MIAMI -- After Paul Skenes exited Sunday’s World Baseball Classic semifinal against the Dominican Republic, he found himself in a conversation with Clayton Kershaw and posed a question to the Dodgers legend. Skenes asked where the WBC -- an incredible event where this particular game packed 36,337 inside a raucous

MIAMI – The game met the hype. And the Americans met the moment. In a semifinals matchup rife with many of baseball’s biggest names and a game rife with the kind of tension that makes the sport great, Team USA outlasted the Dominican Republic, 2-1, on Sunday night at loanDepot

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Brandon Lowe was making his way around the Rays’ clubhouse at Charlotte Sports Park on Sunday morning, visiting the place he called his Spring Training home for a decade, when he ran into Shane McClanahan. A few hours before they met on the field in the

BRADENTON, Fla. -- When Paul Skenes takes the mound for Team USA on Sunday night in Miami, millions will watch the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner face a stacked Dominican Republic lineup in the World Baseball Classic semifinals (8 p.m. ET, FS1). The “Top Gun” theme will blare

BRADENTON, Fla. -- Not every battle needs a bad guy. This is especially true in Pirates camp this spring, as Nick Gonzales works to strengthen his grip on the starting shortstop role while baseball’s No. 1 prospect, Konnor Griffin, aims to loosen it.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Pirates reliever Chris Devenski was still being evaluated one day after he was struck in the head by a line drive during Friday night’s 7-5 win over the Tigers at Joker Marchant Stadium, but so far, the news is the best the Bucs could hope for. "Nothing

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BRADENTON, Fla. -- Henry Davis could've changed and gone back to his old swing. Face it: An 0-for-17 start to Spring Training would force most baseball players to try something. But the Pirates' catcher has remained resolute. Stubborn, even. Davis believes in the swing changes he made this past offseason,

LAKELAND, Fla. -- With the Spring Training road narrowing, the Pirates and 29 other clubs will have tough decisions to make. Mike Clevinger and Jhostynxon Garcia did their part to make things difficult Friday during a 7-5 victory over the Tigers at Joker Marchant Stadium. Garcia homered and finished with

Hello, Pirates fans. Welcome to my first mailbag in this role. It’s something I plan to do regularly, as I love the connection it forms with readers. Plenty of excellent submissions this week. If you have a question for a future mailbag, I’m at Jason.Mackey@pirates.com. Burt Macklin (@Pirates_Insight): Which non-roster

BRADENTON, Fla. -- Opening Day is just two weeks away -- and the Pirates still have some important decisions to make before they take on the Mets on March 26 at Citi Field.

BRADENTON, Fla. — As Paul Skenes’ regular catcher, life can sometimes feel like a video game for Henry Davis. He calls a pitch, and it’s there. With little deviation. It was the same thing with Bubba Chandler on Thursday … only this time it felt like Davis’ controller had a

BRADENTON, Fla. -- It was the final moment before the first off-day of Spring Training. An exhibition game, no less. But as Pirates players entered the LECOM Park clubhouse following a 7-1 victory over Team Colombia on March 3, there was Termarr Johnson -- in the middle of it all

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Konnor Griffin has certainly looked big league-ready at times in Spring Training. Of course, he's also still just a 19-year-old prospect.

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Maybe it happens on the golf course. Or if he forgets something while packing for road trips. But in some facet of his life, human nature would seemingly tell us that Jared Triolo is affected by something.

Through the first two iterations of Spring Breakout, many young prospects have gone head-to-head before quickly establishing themselves as stars at the Major League level. Look no further than the first game, where Paul Skenes struck out Jackson Holliday in the first inning, weeks before they'd both make their big

We are all about the future at MLB Pipeline. Obviously, any talk about prospects and who they might become involves some prognostication. Fresh off flexing those muscles to present every organization’s Top 30 prospects list, we’re keeping our crystal ball in active mode to provide a prospect prediction for each

BRADENTON, Fla. -- On the heels of their seventh consecutive losing season, the Pirates emerged as one of the busiest teams in the offseason, hoping to sculpt a playoff contender around NL Cy Young winner Paul Skenes. Pittsburgh brought in several veteran bats to strengthen a league-worst offense and added

BRADENTON, Fla. -- It’s been a month of Spring Training workouts for the Pirates. In another 30 days, they’ll be preparing for their fifth series of the season. Time flies faster than an Oneil Cruz homer. We’ve also learned a lot. Entering Tuesday’s games, the Pirates ranked in the top

HOUSTON -- Paul Skenes has dominated on the mound in an Air Force uniform. In an LSU uniform. In a Bradenton Marauders and Altoona Curve and Indianapolis Indians uniform. And of course in a Pittsburgh Pirates uniform. But the one he's wearing right now is different.

HOUSTON -- The "U-S-A!" chants were booming. The Mexico fans were deafening. And in the end, the U.S. was the better team in the most hyped game of the 2026 World Baseball Classic. In an electric atmosphere at Daikin Park on Monday night, Team USA defeated Mexico, 5-3, in a

TAMPA, Fla. -- Endy Rodríguez spends most of his days smiling, but this one felt different. Standing in the visitors’ clubhouse at George M. Steinbrenner Field, Rodríguez's eyes lit up while discussing his second home run of Spring Training, which came during a 5-3 Pirates victory over the Yankees. Yes,

The Yankees and Giants will open the 2026 MLB season on March 25. We’ll be counting down to that date with our annual preview series, with each story looking ahead to the coming season by breaking down a particular topic. Previously: The best pending free agent in each division. Today: