TORONTO -- The future of the Pirates is arriving in waves these days, and on Sunday, it was Esmerlyn Valdez’s turn for his first big moment wearing the black and yellow. With Pittsburgh holding on to a lead in the sixth inning of a 4-1 win against the Blue Jays,

TORONTO – The Pirates left Toronto having gone one for three at Rogers Center, but it felt more encouraging than that, largely because of what was learned before, during and even after Pittsburgh’s 4-1 victory over the Blue Jays. Among the notable storylines: Mitch Keller’s quality start, a needed rebound

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TORONTO -- Looking to bounce back from an uneven start his last time out, Pirates ace Paul Skenes again found himself walking off the mound after allowing multiple runs in the sixth inning on Saturday against the Blue Jays. Skenes immediately found himself on his back foot in Saturday’s 5-2

TORONTO -- Frustrations boiled over for the Pirates on Saturday amid an eventful sixth inning. Both manager Don Kelly and pitching coach Bill Murphy were ejected after the Blue Jays chased Paul Skenes during Pittsburgh's 5-2 loss at Rogers Centre. The ejections were a buildup of multiple checked-swing calls throughout

Minor League Baseball is full of quirks and joy, two of its most endearing qualities. That extends not only to the games and teams but the players themselves. Across 120 full-season teams and more than 6,000 players, there are countless characters with incredible nicknames to match. Some of them may

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TORONTO -- Things have been anything but smooth sailing for Bubba Chandler to begin 2026. But on Friday night at Rogers Centre, the Pirates right-hander took a step forward. Chandler needed just four innings to set a career high in strikeouts, besting his previous total of seven from a mid-September

TORONTO -- The Pirates are set to get a dose of power as their youth movement continues.

ST. LOUIS – Spencer Horwitz leaned against a wall outside of the visitors’ clubhouse at Busch Stadium and couldn’t help but chuckle at the premise. “The last 24th-round pick in Blue Jays history,” Horwitz said. “Take that to the grave, I guess.” It’s the perfect encapsulation of Horwitz, the consummate

TORONTO – Esmerlyn Valdez paused for a second and smiled wide, eventually nodding his head with an enormous amount of pride. The question was about the Pirates’ academy in the Dominican Republic and the impact it had on the young outfielder.

ST. LOUIS – The slicing and dicing Braxton Ashcraft did through the St. Louis Cardinals lineup on Thursday was certainly impressive, both in execution and circumstance. With a series to win and a four-game losing streak to shrink in the rearview mirror, Ashcraft understood the assignment and shoved: seven innings,

ST. LOUIS -- Whether the ball managed to sneak over the wall or not, nothing was coming between Brandon Lowe and touching home plate.

ST. LOUIS -- One of the best ways to ease the burden on a beleaguered bullpen is to get just a little bit more out of the starting rotation. Braxton Ashcraft is well on his way to holding up his end of that bargain, backing a steady Pittsburgh offense to

We’re less than two months away from the Draft now, with high school playoffs rolling on and colleges in conference tournament play. It might have been efficient to do this week’s mock draft in person at the SEC Tournament in Alabama, because it felt that pretty much every scouting director

ST. LOUIS -- A few blocks away from the river bearing the name of their shared home, Konnor Griffin and Jake Mangum stood grinning at their side-by-side lockers and launched into a passable impression of a two-man comedy routine. The material could use a little polish, but the baseball went

For the fourth time in as many polls, a new hurler has climbed to the top of our latest Starting Pitcher Power Rankings. Paul Skenes, Tarik Skubal and Shohei Ohtani have all occupied the No. 1 spot in our rankings at one point this season. That shouldn't be surprising; any

ST. LOUIS -- Pirates manager Don Kelly said on Tuesday night in St. Louis that there would be opportunities for relievers both inside and outside the Pittsburgh clubhouse to demonstrate the ability to get consistent outs. The Bucs delivered on some of that promise on Wednesday, recalling RHP Wilber Dotel

This is the time of year when we like to look at pleasant developments in the early part of the Minor League schedule. When we did so a year ago, we spotlighted several prospects who were steaming toward MLB Pipeline's Top 100 list: A.J. Ewing, Carlos Lagrange, Joe Mack, Rainiel

ST. LOUIS -- Down two in the ninth inning and looking to rekindle a sputtering offense, the Pirates were willing to endure a few bruises to force runners along the basepaths. After a leadoff single by Nick Gonzales, Konnor Griffin and Bryan Reynolds were each hit by a pitch to

ST. LOUIS -- Password accepted, access to the big leagues granted. The Pirates recalled outfielder Jhostynxon Garcia from Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday ahead of their series opener at Busch Stadium, and he went 1-for-4 with an eighth-inning single in his Bucs debut before exiting for a pinch-hitter in the top

There’s the well-worn adage that you can never have enough pitching. But you also need enough talent to catch those arms, and developing big league-caliber backstops can be challenging. The Pirates are doing everything they can to build depth at the most demanding position on the diamond, hoping quantity turns

PITTSBURGH -- Paul Skenes reached some personal bests on Sunday. However, the Pirates' ace also matched a career worst in a 6-0 loss to the Phillies at PNC Park. Skenes ran his scoreless-innings streak to a career-high 20 before allowing two runs in the fifth inning, on a groundout by