PITTSBURGH -- Pirates first baseman/outfielder Ryan O'Hearn was activated from the injured list ahead of Sunday’s series finale against Minnesota and immediately made his presence known. On the fifth pitch he saw, O’Hearn ripped a shot into the right-field seats to give the Pirates the early lead. Pittsburgh never relinquished

We're two months into the season, giving us a large enough sample to gauge where teams and individual players are at. While many players are off to hot starts in 2026, some teams are still looking for specific players to get going and help push their respective clubs to the

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Toward the end of the 2023 season, Blue Jays prospect Peyton Williams wore a t-shirt to a player meeting emblazoned with the logo for his neighbor's company, Iowa Meat Truck. The shirt was an immediate hit with his High-A Vancouver teammates. Players and coaches loved it, and they quickly decided

PITTSBURGH -- Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin was placed on the 10-day IL on Sunday with a minor flexor strain in his right forearm, general manager Ben Cherington announced prior to the Bucs' 9-3 win over the Twins. Ryan O'Hearn (right quad muscle strain) was activated from the IL as the

PITTSBURGH -- Pirates right-handed pitcher Carmen Mlodzinski was placed on the restricted list on Sunday before the club's 9-3 win against the Twins. General manager Ben Cherington told reporters that Mlodzinski informed the team Sunday morning that he wasn’t ready to pitch. The 27-year-old was moved from the starting rotation

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PITTSBURGH -- Oneil Cruz is heating up. If a 450-foot splashdown into the Allegheny River on Friday night wasn’t enough to prove it, a 420-foot shot to dead center on Saturday further cemented the claim. Cruz’s three-run homer in the bottom of the second inning ballooned Pittsburgh’s lead to six,

PITTSBURGH -- Pirates second baseman Brandon Lowe was ejected in the fourth inning of the Bucs' 10-9 win over the Twins on Saturday at PNC Park. It came after Lowe completed his plate appearance after having appeared to challenge a strike call with the ABS system, but he wasn’t granted

PITTSBURGH -- Bryan Reynolds’ walk-off home run was such a no-doubter, all he could do was joke about it postgame. “I thought I flew out,” Reynolds quipped. “No -- I got every bit of it.” With one out, Tyler Callihan on first base and the Pirates trailing by one in

PITTSBURGH -- Oneil Cruz continued making ridiculous baseball feats look easy during the Pirates' 6-5 walk-off win over the Twins on Friday, as his third-inning home run left PNC Park and landed -- on the fly -- in the Allegheny River.

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Less than 12 hours after Bryan Reynolds’ walkoff homer, Brandon Lowe found himself similarly awestruck on Saturday morning while gazing down Federal Street. A sizable crowd had gathered for the Pirates Charities Family Walk, an event in its fifth year benefitting AHN’s Chill Mobile program and supporting mental health programming

PITTSBURGH -- Pirates manager Don Kelly knew Jared Jones would be emotional. The often fiery starting pitcher delivered some added juice with blazing fastballs in his first start in 20 months. Jones struck out six while allowing seven hits and five runs through 4 1/3 innings in Friday's 6-5 walk-off

PITTSBURGH -- Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin has a low-grade flexor muscle strain in his right forearm, which was diagnosed after he underwent imaging. The 20-year-old is cleared to hit, and he was back in the lineup as the designated hitter for Friday's 6-5 walk-off win in the series opener against

Michael Naccarelli looked to his left and right on Friday afternoon and took in the sights, observing the Pirates taking batting practice at PNC Park and soaking up the moment with his wife, Elizabeth, and their infant son, Felix. The Pirates host plenty of people to throw out ceremonial first

PITTSBURGH -- Derek Shelton’s first managerial opportunity came with the Pirates. On Friday, Shelton returned to PNC Park but in the opposing dugout as the Twins' skipper. Shelton was dismissed by Pittsburgh on May 8, 2025, after four-plus years as its manager. The Pirates were 12-26, and current Pirates manager

Even when Pirates top prospect Seth Hernandez isn't at his best, he's still pretty dang good.

PITTSBURGH -- Paul Skenes needed a bounceback start. That is, for his standards. The 2024 National League Rookie of the Year and 2025 Cy Young winner allowed a combined nine runs between his last two starts entering Thursday’s finale against the Cubs.

This year's National League Cy Young field isn't just loaded with worthy contenders -- it's shaping up to be the deepest race either league has ever seen. While the American League has a clear frontrunner in the Yankees’ Cam Schlittler, the NL has an abundance of pitchers putting up extraordinary

Jared Jones finished his workout Wednesday and couldn’t hide how he felt about starting Friday night, the next big step in his return from internal brace surgery on his right elbow last May 21. In fact, the ever-intense Jones didn’t even try. “Pretty damn excited," Jones said. “It’s been a

As the calendar gets set to turn to June, Draft buzz is picking up exponentially. Scouts are scattered all over the country with NCAA Division I Regional play kicking off on Friday while also planning to see high schoolers in action for the last time in state playoffs. The Draft

PITTSBURGH -- The Pirates' bullpen showcased 12 straight innings without allowing a run. Then Wednesday night’s seventh inning at PNC Park delivered a reality check. Across 34 combined pitches from Yohan Ramírez and Justin Lawrence in the frame, Pittsburgh allowed six runs to flip a tie game into a gaudy

Brandan Bidois thrives on pitching with energy. He describes entering a game as “turning the beast on” and “unlocking that inner demon.” Inside his hat, Bidois scribbles some things about his family and unique birthplace, but there are also what he called “some select words of the not-so-friendly variety.” But