Pirates finish 62-100: Closing thoughts on Ke’Bryan Hayes, Bryan Reynolds and the kids

In 2023, the Pittsburgh Pirates saw significant improvement from mostly everyone on the roster and it resulted in a 76-86 record, marking a 14-win improvement from the year before. Expectations for the Bucs are high coming into this season. They added several pieces to the roster in the offseason and locked in ace Mitch Keller to a five-year…

BRADENTON, Fla. - Jason Delay knows the odds are stacked against him to make the Pittsburgh Pirates as one of two catchers on the Opening Day roster. One spot is reserved for Yasmani Grandal, a 12-year veteran and two-time All-Star who last week signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract with another $1 million in incentives. Delay is competing for…

Fixture: (1) Ben Shelton vs Fabian Marozsan Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2024 Tournament:ASB Classic 2024 Round: Second Round (Round of 16) Venue: ASB Tennis Centre, Auckland, New Zealand Surface: Outdoor hard Prize money: $661585 Live telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Sky Sports Top seed Ben Shelton opens his ASB Classic campaign in Auckland…

Happy 2024 everyone! 2024 will be a very important one for the current front office and coaching staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Without at least a winning season in 2024, there will likely be sweeping changes throughout the organization. With a losing season in 2024, Ben Cherington will have 5 losing seasons in as many as general manager of the…

In the Round of 16 of the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships on Wednesday, Ben Shelton (ranked No. 19) takes on Jordan Thompson (No. 60). With -145 odds, Shelton is favored over Thompson (+110) in this matchup. Tournament: The Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships Round: Round of 16 Date: Wednesday, October 18 Venue: Ariake Tennis Forest…

There haven't been many losing streaks for the Atlanta Braves this year, but they ended a three-game skid yesterday with an 8-6 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. The Braves are 71-40 and still have the best record in baseball heading into Game 3 of four in Pittsburgh tonight. The Pirates are 51-62. Tonight it'll be two pitchers who…

There isn't much that comes easy to the 44-56 Pittsburgh Pirates, but for some reason, beating the San Diego Padres does. The Padres are 48-53 after the 8-4 loss at home to Pittsburgh yesterday. The Pirates got a great performance from Carlos Santana who homered twice in the win. Today, they'll lean on another veteran, Rich Hill, who will make his…

The Los Angeles Dodgers will continue their series with the Pittsburgh Pirates in a Wednesday night MLB matchup at PNC Park. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Dodgers-Pirates prediction and pick, laid out below. Los Angeles has dealt with their fair share of injuries in the beginning of the season,…

2022 record: 62-100, tied for fourth in National League Central Offseason headlines: Pittsburgh turned back the clock, signing OF Andrew McCutchen to a one-year deal. The 36-year-old might not be the MVP-caliber player he once was during his first stint with the Pirates, but the feel-good addition certainly can't hurt a team that has finished…

BRADENTON, Fla. - If the Yankees didn't have another game at their spring training home on Saturday and general manager Brian Cashman had made the hour drive from Tampa to Manatee County, he could have seen one of his winter quests really tee one up. Batting left, switch-hitting Pirates center fielder Bryan Reynolds squared up a hanging curve…

Perhaps the only person affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates who wasn't happy about the news of Andrew McCutchen's return was Miguel Andujar, if only because it came at his own expense. When the Pirates signed McCutchen in January, they designated Andujar for assignment. It was a calculated risk by general manager Ben Cherington, hoping that no…

In late February, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton announced the team would be experimenting with a new outfield alignment in spring training. Jack Suwinski, who hit 19 home runs as rookie in 2022, mostly as a corner outfielder, would be tried in center field, a position where he has little experience in professional baseball. Bryan…

When the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Austin Hedges to a one-year, $5 million deal it became clear that he will be the team's primary catcher in 2023. His catching partner remains a bit of a mystery though, as highly touted prospect Endy Rodriguez is the only other catcher currently on the 40-man roster. During the Winter Meetings manager Derek…

For their normal standards the Pittsburgh Pirates have been busy this offseason. Thus far, they have traded away Kevin Newman while trading for Ji-Man Choi. They have also signed veteran first baseman Carlos Santana. While general manager Ben Cherington has done a good job addressing first base/designated hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates, there is…

MLB teams are releasing their 2023 promo schedules in which they highlight which games are going to include anything out of the ordinary. Puppy nights, fireworks nights, kids days, and cool items for the first 20000 fans in attendance are offered by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Shirts, bobbleheads, and other things are going to be given away at…

PITTSBURGH - The Pirates pitching staff this season again ranked among the bottom third in the majors in practically every category. Yet manager Derek Shelton sees some reasons for optimism behind all the dismal numbers. "We're starting to see growth, which is really important," Shelton said. A roster overhaul for 2023 is just getting started, but…

TORONTO - Finally out of his Yankees misery, Miguel Andujar resisted taking parting shots before his first game with the Pittsburgh Pirates. There was no griping about not getting regular at-bats year after year even though he put up sensational numbers as a rookie in 2018, no venting about the Yankees ignoring his requests for a trade for two…

PITTSBURGH -- Josh VanMeter called it. As the Pirates were facing the possibility of being no-hit by Hunter Greene, the Reds' electrifying rookie who looked as if he could do no wrong Sunday at PNC Park, VanMeter made his prediction. The Pirates would get no-hit, but they would still win the game. The Pirates didn't record a single hit, but they…

After a delayed start to the season, the Pirates play an actual regular season game on Thursday in St. Louis for Opening Day. The Pirates saw a good amount of roster turnover this offseason, and the Bucs will try and improve from their 61-101 showing from a season ago. It's expected that it will be another tough year for baseball in Pittsburgh as…

The Major League Baseball season was shortened to 60 games from 162 in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it still felt like an eternity for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates started 4-17 under first-year manager Derek Shelton and finished with the worst record in the major leagues at 19-41. That extrapolates to 51-111 in a normal year.…

Owner Bob Nutting cleaned house after the Pirates finished in last place in the National League Central last season for the first time since 2010. Club president Frank Coonelly, general manager Neal Huntington and manager Clint Hurdle were fired. In their place are Travis Williams, Ben Cherington and Derek Shelton. Cherington has a World Series…

SANDWICH - In Old Colony's first appearance in a state semifinal in 25 years, the No. 5 Cougars had no answer for Hull's John Gianibas as the senior running back ran wild on Friday night. Gianibas carried the ball 21 times for 270 yards and found the end zone four times to lift the top-seeded Pirates to a 35-12 victory over Old Colony at Sandwich…

BRADENTON, Fla. - Last Tuesday, when spring training reached its midpoint, the Pirates reassigned catcher Henry Davis to minor-league camp. Even if Davis begins this season at Double A, he likely will get to the top level of the farm system before the summer is over. Davis, 23, is not far from reaching the majors, and the best part is he's not even…