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Pirates" $12 million offseason mistake is already becoming impossible to defend
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (370+ words) The Pirates" offseason bet on Marcell Ozuna was never supposed to require this much explaining by May. Pittsburgh gave him $12 million because the lineup needed immediate damage, not another long runway for another aging bat to find itself. The whole…...
Pirates vs. Reds Rain Delay, May 1: Updates, Start Time, Full Details
13+ hour, 14+ min ago (312+ words) The Pittsburgh Pirates need a good weekend this weekend. Not only have they lost five straight, but they are up against the division rival Reds. If the Pirates can hold their own and win the series, they will be right…...
Pirates get crushing injury update on two once-promising prospects
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (460+ words) For a Pittsburgh Pirates organization that has spent years selling the importance of player development and internal depth, Wednesday's injury update felt especially brutal. Two once-promising prospects " outfielder Mitch Jebb and left-handed pitcher Anthony Solometo " are now facing lengthy absences…...
Paul Skenes" scoreless streak ends with a Pirates gut punch in loss to Cardinals
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (425+ words) The Pittsburgh Pirates desperately needed a stopper Thursday afternoon at PNC Park. Instead, even Paul Skenes could not stop the bleeding. The St. Louis Cardinals completed a four-game sweep with a 10-5 win over the Pirates, extending Pittsburgh's losing streak to…...
Pirates fans owe this reliever an apology after stunning turnaround
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (351+ words) There were plenty of Pittsburgh Pirates fans ready to write off Justin Lawrence after Opening Day. Honestly, it was understandable at the time. A month later, those takes look wildly premature. Since that disastrous Opening Day outing (and the half…...
Don Kelly's growing pains as manager epitomized in Pirates' painful loss to Cardinals
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (648+ words) The Pittsburgh Pirates are learning something in real time about Don Kelly: creativity as a manager is a lot more fun when it works. For eight innings Monday night at PNC Park, Kelly looked brilliant. The Pirates pieced together one…...
Pirates fans can't believe Craig Breslow is making Ben Cherington look like executive of the year
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (477+ words) It takes a lot for Ben Cherington to win over the Pittsburgh Pirates fan base. For most of the past six years, he's been the face of frustration " the architect of a rebuild that dragged, a roster that felt perpetually…...
Ben Cherington's Jared Jones update gives Pirates fans idea of 2026 return
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (381+ words) Ben Cherington's update on Jared Jones this weekend was the clearest signal yet that the Pittsburgh Pirates are getting a meaningful arm back for the stretch of the 2026 season. Jones beginning a rehab assignment with Low-A Bradenton on Wednesday marks…...
Carmen Mlodzinski responds to issues Pirates fans had long been worried about
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (563+ words) Carmen Mlodzinski didn't dodge it. He didn't deflect, didn't hide behind clich's, didn't pretend the pattern everyone has been watching for weeks " if not months " wasn't real. He met it head-on. And in doing so, he said out loud what…...
Pirates cannot ignore frustrating Bubba Chandler trend any longer
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (574+ words) Bubba Chandler isn't failing. That's what makes this more complicated " and more urgent. If he were simply overmatched, the Pittsburgh Pirates could write it off as part of the learning curve. But that's not what this is. Chandler flashes dominance....