PITTSBURGH -- In the home dugout at PNC Park after Paul Skenes' evening was done, Bailey Falter asked the rookie how many strikeouts he had on the evening. Skenes claimed to forget, so he started to add up the tally on the Kennametal strikeout counter, mouthing to himself. “Seven…eight…nine,” Skenes

PITTSBURGH -- Endy Rodríguez is about to be the happiest man in Altoona, Pa. After months of rehabbing from his offseason elbow surgery, the Pirates’ young catcher will be with the club’s Double-A affiliate this week to play in real games with the Curve. And yes, he’ll be behind the

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PITTSBURGH – After his last time out against the Guardians, Mitch Keller voiced some disappointment that he felt great for his start, but it didn’t translate into results. On Saturday, he bounced back nicely from his recent second-half hiccups to record six strong innings. However, it wasn’t enough to survive

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PITTSBURGH -- Cool temperatures and periodic raindrops did nothing to quell the enthusiasm at the Miracle League of Southwestern Pennsylvania facility at Graham Park in Cranberry Township, Pa., on Saturday morning. Instead, smiles, laughter and high fives were abundant during a Miracle League Fantasy Camp for children and young adults

PITTSBURGH – During his pregame availability with local media Thursday, Pirates manager Derek Shelton brought up that his club wanted to move on from Wednesday’s no-hitter “as quickly as possible.” The bats heeded the call, beating the Nationals at PNC Park in a complete team offensive effort, 9-4. Eight different

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CHICAGO -- After watching Domingo Germán throw six scoreless innings in his only other start this season, Pirates manager Derek Shelton didn’t mince words with what he was hoping to see from the right-hander during his second turn in the rotation. “Throw strikes, put the ball on the ground,” Shelton

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CHICAGO -- Paul Skenes found himself in a moment of reflection recently, ahead of his Tuesday start against the Cubs at Wrigley Field. For the first time in his Major League career, he would be pitching in a game in September, which overall is new territory for the Pirates rookie

CHICAGO -- Jared Jones’ return from the injured list last week represented a boost for the Pirates’ starting rotation for the final month-plus of the 2024 season. In the long run, Jones pitching down the stretch and through September could pay huge dividends for the Pirates. “The difference between playing

CLEVELAND -- Coming off of the mound for the first time in his second rehab assignment, Ryan Borucki smiled. After spending most of this year on the shelf, trying to rehab back from triceps inflammation and the frustrations of the ups and downs of his left arm, for the first

CLEVELAND – Coming out of Spring Training, the Pirates made a surprising decision to have Luis L. Ortiz break camp with the team, but as a reliever. He had started his entire professional career, but they had a full rotation in place and wanted to challenge him and see how