Kevin Gorman stories, Page 41

The Pittsburgh Pirates showed off their City Connect uniforms, featuring gold hats and jerseys and black pants that were a historic nod to their flamboyant 1979 World Series champions. The old heads shined in the new threads, but the rookie stole the show. The Pirates got three hits from 36-year-old...

The Pittsburgh Pirates have five players in MLB Pipeline’s updated top 100 prospect rankings, including a newcomer to the list. Double-A Altoona pitcher Anthony Solometo, a 20-year-old left-hander who was a second-round pick in 2021, made his debut at No. 100 when the MLB Pipeline rankings were released Monday. The...

Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Endy Rodriguez, a catcher at Triple-A Indianapolis, is one of six minor-league players whose selection to the All-Star Futures Game was announced Monday afternoon on the MLB Network Radio channel on Sirius XM. Right-handed Pirates pitching prospect J.P. Massey also was chosen. They will join outfielder Justin...

Derek Shelton typically bends over backward to protect the young players on the Pittsburgh Pirates from criticism, showing more restraint than most major league managers would be willing to do. On Sunday, Shelton sounded like he had run out of patience. When Ji Hwan Bae, Jack Suwinski, Tucupita Marcano and...

The Pittsburgh Pirates’ problems against starting pitchers continued as they couldn’t solve Miami Marlins 20-year-old rookie right-hander Eury Perez. Jonathan Davis hit a solo home run in the third inning, and Perez tossed six scoreless innings as the Marlins held on for a 2-0 win Sunday afternoon at loanDepot Park...

The Pirates made a move Sunday to add bullpen depth, acquiring right-handed reliever Andre Jackson from the Los Angeles Dodgers for cash considerations. Jackson was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis. To make room on the 40-man roster, the Pirates designated infielder Mark Mathias for assignment. The Pirates acquired Mathias from the...

In a week when his fingerprints were all over the Pittsburgh Pirates, especially with the promotions of a pair of top-five prospects, Ben Cherington wasn’t in a celebratory mood. Since being hired as Pirates general manager, Cherington has championed the need to identify, acquire, develop and deploy talent through the...

Whether they went down swinging or looking, the Pittsburgh Pirates couldn’t stop striking out against Braxton Garrett. While the Miami left-hander recorded a career-high 13 strikeouts, Mitch Keller protected a one-run lead by mowing down the Marlins for seven innings. Once their duel was done, the bats took over. After...

The Pittsburgh Pirates suffered another blow amid their nine-game losing streak when they placed outfielder Bryan Reynolds on the 10-day injured list Thursday with low back inflammation. Reynolds leads the Pirates in hits (72), doubles (20), RBIs (40) and batting average (.279) and ranks second in OPS (.823), triples (three)...

David Bednar walked through the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse this week wearing a black T-shirt with “Play Renegade” in gold letters, a nod to the walk-out song when the All-Star closer takes the mound. The Pirates haven’t had many chances to play Renegade for Bednar at PNC Park this month, as...

Austin Hedges heard the boos. How could he not? It was a career first for Hedges and stung the 30-year-old Pittsburgh Pirates catcher enough that he paused, pursed his lips and declined to comment about it. That the boos for Hedges Monday night at PNC Park coincided with the major-league...

The Pittsburgh Pirates ended one streak but are stuck in another. After 25 scoreless innings, the Pirates finally scored a run to take an early lead against the Chicago Cubs. It wasn’t enough, as Nico Hoerner hit a two-run triple and a solo homer to lead the Cubs to an...

The Pittsburgh Pirates are taking a wait-and-see approach with outfielders Andrew McCutchen and Bryan Reynolds as they deal with injuries that kept them out of the starting lineup for two games against the Chicago Cubs. Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said the team was assessing McCutchen’s right elbow...

The Pittsburgh Pirates have endured a season of ebbs and flows, following an amazing April with a miserable May and a June that has resembled the best and worst of both months. Now, they have sunk to a new low. The Pirates stretched their scoreless streak to 24 innings in...

When Travis Williams finished giving a tour of the new Pirates Clubhouse Store on Federal Street that is the latest attraction designed to enhance the fan experience at PNC Park, the Pittsburgh Pirates team president addressed the most important element. After winning 20 of their first 29 games start to...

In desperate need of an offensive spark, the Pittsburgh Pirates turned to a top prospect to bring his bat in his major league debut. Henry Davis drilled a double down the third-base line for his first major league hit Monday. After Andrew McCutchen and Bryan Reynolds drew successive two-out walks...

Chris Davis was hoping a call-up was coming soon for his son, so he anticipated exciting news Sunday afternoon when a text message told him to pick up the phone for FaceTime. A smiling Henry Davis told his father to pack his bags. Davis delivered the news of his promotion...

The Pittsburgh Pirates blew an eighth-inning lead against the Milwaukee Brewers and succumbed to a second consecutive sweep to complete a rocky road trip that saw them slip to third place in the NL Central. The Brewers rallied for four runs in the eighth, tying the score on a William...

When the Pittsburgh Pirates returned Henry Davis to Double-A Altoona to start the season, the 2021 MLB Draft No. 1 overall pick promised to channel his frustration into his play and force their hand. “If you let that control how you play, and if you let that control your conduct,...

The Pittsburgh Pirates continue to deal with injuries in the bullpen, as left-hander Jose Hernandez was placed on the 15-day injured list and lefty Ryan Borucki was added before Sunday’s game at Milwaukee. Hernandez, a rookie selected in the Rule 5 Draft, has a right calf strain. He was 0-1...

The Pittsburgh Pirates arrived in Milwaukee in first place in the NL Central with the hope of creating some separation in the standings in their first series of the season against the Brewers. They accomplished as much but did so at their own expense. Left-hander Wade Miley pitched five scoreless...