Kevin Gorman stories, Page 18

The Pittsburgh Pirates finished the first half of the season on a positive note to pull their record to .500 for the first time since April 27, giving fans a glimmer of hope they could be a playoff contender. By taking two of three at the NL Central first-place Milwaukee...

The Pittsburgh Pirates are treating the drafting and development of Paul Skenes like a phenomenon, given his unprecedented rise from No. 1 overall pick to the starting pitcher in the All-Star Game. With Skenes serving as an anomaly by making an immediate impact, the Pirates focused on the future when...

The Pittsburgh Pirates were in the All-Star Game spotlight from start to finish, with rookie Paul Skenes making history in the first inning and Bryan Reynolds the final out in the ninth. As impressive as Skenes was in becoming the first player to go from No. 1 overall draft pick...

Bryan Reynolds got a much different All-Star Game experience than his Pittsburgh Pirates teammate. Where Paul Skenes started for the National League and didn’t give up a hit or record a strikeout in the first inning, Reynolds was a reserve who got a knock in his first at-bat and ended...

As expected, a right-handed pitcher from Pittsburgh dominated the All-Star Game with his power pitching. Move over, Pirates rookie Paul Skenes. Make room for Bethel Park native Mason Miller. The 25-year-old Oakland A’s closer topped triple digits on eight of his 12 pitches and struck out Los Angeles Dodgers superstar...

Baseball fans got their wish, as Paul Skenes faced Aaron Judge in the All-Star Game. New York Yankees star Juan Soto made good on his promise to get his teammate a first-inning at-bat, drawing a full-count walk against the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie right-hander to set up the monster matchup between...

Baltimore’s Corbin Burnes got out of a jam in the top of the first inning, when he walked Shohei Ohtani and Bryce Harper hit a two-out double to left off Baltimore’s Corbin Burnes to put a pair of runners in scoring position but got William Contreras to ground out. That...

When the Pittsburgh Pirates picked three prep prospects on the first day of an MLB Draft that was considered loaded with college talent, it raised eyebrows and begged a question. General manager Ben Cherington was asked Sunday night why the Pirates opted for high-ceiling high schoolers over high-floor college players...

When cameras showed the celebration inside the Pittsburgh Pirates’ war room after they made their first-round pick Sunday night in the MLB Draft, it showed a room full of people in matching shirts. That was how the Pirates paid tribute to the area scout who showed up to the draft...

A look at the Pittsburgh Pirates’ picks on the second day of the MLB Draft: • With their first choice, at No. 83 overall in the third round, the Pirates selected left-handed pitcher Josh Hartle of Wake Forest. The 6-foot-5, 210-pounder was an All-American as a sophomore, when he went...

The Pittsburgh Pirates chose another prep shortstop in Wyatt Sanford of Independence, Texas, with the No. 47 overall pick in the second round of the MLB Draft on Sunday. The 6-foot-1, 175-pound Sanford, a Texas A&M recruit, is ranked the No. 35 prospect by MLB.com and No. 42 by Baseball...

When the Pittsburgh Pirates selected right-handed pitcher Levi Sterling in the MLB Draft, they made it sound as if it was as easy as his delivery. The Pirates picked Sterling, of Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, Calif., with their second pick in the MLB Draft, No. 37 overall...

Even as Paul Skenes said skyrocketing from No. 1 overall pick to National League starter in the All-Star Game in a year “doesn’t feel like anything out of the ordinary,” the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie right-hander couldn’t hide his excitement about pitching against baseball’s best players. During an in-game interview on...

As the Pittsburgh Pirates bask in the buzz that surrounds Paul Skenes, who has gone from No. 1 overall pick to National League starting pitcher in the All-Star Game, they enter the MLB Draft with a top-10 pick for the fifth consecutive year. With the No. 9 overall selection, however,...

Justin Meccage has heard from people all over baseball in advance of the MLB Draft, in hopes the Pittsburgh Pirates bullpen coach can offer some unique insight on a top-100 prospect. His nephew, Bryce Meccage, is a 6-foot-4, 210-pound right-hander who pairs an upper-90s fastball with two high-spin breaking pitches...

With Pittsburgh Pirates rookie right-hander Paul Skenes becoming the first player in major-league history to go from No. 1 overall pick to the All-Star Game in the span of a year, it’s no wonder the focus of the MLB Draft is always on finding another generational talent. The Pittsburgh Pirates...

Only after he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates last July did Paul Skenes start toying with a new pitch, one that has been called everything from dirty and disgusting to filthy and nasty to just plain “gross.” Now that the 22-year-old rookie pitcher has become the first player selected...

After being snubbed for the All-Star Game, Mitch Keller had no shortage of motivation to show he’s one of baseball’s top starting pitchers. It didn’t take long for the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander to remind the New York Mets why he’s the staff ace, striking out the side in the first...

Paul Skenes can add another accomplishment in his accelerated rise to superstardom, as the 22-year-old right-hander became the first Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher ever selected to the All-Star Game. A second All-Star appearance is the latest achievement on Bryan Reynolds’ resume after the Pirates outfielder signed the richest contract in...

A game that was scoreless through seven innings suddenly got interesting when the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets turned to their closers with multiple All-Star appearances. Instead of closing the door, they left it open. When the Mets brought in Edwin Diaz with two on and two out in...

The Pittsburgh Pirates placed starting left-handed pitcher Bailey Falter on the 15-day injured list with left triceps tendinitis Sunday, then shook up a bullpen that was depleted by his injury. Falter, who is 4-7 with a 4.08 ERA and 1.20 WHIP in 90 1/3 innings over 17 starts, was removed...

A year after the Pittsburgh Pirates selected a generational talent in Paul Skenes with the No. 1 overall pick, general manager Ben Cherington had different reason to be excited for the MLB Draft. The Pirates have the No. 9 pick in the first round — their sixth consecutive year with...

To say Bryan Reynolds is a man of few words is an understatement, but the Pittsburgh Pirates left fielder didn’t mince his when asked if he deserves a spot on the National League roster in the All-Star Game. “I think I should be in it,” Reynolds, an All-Star starter in...

Every start Paul Skenes makes for the Pittsburgh Pirates has become a must-see event, so it was going to take something special to overshadow his eight-strikeout performance before a sellout crowd at PNC Park. Bryan Reynolds and Rowdy Tellez had just the answer, igniting the biggest blowout of the season...