BRADENTON, Fla. -- The morning meetings down here are ordinarily oriented around the future -- what’s ahead that day, that week, that season. The goal of Spring Training is to propel yourself and your team forward. But when Pirates manager Don Kelly convened his club Saturday morning at LECOM Park,

Bill Mazeroski stood outside on a surprisingly chilly mid-February day a few years ago in Bradenton, Fla., making his annual Spring Training visit to see his former team at the Pirate City training complex. He could still repeat the quick, fluid movements that made him such a renowned defensive second

SARASOTA, Fla. -- What better way to celebrate your first home run with your new team than to do it against your old team? Ryan O'Hearn made a proper Pirates debut in his old spring stomping grounds by clobbering a three-run blast off fellow lefty Dietrich Enns to cap a

BRADENTON, Fla. -- They packed up the Pirates’ paraphernalia for the move from Pirate City to LECOM Park. With that, Spring Training has shifted from athletic acclimation to actual evaluation. As the Buccos begin their Grapefruit League season against the Orioles at 1:05 p.m. ET on Saturday at Sarasota’s Ed

BRADENTON, Fla. -- The cavalry came from the clubhouse to watch their guy, their ace and their axis. If it wasn’t the entirety of the Pirates’ Spring Training roster assembled around a back field Thursday at Pirate City to watch Paul Skenes throw a simulated session, it was pretty close.

BRADENTON, Fla. -- It didn’t take long for baseball’s No. 1 prospect to send one over the fence in live BP this spring. Konnor Griffin was going to go deep; it was only a matter of time. And while Nick Dombkowski probably preferred it to come off someone else, Griffin's

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SARASOTA, Fla. -- When the wiffle ball cleared not only the net set up in front of 8-year-old Jace Marshall, but even the chain-link fence that lines the perimeter of the Miracle League of Manasota Field, Pirates infield prospect Termarr Johnson let out a primal roar. “That’s what I’m talking

Spring Training games are slated to start Friday, meaning MLB’s biggest stars will be back in action. But with so many great talents in the game today, who will be every team’s top player in 2026? To determine that, it’s time to examine the projections from FanGraphs Depth Charts (a

Back around this time two years ago, we made bold predictions about who would be the No. 1 prospect for each organization today. Now it’s time to review our prognosticating skills. A couple of disclaimers: A baker’s dozen of our current No. 1 prospects had yet to enter pro ball,

BRADENTON, Fla. -- He’s a well-established big leaguer and a two-time All-Star, but Brandon Lowe is also a new resident to this place they call Pirate City. “It’s almost like,” he said here Tuesday, “you’re in your first year again.”

Full-squad workouts in Spring Training have begun, and there will be several players looking to prove themselves after injuries, underperformance or other factors put them in a more precarious position than they'd like to be entering the 2026 season.

Farm systems are huge. In addition to Rookie-level leagues at complexes in the Dominican Republic and the grounds where big league Spring Training camps are held, there are four under-the-lights, ticket-selling affiliates for every single Major League Baseball organization, amounting to 120 Minor League Baseball teams. Many of these teams

BRADENTON, Fla. -- The Pirates entered the offseason viewing Ryan O'Hearn and Marcell Ozuna as, essentially, an either/or. They came out of it with both of them. That’s a good thing for a lineup that ranked last in runs (583) and dingers (117) last year, but it does create crowding

As Paul Skenes gears up to pitch in his very first World Baseball Classic, the All-Star right-hander recently crossed paths with one of the best players in tournament history. On Sunday at Pirates camp in Bradenton, Fla., Skenes signed a Team USA cap for two-time WBC MVP Daisuke Matsuzaka. “This

BRADENTON, Fla. -- More than a decade has passed since the bat signal first appeared on the Pittsburgh skyline to summon the Pirates’ own Caped Crusader. On Sunday morning, the baseball superhero it once represented decided that 11 years was enough time away. “I'm not here to change anybody; I'm

The Pirates added a much-needed right-handed power bat for the middle of their order on Monday, announcing a one-year deal with with slugger Marcell Ozuna. To make room on the 40-man roster for Ozuna, outfielder Jack Suwinski was designated for assignment. Terms of the deal were not announced, but it's

BRADENTON, Fla. -- In a camp fueled by recent additions and buzz, perhaps the most telling sign of commitment to results lies hidden among the flurry of activity. Talk to any athlete, and they’ll tell you Spring Training is a time to knock off the offseason rust, re-embrace routines and

No team underwent a more extreme lineup makeover this winter than the Pittsburgh Pirates. After having no qualified hitter post at least a league-average, 100 wRC+ mark last season, the Pirates are now projected to field six for the upcoming season, according to Steamer projections. Those forecasted above-average bats include

BRADENTON, Fla. -- Jhostynxon Garcia is pronounced just like it’s spelled. Promise. But practice the name just in case, so it can roll effortlessly off the tongue once the 23-year-old outfielder earns his place on the Pirates’ roster.

BRADENTON, Fla. -- Konnor Griffin is just 19 years old. You’ll get sick of hearing that this season, probably sooner than not. But it’s important to remember, and there's a good reason people can’t seem to stop mentioning it. How can baseball’s No. 1 prospect already be so confident --