15+ hour, 26+ min ago  (648+ words) The Pittsburgh Pirates are learning something in real time about Don Kelly: creativity as a manager is a lot more fun when it works. For eight innings Monday night at PNC Park, Kelly looked brilliant. The Pirates pieced together one…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (477+ words) It takes a lot for Ben Cherington to win over the Pittsburgh Pirates fan base. For most of the past six years, he's been the face of frustration " the architect of a rebuild that dragged, a roster that felt perpetually…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (381+ words) Ben Cherington's update on Jared Jones this weekend was the clearest signal yet that the Pittsburgh Pirates are getting a meaningful arm back for the stretch of the 2026 season. Jones beginning a rehab assignment with Low-A Bradenton on Wednesday marks…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (563+ words) Carmen Mlodzinski didn't dodge it. He didn't deflect, didn't hide behind clich's, didn't pretend the pattern everyone has been watching for weeks " if not months " wasn't real. He met it head-on. And in doing so, he said out loud what…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (574+ words) Bubba Chandler isn't failing. That's what makes this more complicated " and more urgent. If he were simply overmatched, the Pittsburgh Pirates could write it off as part of the learning curve. But that's not what this is. Chandler flashes dominance....

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (464+ words) What Oneil Cruz is doing right now for the Pittsburgh Pirates is not just a bounce-back from a frustrating 2025. It's something far more rare " and if it keeps up, it could put him in direct conversation with one of the…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago  (374+ words) Fan Sided's latest Top 100 prospect rankings are here, and there is good news to report: four of the top 27 minor-league players belong to the Pittsburgh Pirates. That quartet is made up of the usual suspects: Konnor Griffin (No. 1), Bubba Chandler…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (420+ words) Nobody in baseball makes contact quite like Oneil Cruz, whose raw power has turned 115+ mph exit velocities into something close to routine. But what happened Wednesday night at Globe Life Field wasn't routine. It wasn't even normal by Cruz standards....

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (455+ words) When the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Brandon Lowe, they knew they were getting a floor raiser. Lowe was a 30-homer bat from the left side brought in to help revive a decaying offense. But he wasn't without his flaws. Lowe had…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (487+ words) The Pittsburgh Pirates, at 14-10, are tied for third in the NL Central as of April 23. Their +25 run differential also ranks second in the division and fourth in the entire National League. The problem? The entire NL Central also has 10 losses…...