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Pirates farm report for May 21, 2025: Infielder Keiner Delgado belts 3 homers for Greensboro
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 26-18) lost 3-0 to Toledo (Tigers) in a game shortened to seven innings by rain. Indianapolis was held to two hits, a double by RF Billy Cook (.205) and a single by 2B Alika Williams (.195), and struck out 10 times. LF Jack Suwinski (.258) went 0 for...
Andrew Heaney, bullpen sharp as Pirates beat Reds to win series
An unfortunate streak for the Pittsburgh Pirates refuses to die. Not in 26 games, dating to April 22, has the team managed to score more than four runs, making it the longest such stretch in franchise history. Far more often than not over the past month, the result of such...
Pirates lose Jared Jones, Enmanuel Valdez for the rest of season after undergoing surgery
Jared Jones underwent surgery on his right elbow Wednesday and will miss the remainder of the season, though the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander opted for a primary repair procedure instead of Tommy John surgery that is expected to shorten his recovery and return him to full competition within a year. Pirates...
Pirates option Carmen Mlodzinski, recall Mike Burrows in starting rotation shuffle
The Pittsburgh Pirates are shuffling their starting rotation, optioning right-hander reliever-turned-starter Carmen Mlodzinski to Triple-A Indianapolis and recalling Mike Burrows on Wednesday. Burrows, a 6-foot, 200-pound right-hander, is 2-1 with a 2.51 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 41 strikeouts against 11 walks in 32 1/3 innings over eight appearances (seven starts)...
Pirates take different fork in a very familiar road to break losing skid
In many respects, Tuesday’s game was very similar to most of the ones that the Pittsburgh Pirates have played recently. They got great starting pitching while the hitting was almost entirely absent. In some other key areas, however, the latest contest against the Cincinnati Reds was extremely different. First and...
David Bednar bounces back from rough outing to earn 1st save for Pirates since April 30
One night after David Bednar allowed two runs on three hits against the top of the Cincinnati Reds order and didn’t finish the eighth inning, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Don Kelly didn’t hesitate to send the right-hander out for the ninth inning while clinging to a one-run lead. It provided a...
Pirates farm report for May 20, 2025: Termarr Johnson collects 2 hits in Altoona loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 26-17) and Toledo (Tigers) were rained out. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader Thursday. Next: Wednesday at Toledo (Tigers), 11:05 a.m. ALTOONA (Double-A, 20-20) lost 3-1 to Akron (Guardians). 2B Termarr Johnson (.271) went 2 for 3 with a walk. 1B Nick Cimillo...
Bailey Falter delivers gem as Pirates offense does just enough to top Reds
One run and six hits have hardly constituted the necessary offensive ingredients of late for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who are riding the longest streak of consecutive games with four or fewer runs scored in franchise history. While that stretch reached 25 straight games Tuesday at PNC Park, Bailey Falter was...
Pirates place reliever Colin Holderman on 15-day IL, recall Isaac Mattson from Triple-A
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed right-handed reliever Colin Holderman on the 15-day injured list with right thumb inflammation and pain, manager Don Kelly said Tuesday afternoon at PNC Park. To add bullpen depth, righty Isaac Mattson was called up from Triple-A Indianapolis Tuesday before the Pirates hosted the Cincinnati Reds. Infielder...
Police charge man with buying beer for underage Pirates fan who fell onto field
Authorities Tuesday charged a Mon Valley man with buying beer in April at PNC Park for his 20-year-old friend, Kavan Markwood, who was celebrating a rally by the Pittsburgh Pirates when he fell 21 feet onto the field’s warning track below and suffered severe injuries. Ethan Kirkwood, 21, of Liberty...
While managing Reds, New Brighton’s Terry Francona admits ‘I’d be lying if I said I didn’t care’ about Pirates’ results
According to Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona, Gene Lamont graduated from a very specialized field of study. “He has a degree in baseball,” Francona said Monday before his Reds played the Pirates in the first of their three-game series at PNC Park. The 78-year-old Lamont is continuing his post-grad work...
1 and done: Mitch Keller the latest starter to be victimized by Pirates’ collective shortcomings
Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Mitch Keller gave up just one earned run in six innings against the surging Cincinnati Reds on Monday night. Obviously, that was one earned run too much for these fragile Pirates to handle. Because the typically putrid Pirates’ offense scored just one run. Because the Pirates’...
Don Kelly wants Pirates to ‘play aggressively,’ so new manager willing to live with mistakes
If Don Kelly is going to put his personal stamp on the Pittsburgh Pirates as manager, he wants it to be with an aggressive attitude. That’s why Kelly is willing to live with the defensive mishaps that proved costly for the Pirates in a 7-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds...
Reds take advantage of defensive mishaps to hand Pirates their 4th consecutive defeat
The Pittsburgh Pirates haven’t scored more than four runs in two dozen games, a streak that has magnified every mistake and minimized the effectiveness of their starting pitching. Mitch Keller became the latest Pirate to provide a quality start and receive little support offensively or defensively, which has become a...
Pirates special adviser Gene Lamont aims to be straight shooter with new manager Don KellyVideo
As he considered coming out of retirement to join the Pittsburgh Pirates as a special adviser to manager Don Kelly, Gene Lamont needed Kelly to get two things straight. No. 1, Kelly, who’s been ejected twice through his first eight games as skipper, would need to refrain from getting tossed...
Mark Madden: Message to Pirates — free Paul Skenes
Paul Skenes isn’t eligible for salary arbitration till 2027. He currently makes a paltry $875,000. The Pittsburgh Pirates are unlikely to retain Skenes through his three arbitration years — because they won’t want to pay what’s decided — and have zero chance of keeping him when he hits free agency...
Madden Monday on Paul Skenes: ‘If I were him, I’d ask out. I’d want a trade right now’
The Pirates’ 1-0 loss in Philadelphia (28-18) on Sunday was their third in a row and 13th in 16 tries this month. The Bucs (15-32) have already been shut out a major-league-leading eight times this season. They were swept by the Phillies, lost five of six games on their road...
Pirates wasting Paul Skenes’ quality starts by failing to provide run support
Andrew McCutchen was in awe of what Paul Skenes accomplished last season, when the 22-year-old right-hander started for the National League in the All-Star Game, won rookie of the year honors and finished third in Cy Young voting in a historic campaign. But McCutchen warned that it was important for...
Pirates farm report for May 18, 2025: Endy Rodriguez’s 2-run homer helps Indy beat Louisville
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 26-17) defeated Louisville (Reds) 4-3 to sweep the six-game series. C Endy Rodriguez (.300) was 2 for 4 with a two-run homer. He also homered Saturday. RF DJ Stewart (.122) hit a sacrifice fly that scored two runs. 2B Nick Yorke (.260) was 2 for 3 with a...
Pirates pitcher Jared Jones to visit orthopedic surgeon for examination of right elbow sprain
Jared Jones will visit orthopedic surgeon Dr. Keith Meister on Tuesday for an examination on the ulnar collateral ligament sprain in his right elbow that has sidelined the Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher since spring training, a source confirmed to TribLive. There is a possibility Jones could undergo Tommy John surgery,...
Mick Abel outduels Paul Skenes in MLB debut as Phillies shut out Pirates to sweep series
Paul Skenes performed a master class in pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates, striking out nine Philadelphia Phillies while giving up three hits and one walk over eight innings in his first career complete game. But Skenes allowed one thing that his counterpart didn’t: a run. Mick Abel became only the...
Pirates assistant GM: Don Kelly ‘pouring everything he’s got’ into managerial duties
The Pittsburgh Pirates are taking an unconventional approach to replacing a manager midseason, relying instead on the collective to fill a void when Don Kelly was promoted from bench coach. Assistant general manager Kevan Graves, filling in for Ben Cherington on his weekly radio show, said Sunday on 93.7 FM...
Pirates farm report for May 17, 2025: Endy Rodriguez homers on rehab stint
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 25-17) swept Louisville (Reds) in a doubleheader. In the first game, a 6-4 Indianapolis win, DH Endy Rodriguez, on a rehab stint as he recovers from a cut on his hand, went 1 for 2 with a two-run homer and a walk. CF Jack Suwinski (.268) went 1...
Pirates’ Bryan Reynolds snaps out of funk with homer, but Zack Wheeler pitches Phillies to win
The Pittsburgh Pirates unveiled a reconfigured batting order against the Philadelphia Phillies, moving Bryan Reynolds down to the third spot in hopes of getting his bat back on track. But Zack Wheeler set the tone by striking out the first two batters he faced and letting the Pirates know that...
Pirates activate 1B Spencer Horwitz, option 1B/OF Matt Gorski to Indianapolis
The biggest offseason acquisition for the Pittsburgh Pirates has finally joined the active roster, as first baseman Spencer Horwitz was reinstated from the injured list after ending his rehabilitation assignment. To make room on the roster, the Pirates optioned first baseman/outfielder Matt Gorski to Indianapolis. Gorski batted .195 (8 for...
