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Cutch's clutch 2-run double lifts Pirates over Cubs

@AlexJStumpf
April 30, 2025

PITTSBURGH -- Andrew McCutchen’s late hit and some solid work by the bullpen were enough to get the Pirates back into the win column Wednesday, hanging on to beat the Cubs, 4-3.

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The first month of the season is in the books, but there's plenty of action in store. There are races to track in all of the divisions, milestones within reach for star players and it's never too early to think about who will capture some coveted hardware. And there's only

Fan hospitalized after fall from right-field stands at PNC Park during Pirates game 

@AlexJStumpf
9 minutes ago

PITTSBURGH -- A fan fell from the right-field stands onto the field at PNC Park on Wednesday night as the Pirates hosted the Cubs. The Pirates issued the following statement after the game: "Tonight, during the seventh inning of the game at PNC Park, an adult male fell from the

Latest Pirates injuries & transactions

April 30, 2025

This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Pirates injury news and transactions.

Stratton grateful to return from injury, says success 'right around the corner'

Plus, updates on Jones and other injured Bucs
@AlexJStumpf
April 30, 2025

PITTSBURGH -- Hunter Stratton admitted that the game sped up on him a bit Tuesday night. He was antsy to be back on PNC Park’s mound, and Cubs slugger Seiya Suzuki took advantage by homering in Stratton’s first at-bat back in the Majors.

Pirates No. 2 prospect Griffin's HR makes for memorable game of Rock, Paper, Scissors

April 30, 2025

Konnor Griffin probably should've went with rock. It might have been the ideal choice for his celebratory game of Rock, Paper, Scissors after the Pirates' No. 2 prospect rocked a line drive over the right-field wall for Pittsburgh's Single-A affiliate Bradenton on Wednesday at LECOM Park.

April's hottest hitting prospects -- one for each organization

@SamDykstraMiLB
April 30, 2025

The Minor League season is a month old and several of the game's best hitting prospects are off to fast starts. Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony is tearing up Triple-A (just like he did at the end of last year), Padres shortstop Leo De Vries is leading the High-A Midwest

Watch Chandler on the hill at Triple-A FREE tonight

@brendan_samson
12:56 AM EDT

All season long, baseball fans will be able to watch Minor League Baseball games across all of MLB's digital platforms. MLB.TV and MLB app subscribers can watch their favorite team's Minor League affiliates in the app at no additional cost, while all MiLB games are available on MiLB.TV, on the

Top prospect Chandler nearing callup? Skenes 'fired up to see that'

@AlexJStumpf
April 29, 2025

PITTSBURGH -- Paul Skenes hasn’t had a chance to watch Bubba Chandler pitch this year. He doesn’t know how many hits he has allowed so far offhand or what the scouts are saying right now. But is Skenes excited about the prospect of having Chandler join the Pirates’ rotation? Well,

NEW! Top 150 Draft Prospects: Major changes, big jumps highlight list

April 29, 2025

The Washington Nationals are on the clock. OK, not quite yet, but they do have the No. 1 pick in this year’s Draft, and MLB Pipeline has an updated and expanded Draft Top 150, ranking the players all 30 teams are criss-crossing the country to see to line up their

Cutch caps West trip with 4-hit game as Bucs' lineup warms up

@SarahWexler32
April 27, 2025

LOS ANGELES -- As the Pirates seek to improve their offense across the board, getting designated hitter Andrew McCutchen going will be a major factor. And McCutchen wrapped a strong road trip with his best offensive showing so far this year, going 4-for-4 with a homer in Pittsburgh’s 9-2 loss

Oneil's 'pretty good groove' continues with fourth leadoff HR

@SarahWexler32
April 27, 2025

LOS ANGELES -- Oneil Cruz and the leadoff spot are looking as though they were meant for each other. That was clear from pitch one on Saturday night at Dodger Stadium. With yet another game-opening home run, a hard-hit RBI single and a walk, Cruz’s bat stayed blazing in the

Shugart dedicates 1st MLB win to the grandparents who raised him

@AlexJStumpf
April 26, 2025

This story was excerpted from Alex Stumpf’s Pirates Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Griffin doubles three times; No. 7 prospect Barco dominates on hill

April 27, 2025

The prospect performances that stood out Sunday across the Minor Leagues involved big names (like Marcelo Mayer and Matt Shaw) going yard and big arms (like Jacob Misiorowski) racking up a lot of strikeouts. Not to mention Arjun Nimmala, who has put a little home run streak together at High-A.

Nutting, Pirates Charities help save baseball season in Wellsburg

April 27, 2025

It was windy and chilly at the Betty Carr Recreation Site in Wellsburg, W. Va., on Saturday morning. However, the atmosphere was festive, nonetheless, as the Pirate Parrot led a parade of approximately 60 youngsters into the facility for the Wellsburg Baseball and Softball Association’s Opening Day festivities. As recently

'I was playing for free tonight': Back home in LA, Skenes dominates Dodgers

@SarahWexler32
April 26, 2025

LOS ANGELES -- The eyes of the baseball world were on Dodger Stadium on Friday night, where two of the game’s premier arms were going up against each other. And Paul Skenes, for his part, more than lived up to the hype in outmatching Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Skenes was

2024 first-rounder Griffin slugs homer for second straight night

@MavalloneMiLB
April 27, 2025

Weather wreaked havoc on more than a few Minor League games, but there was still plenty of highlights. Top 100 prospects (and teenagers) Konnor Griffin, Jesús Made and Arjun Nimmala flexed their muscles, while Chase Burns took the mound for his Double-A debut in just his fourth professional start. Oh,

Chandler spins scoreless start at Triple-A

@MavalloneMiLB
April 26, 2025

Some of baseball's most well-known prospects stood out on Friday, including a trio of hurlers that finds itself among the Top 100 in Bubba Chandler, Thomas White and Trey Yesavage. Over in the batter's box, Jordan Lawlar continues to put last season's injury-plagued season further and further in the rearview

Welcome to The Show: Gorski blasts homer in first career at-bat

@AlexJStumpf
April 25, 2025

ANAHEIM -- Matt Gorski and his Indianapolis Indians (Pirates Triple-A affiliate) teammates were starting to put two and two together when manager Chris Truby made some late lineup changes and Gorski was missing. He’d been on the precipice of the Majors for years, but when arguably the hottest hitter is

Cruz beginning to feel like his old self as power-speed combo shines

@AlexJStumpf
April 24, 2025

ANAHEIM -- Oneil Cruz couldn’t remember who the last catcher to throw him out was. After a beat, this reporter told him it was the Brewers’ William Contreras. Cruz followed up and asked if it was in 2022. No, but it was over a year ago, on April 22, 2024.

Valdez making an early impression with Bucs

@AlexJStumpf
April 23, 2025

This story was excerpted from Alex Stumpf’s Pirates Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

The fastest prospects in the game -- one for each team

@SamDykstraMiLB
April 23, 2025

When discussing the fastest prospects (and frankly, all players) in baseball, there’s the Rays’ Chandler Simpson and then there’s everyone else. Now in the big leagues, Simpson has led scouts to say that he should get at least a 90 run grade on the 20-to-80 scouting scale. Watching him do

Starting Pitcher Power Rankings has a shakeup at the top

April 24, 2025

It’s been two weeks since our first Starting Pitcher Power Rankings of the regular season, and a lot can change in that time. While the rankings, based on a formula constructed by MLB.com’s data team, consider pitchers’ performance over the past 365 days, more weight is placed on recent performance.