Kevin Gorman stories, Page 13

Paul Skenes made Jazz Chisholm jump back off the plate with an inside fastball that was just a tick shy of triple digits for a called third strike to end the second inning, then walked off the mound wearing a wide smile. The Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander had a perfect ending...

The Pittsburgh Pirates recalled pitcher Mike Burrows, promoting the 24-year-old right-hander 18 months after he underwent Tommy John surgery. Burrows is expected to make his major league debut on Saturday at the New York Yankees, pitching piggyback with rookie Paul Skenes. Burrows is the Pirates’ No. 16 prospect, per MLB...

With two bone bruises causing inflammation in his left hand and a broken middle finger on his right hand, Henry Davis has trouble getting a grip on a bat let alone how his season with the Pittsburgh Pirates went awry. It isn’t lost on the No. 1 overall pick of...

Mitch Keller won 10 games before the All-Star break but couldn’t quite put his finger on what has gone wrong since, as the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander completed another second-half slide. In his final start of the season, Keller saw positive signs with an uptick in his fastball velocity and six...

Luis Ortiz made his last start of the season one of his best, perfectly punctuating a season that began in the bullpen and ended with him becoming one of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ most improved pitchers. Using a cutter that developed at midseason — much like the 25-year-old right-hander himself —...

As Paul Skenes reflected on a rookie season that has been historically dominant, the Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed pitcher knows one thing he would change if he could. “Yeah, I wish it weren’t ending yet,” Skenes said Wednesday. “Just wish we could keep it rolling a little bit longer.” Before making...

Jared Triolo was missing his locker mate in the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse but was quick to credit Rowdy Tellez for leaving a lasting impression on how to handle offensive struggles. By going 3 for 4 with an RBI in the 7-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night, Triolo...

The first game of the final homestand of the season for the Pittsburgh Pirates went sideways in the second inning. Bailey Falter gave up three runs on three hits to the Milwaukee Brewers, who added another three-run inning in the seventh to cruise past the Pirates, 7-2, on Tuesday night...

Bryan Reynolds joined three Pittsburgh Pirates greats when he was voted winner of the Roberto Clemente Award as team MVP for the third time by members of the Pittsburgh chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Reynolds, who also won the honors in 2021 and ’22, joins Andrew McCutchen,...

The Pittsburgh Pirates defended their decision to designate first baseman Rowdy Tellez and center fielder Michael A. Taylor for assignment Tuesday, even though it prevented Tellez from qualifying for a performance incentive. Tellez signed a one-year, $3.2 million contract as a free agent in December that included another $800,000 in...

David L. Lawrence Convention Center will host 2025 PiratesFest, the all-day festival for Pittsburgh Pirates fans on Jan. 18. The event will feature autograph and Q&A sessions with Pirates players, as well as appearances by Pirates alumni, coaches, broadcasters and mascots, interactive games and merchandise. The event is from 10...

Nick Yorke had checked off multiple boxes in his first week in the major leagues, from getting his first hit, RBI and run scored to starting at several positions in the infield and outfield for the Pittsburgh Pirates. When Cincinnati Reds right-hander Fernando Cruz threw a 95.6-mph fastball on the...

Paul Skenes has been one of the biggest stories in baseball this season, yet the Pittsburgh Pirates phenomenal rookie right-hander continues to outdo himself on a regular basis. When there were comparisons hyping the anticipation of the No. 1 overall pick of the 2023 MLB Draft’s major league debut to...

Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton stumped for phenom Paul Skenes to win NL Rookie of the Year honors before Sunday’s game at Cincinnati, noting the historic nature of the 2023 MLB Draft No. 1 overall pick’s season. Skenes then stated his case by delivering another dominant outing. The 6-foot-6 right-hander...

Jared Jones being outdueled by a fellow rookie right-hander was the least of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ concerns. They were more worried that the flamethrower had a noticeable drop in velocity on his fastball. Pirates manager Derek Shelton and assistant trainer Tony Leo made a mound visit to check on Jones...

Oneil Cruz already had eclipsed one mark and knew he was a home run away from reaching another, so he took a swing at the first pitch he saw from Cincinnati Reds left-hander Brent Suter. When Cruz sent Suter’s slider 411 feet screaming to center field for his 20th home...

Mitch Keller couldn’t find the strike zone, and when he did the Cincinnati Reds pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander. Where Keller tied a career high by giving up eight earned runs and a season-high five walks, the Pirates couldn’t touch Reds righty Nick Martinez’s changeup. Martinez recorded a career-best nine...

Nick Gonzales was facing an 0-2 count with two outs and runners on first and third in the eighth inning, so the Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman was looking for a pitch to hit. Even though he wasn’t expecting one. “I thought he was going to throw something in the dirt,...

The Pittsburgh Pirates are counting on Oneil Cruz’s speed for spectacular plays, and the converted center fielder provided a pair of them against the St. Louis Cardinals. Cruz made a fantastic diving catch to rob Masyn Winn of a hit in the first inning, but it was what he did...

When the Pittsburgh Pirates called up Billy Cook, it caused his family to scramble for flights in to make it to PNC Park in time to see his major league debut. Where that required a wing, his first home run came after a prayer. Cook said one with teammate Henry...

For the Pittsburgh Pirates, it’s a familiar refrain: The bullpen blew it. The Pirates couldn’t protect the one-run lead provided by Billy Cook’s three-run home run – the first of his major league career – in the sixth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals. Masyn Winn’s game-tying homer was the...

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Jake Woodford from Triple-A Indianapolis so he can start Wednesday against the St. Louis Cardinals. To make room for Woodford on the active roster, right-handed reliever Kyle Nicolas was placed on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to Sept. 17) with a...

Nick Yorke didn’t know when he was going to get his first major league hit, but the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie second baseman knew exactly who was getting the souvenir ball once he did. When Yorke singled to right-center off Lance Lynn in the fifth inning of a 3-1 loss to...

The Pittsburgh Pirates got eight hits, including three by rookie second baseman Nick Yorke, but continued to struggle to score against the St. Louis Cardinals. It cost them the season series against their NL Central rival. Rookie Jordan Walker hit the go-ahead home run with a solo shot in the...

There was something different about the pregame drills Bryan Reynolds was doing along the left-field line Sunday, as the Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star outfielder was on his knees fielding grounders in foul territory. That Pirates bench coach Don Kelly used a fungo bat to hit balls to Reynolds while wearing an...