Kevin Gorman stories, Page 15

The Pittsburgh Pirates ended the rehabilitation assignments Sunday for left-handed pitcher Ryan Borucki and right-hander Colin Holderman, adding key relievers to their bullpen as active rosters expanded to 28. Borucki (0-0, 5.40 ERA) was activated from the 60-day injured list. He made only four appearances this season and has been...

Bailey Falter realized in high school in Chino Hills, Calif., that something was different about his fastball. The left-handed pitcher found it weird that his velocity was only registering in the mid- to high-80s but he was “just absolutely blowing it by those guys.” When Falter was in the minor...

There was a stunned silence in the home clubhouse as Pittsburgh Pirates players packed their equipment into travel bags Wednesday afternoon following a shellacking of a sweep by the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs didn’t just win a three-game series at PNC Park. They poured it on in every way imaginable,...

The Pittsburgh Pirates hit a new low — one they are hoping is rock bottom — by blowing a seven-run lead over the final three innings against the Chicago Cubs. Their decision to make a late-August position switch by moving Oneil Cruz to center field backfired when Christian Bethancourt hit...

The Pittsburgh Pirates are on the verge of getting designated hitter Andrew McCutchen back and remain cautiously optimistic third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes will play again this season. Where McCutchen tested his left knee by running the bases and taking batting practice Tuesday, when he became eligible to come off the...

Jared Jones wanted to go on the attack in his first start for the Pittsburgh Pirates since July 3, but the rookie right-hander found that his four-seam fastball was the only pitch he could command in the fourth inning. Without the ability to land all of the pitches in his...

Oneil Cruz was blindsided by the Pittsburgh Pirates’ decision to move him from shortstop to center field, saying he was disappointed that it took him by surprise. Speaking publicly Tuesday afternoon for the first time since the Pirates revealed the position switch, Cruz admitted he “wasn’t expecting it” despite committing...

Brady Feigl wore an MLB Debut patch on the left shoulder of his Pittsburgh Pirates game jersey, a smile on his face and one word in his brain Monday night: Rewarding. Feigl’s debut didn’t go as he’d dreamed, as the Chicago Cubs tagged the left-handed reliever for six earned runs...

When the Chicago Cubs weren’t hitting for extra bases off Mitch Keller, they were stealing them off Yasmani Grandal. The Cubs had five doubles off the Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed starter and just as many stolen bases against the 35-year-old catcher through the first four innings while clinging to a one-run...

Three of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ most promising young players were in the clubhouse Monday, when the club made a flurry of roster moves that were overshadowed by Oneil Cruz’s position switch to center field. Second baseman Nick Gonzales was activated from the 10-day injured list and in the starting lineup...

The Pittsburgh Pirates dropped a bombshell Monday afternoon by revealing Oneil Cruz will be moving from shortstop to center field, a position switch that could be permanent. It’s an eyebrow-raising move for the 6-foot-7 Cruz, the tallest starting shortstop in major-league history. But the Pirates believe moving the 25-year-old now...

Yasmani Grandal has received repeated requests from the youngest of his three children, son Ryatt, and has answered with the same result. “My 3-year-old keeps telling me to hit homers,” Grandal said with a smile. “Every time he’s said that, I’ve hit a homer, so he needs to keep telling...

As Brady Feigl got familiar with his locker in the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse, the 33-year-old left-handed reliever couldn’t explain how his journey finally brought him to the major leagues. Feigl is famous for having a namesake who looks nearly identical but is more of a mirror image. They are almost...

Being inducted into the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame with Barry Bonds made it “extra special” for Jim Leyland, even if their roles were reversed Saturday at PNC Park. Where the brash Bonds was humbled by the honor, the low-key Leyland got to gloat about another accolade after the former...

After Isiah Kiner-Falefa was hit by a pitch to load the bases in the fifth inning, Pittsburgh Pirates first base coach Tarrik Brock whispered a reminder that this was the perfect time to run a play on his bucket list. So when Bryan Reynolds hit a sharp grounder up the...

Barry Bonds was must-watch viewing for a young Andrew McCutchen, who would be glued to the television when regularly scheduled programming was interrupted to show the chase for the home run record. McCutchen was but a teenager, four years from becoming a Pittsburgh Pirates first-round pick, when Bonds broke the...

Paul Skenes and Nick Lodolo had combined for 18 strikeouts through four-plus innings when the least likely suspect helped the Pittsburgh Pirates break the game wide open against the Cincinnati Reds. After a ground-rule double in the fourth — his first extra-base hit in 17 games for the Pirates —...

When the Pittsburgh Pirates placed third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes on the 10-day injured list with low back inflammation, it thrust Jared Triolo back into a starting role against the Texas Rangers. This time, Triolo was ready. After swinging and missing at Dane Dunning’s first knuckle-curveball, low and away, Triolo connected...

Luis Ortiz matched his career best with seven strikeouts, but Corey Seager made the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander pay for leaving a pair of pitches over the middle of the plate. Seager hit a two home runs, a solo shot and a three-run blast, to lead the Texas Rangers to a...

The Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday placed third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes on the 10-day injured list with low back inflammation, marking the second time this season and fifth time in the past three years that the Gold Glove winner’s bothersome back has required a stay on the IL. Hayes, 27, is...

Oneil Cruz already has surpassed every statistical mark from his rookie season and is one shy of tying the franchise record for home runs by a shortstop, set 91 years ago by Hall of Famer Arky Vaughan. Although Cruz leads the Pittsburgh Pirates with 27 doubles and ranks among the...

After ending a 10-game losing streak, the Pittsburgh Pirates took the first two games of their series against the Seattle Mariners and were seeking their third sweep of the season and first at home. But the Pirates’ inability to finish off opponents persisted. Cal Raleigh, Josh Rojas and Dominic Canzone...

Ben Cherington accepted responsibility for the 10-game losing streak that derailed the Pittsburgh Pirates’ postseason hopes but said it hasn’t changed the team’s goals. The Pirates general manager said Sunday afternoon on his weekly radio show that, after a 14-game jump in their win total last year, the expectation remains...

Wearing a black brace to stabilize his inflamed left knee, Andrew McCutchen received pats on his back from teammates Saturday morning as he limped near his locker in the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse. McCutchen knew he more than likely was headed to the 10-day injured list, which meant the Pirates had...