? Sorry, Toronto. You are going to have to do better than that. Perhaps if you still had Kawhi Leonard on the Raptors, we could talk. But for now, don’t you think you should at least...
Derek Shelton taps Mitch Keller to start Pirates’ third game Sunday in St. Louis
Derek Shelton revealed the third piece of his starting rotation Tuesday when he named Mitch Keller to start Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Previously, he said Joe Musgrove and Trevor Williams will pitch the first two games of the season-opening series Friday and Saturday. Keller threw...
Opening Day is close, but Major League Baseball’s return hasn’t been easyVideo
It seemed impossible with anxiety related to the coronavirus at its peak in early April, doubtful as MLB and its union argued over finances in May and perilous a few weeks back as new covid-19 hotspots emerged across the country. But now that MLB has made it to within 48...
