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The Minnesota Twins and Pittsburgh Pirates had an unanticipated delay during Tuesday’s game, but not due to weather. The game was paused and both teams were pulled off the field in the top of the fifth inning when a drone flew over center field …
The Toronto Blue Jays are looking for a home stadium to play their games for the 2020 season, and they reportedly are considering Pittsburgh as an option. The Jays on Saturday learned that the Canadian government would not give them approval to play …
The Arizona Diamondbacks have made a significant move to bolster lineup. Outfielder Starling Marte has been traded from the Pittsburgh Pirates to Arizona, ESPN’s Jeff Passan first reported. The D-Backs will send two prospects to Pittsburgh in …
Ben Cherington is a candidate to join the Pittsburgh Pirates’ front office, according to a report. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reported on Twitter Thursday that Cherington has emerged to serve as Pittsburgh’s new head of baseball …
It’s been no secret that Buck Showalter wants to get back into baseball. Perhaps surprisingly, he’s looking at opportunities beyond managing, at least according to one report. Pittsburgh-based report Dejan Kovacevic reported Monday that …
The Pittsburgh Pirates are making a managerial change. The Pirates have elected to fire manager Clint Hurdle, as first reported by Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. General manager Neal Huntington will remain with the team. #Pirates firing manager Clint …
Major League Baseball on Thursday announced the fallout from the ugly brawl that took place between the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates earlier in the week, and eight suspensions were handed down in total. Both managers, Cincinnati’s …
Amir Garrett will be facing some serious discipline from the league after his role in starting a fight between his Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday. Garrett was on the mound with his Reds down 11-3 in the top of the ninth. …
The Pittsburgh Pirates may consider making a big name available in the market for relief pitching by July 31, but their star closer won’t come cheap. According to Jon Morosi of MLB.com, the Pirates have had discussions with the Los Angeles …
The first brawl of the Major League Baseball season took place on Sunday, and Yasiel Puig was very much involved. Things started after Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Chris Archer threw behind Cincinnati’s Derek Dietrich, who admired a home run he …
It’s pretty clear which teams can expect to be near the top of the standings in Major League Baseball and which can expect to be near the bottom. That leaves a mess of teams in the middle that may or may not be good enough to contend, but at …
David Freese was one of the lucky players at the MLB trade deadline this year who went from a mediocre team to a World Series contender, and he was not afraid to call attention to that after the Los Angeles Dodgers punched their ticket to the NLCS on …
The Pittsburgh Pirates have benched one of their key players for Monday’s game for an apparent lack of effort. According to Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, outfielder Starling Marte will not start Monday after a disappointing showing …
Though waiver trades can still be made until the end of August, the July 31 trade deadline is generally seen as MLB teams’ last, best shot to improve for a playoff run. Subsequently, the moves made Tuesday and in the leadup to the date are …
PNC Park has found itself in some murky waters … literally. The park was scheduled to host a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday, but a heavy downpour of rain in the area threw a wrench into those plans. …
The Pittsburgh Pirates are quickly slipping below .500, and they may be planning for next month’s trade deadline accordingly. MLB.com’s Jon Morosi reported on Thursday that the fourth-place Pirates are expected to be sellers at the …
