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A return to the minors gave Pirates catcher Jason Delay the hunger to stay in the majors
When the Pittsburgh Pirates optioned Jason Delay to Triple-A Indianapolis in mid-July to make room for Endy Rodriguez to become their starting catcher, Delay didn’t know if or when he would return. “It was more wishful thinking than anything,” Delay said. “Definitely no promises. It was more hoping something would...
Michael Keaton takes in Steelers, Pirates games in Pittsburgh
A day after watching the Pittsburgh Pirates game, actor Michael Keaton took in the Steelers on “Monday Night Football.” Keaton, a Robinson native, watched some of the warmups Monday night from the sideline wearing a Pirates hat. He watched as the Steelers defeated the Browns, 26-22. On Sunday, with the...
Announcer Joe Buck laments never getting to call World Series at PNC Park in Pittsburgh
Announcer Joe Buck has been the voice of the NFL and Major League Baseball for years, calling countless meaningful playoff games. And he’ll be working at tonight’s Pittsburgh Steelers game against the Cleveland Browns for “Monday Night Football” on ESPN. But a Monday morning walk in the city — with...
Pirates rookie RHP Quinn Priester excited to pitch at Wrigley Field for 1st time in majors
Quinn Priester cherished going to Chicago Cubs games at Wrigley Field as a kid, eating hot dogs and peanuts with his grandfather and daydreaming about becoming a future major leaguer. “Forever, the dream was to be in the home dugout,” said Priester, a native of Cary, Ill., about 40 miles...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 17, 2023: Tsung-Che Cheng scores winning run in 10th in Curve’s final game
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 66-76) lost to Omaha (Royals), 11-5. SS Nick Gonzales (.272) was 3 for 5 with two doubles and an RBI in the leadoff spot. 2B Vinny Capra (.283) was 2 for 5 with two RBIs. CF Matt Gorski (.275) hit a solo homer. LF Ryan Vilade (.254) had...
Jason Delay’s beneficial bounce for an RBI double leads Pirates past Yankees for 70th win
The New York Yankees stretched their streak of retiring Pittsburgh Pirates batters to 27 consecutive when Jared Triolo hit a leadoff double off the wall in right-center field in the third inning. When Triolo hit another double in the seventh — doubling his season total — it put him in...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 16, 2023: Mason Martin homers in Indy loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 66-75) was hammered 9-2 by Omaha (Royals). RHP Kyle Nicolas (6.20) pitched a scoreless first as an opener, but RHP Wil Crowe (1-1, 5.57) came on in the second and gave up six runs, five earned, on eight hits and a walk in 3.1 innings. RHP Chase De...
Yankees pitchers silence bats to prevent Pirates from reaching 70-win mark
The Pittsburgh Pirates have only one thing standing in their way of reaching the 70-win mark for the first time in five years. That’s the New York Yankees, who turned PNC Park into their playground for the second consecutive night and silenced the Pirates’ bats for the final six-plus innings....
Pirates farm report for Sept. 15, 2023: Jared Jones fans 8 in 6 scoreless innings for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 66-74) allowed only two hits for the second straight game, defeating Omaha (Royals), 3-1. RHP Jared Jones (4.77) started and allowed no runs, one hit and one walk with eight strikeouts in six innings. RHP Cody Bolton (3-4, 4.03) allowed one run on one hit and two walks...
‘Indescribable’: Pirates RF Joshua Palacios revels in Roberto Clemente Day celebration
Joshua Palacios was doing a pregame interview with Harold Reynolds on MLB Network about Roberto Clemente Day when the Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder got the surprise of a lifetime, especially for a player with Puerto Rican bloodlines. Pittsburgh Steelers minority owner Thomas Tull handed Palacios a bat, glove and 1960 World...
Yankees rally for 4 runs after throwing error in 9th, beat Pirates
Ji Hwan Bae drove in the game-tying run for the Pittsburgh Pirates, but he couldn’t get the image out of his head of his line drive hitting New York Yankees pitcher Anthony Misiewicz in the face. A scary scene in the sixth inning that had Bae in shock only got...
‘It was a goal’: Battling right hand injury, Pirates rookie RF Henry Davis returns from IL
When the Pittsburgh Pirates sent Henry Davis to Triple-A Indianapolis on a rehabilitation assignment to test the muscle strain in his right hand, he pulled a 407-foot home run on the first swing of his first at-bat. Davis had no delusions that one swing would prove to the Pirates that...
Puerto Rican students visit Pittsburgh to honor Roberto Clemente through volunteerism
A group of six Puerto Rican students is visiting Pittsburgh this week to celebrate national hero Roberto Clemente and honor the baseball legend and humanitarian’s legacy through volunteerism. The Pittsburgh nonprofit Amizade (named for the Portuguese word for friendship) and Puerto Rican nonprofit Caras con Causa (which translates to ‘faces...
After awful August, Pirates slugger Jack Suwinski streaks toward strong finish
Jack Suwinski has endured his share of slumps, so the Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder is enjoying every moment of a seven-game hitting streak that is giving him a good ending to a roller-coaster season. By going 2 for 3 with a solo home run Thursday in a 2-0 win over the...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 14, 2023: Max Kranick, 4 Indy relievers throw 2-hitter
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 65-74) shut down Omaha (Royals), 4-1. Five Indiananpolis pitchers took a no-hitter into the seventh and finished with a two-hitter. RHP Max Kranick (2.79) started and went three innings, allowing no hits and one walk with one strikeouts. LHP Cam Allred (8-8, 5.20) worked two scoreless innings, allowing...
Mitch Keller dominant as Pirates take 4-game series from Nationals
Thursday’s series finale at PNC Park between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Nationals featured an interesting pitching duel between Mitch Keller and Josiah Gray. Keller and Gray both were first-time All-Stars earlier this year, but since the end of July, the two starters had seen their 2023 campaigns derail to...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 13, 2023: Henry Davis picks up 2 more hits on rehab assignment
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 64-74) beat Omaha (Royals), 5-4. RF Henry Davis (.375) went 2 for 4 as he continues to rehab a hand injury. He’s 8 for 13 with a homer and five walks during the rehab assignment. LF Canaan Smith-Njigba (.262) went 2 for 4 with a double, two RBIs,...
Quinn Priester makes triumphant return in relief, as Pirates hold off Nationals rally for win
A right-handed pitcher who was a 2019 first-round pick got pounded for seven runs on 10 hits, including four runs on six hits in the first inning. The good news for the Pittsburgh Pirates: It wasn’t Quinn Priester. The Pirates roughed up Jackson Rutledge in his major league debut, then...
Pirates GM Ben Cherington weighs offseason decisions on Andrew McCutchen, Oneil Cruz
As the Pittsburgh Pirates crawl toward the conclusion of their season, Ben Cherington already has an eye toward the offseason and important decisions involving two of their most prominent players. The Pirates general manager was pressed Wednesday about the team’s plans for shortstop Oneil Cruz and designated hitter Andrew McCutchen,...
When Pirates pitcher Quinn Priester stopped thinking so much, he started having fun again
Quinn Priester had a simple solution for his struggles with the Pittsburgh Pirates, one the right-hander pitcher employed with resounding success after he was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis last month. “Stop thinking as much. Just throw that thing,” Priester said. “And I had really good results when I did that,...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 12, 2023: Henry Davis collects 2 hits, Nick Gonzales homers in Indy loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 63-74) gave up five runs in the eighth inning and fell 10-6 to Omaha (Royals). RF Henry Davis (.364) went 2 for 4 with two singles, a walk and a run scored. 1B Matt Gorski (.421) was 2 for 4 with his first home run in Indy and...
Joshua Palacios homers, throws runner out at home as Pirates cruise past Nationals
Joshua Palacios gave the Pittsburgh Pirates the lead over his former team with his bat, then helped protect it with his arm. The right fielder hit a two-run home run in the second inning and threw a runner out at the plate in the seventh, as the Pirates beat the...
‘We’re running out of days’: Pirates pull plug on hopes of SS Oneil Cruz returning this season
The calendar confirmed the Pittsburgh Pirates’ concerns that time was running out on Oneil Cruz to play again this season, so they decided Tuesday to pull the plug on hopes of his return. The 6-foot-7 shortstop fractured his left ankle on an awkward slide into home plate against the Chicago...
Exhibit honoring Roberto Clemente’s 3,000th hit at center of celebration of Pirates legend
The phone call had Roberto Clemente Jr. in tears when his brother Luis shared how powerful the experience was to see never-published images of their father, Pittsburgh Pirates legend Roberto Clemente. The black-and-white shots will be on display through the Roberto Clemente 3000 Photographic Exhibit outside PNC Park this week,...
Pirates rookie Jared Triolo makes seamless transition in first major league start at 1B
Wearing a first baseman’s mitt for the first time in a major league game, Jared Triolo was hoping to break it in with an easy play Monday night against the Washington Nationals. Instead, the first hit his way took a high bounce with topspin. Triolo blocked it with his body,...
