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The Pirates got a lift from pitcher Jeanmar Gomez, tabbed for a spot start less than three hours before the scheduled first pitch, to beat the Mariners, 4-1, tonight at PNC Park.
Gomez struck out five batters in five scoreless innings, allowing... Read More »
The Pirates placed James McDonald on the 15-day disabled list this afternoon after the pitcher complained of discomfort in his right shoulder.
Jeanmar Gomez will make a spot start in McDonald's place tonight against the Seattle Mariners. The... Read More »
Kevin McClatchy said he was afraid that his efforts to keep the Pirates in Pittsburgh would be jeopardized if his homosexuality became public.
The former Pirates owner told Pittsburgh television station KDKA that he stayed in the closet in part... Read More »
Francisco Liriano made what could be his final rehabilitation start Sunday as he prepares to join the Pirates for the first time this weekend.
Liriano started for Class AAA Indianapolis and threw 98 pitches in five innings, allowing four runs on... Read More »
Pirates placed 2B Neil Walker on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 27, with a laceration on his right hand.
Walker required six stitches in his right index finger last Friday after he had his hand stepped on at second base. The... Read More »
Pirates catcher Russell Martin on Monday was named National League player of the week for the period ending April 28.
In six games last week, Martin batted .375 (9 for 24) and topped the league with four home runs, a .958 slugging percentage and... Read More »
A.J. Burnett turned to look at Carlos Beltran, who was standing on second base in the seventh inning Wednesday night at PNC Park.
"I'm like, 'You can't swing and miss on one more for me?' " Burnett asked.
Most of the St. Louis Cardinals did in a... Read More »
Pirates left-hander Wandy Rodriguez had to abruptly leave his start Monday night with hamstring tightness in his left leg.
Rodriguez, nursing a 3-1 lead, delivered a first-pitch strike to Arizona's Martin Prado with one out and a man on first in... Read More »
Pitcher A.J. Burnett is mulling whether to retire after the 2013 season. But if he decides to keep playing, Burnett might consider an offer from only one team: the Pirates.
“I enjoy it here and I enjoy these guys," Burnett said Thursday after... Read More »
The Pirates named Jeff Locke their fifth starter this morning and made nine other moves to cut their major league roster to 26 players.
Assuming Brandon Inge starts the season on the disabled list, the team's opening day roster is all but set.... Read More »
Pirates starting pitcher Jeff Karstens likely will start the season on the disabled list with a shoulder injury, meaning the four pitchers who were fighting for the final spot in the starting rotation are fighting for two spots.
Karstens was... Read More »
Russell Martin may not have played in this year's World Baseball Classic, but that won't stop him from talking about it.
Ridiculed by fans and players alike since removing himself from Team Canada's roster two weeks ago — after insisting on... Read More »
Shortly after Russell Martin slid into his Pirates' catching gear for the first time, he saw a familiar face.
On the first day of workouts this spring, Martin and former New York Yankees teammate A.J. Burnett were paired in the first set of... Read More »
The much-ballyhooed pitching lineup of A.J. Burnett, Wandy Rodriguez, Gerrit Cole, Jason Grilli and others didn't have much to write home about today, as the Bucs lost 8-2 to the Rays, although that had a lot to do with some poor defense on the... Read More »
Two years ago, the Pirates and Los Angeles Dodgers held discussions about a trade. One of the players involved in the talks, manager Clint Hurdle said, was Jerry Sands, then a 23-year-old corner outfielder and first baseman on his way to hitting... Read More »
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