Rangers 1, Pirates 0 ARLINGTON, Texas (Aug 21) — The Texas Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1–0, in their series finale in walk-off fashion on Wednesday. Wyatt Langford sent the crowd of 28,707 home happy with his walk-off single in the ninth inning. This victory snaps a skid of seven consecutive series losses for the […]
Read MorePirates 4, Rangers 0 ARLINGTON, Texas (Aug 20) — The Texas Rangers fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4–0, on Tuesday night in front of a back-to-school crowd of 25,074. Half of the Pirates’ scoring came on a two-run single by Bryan De La Cruz in a brisk contest that lasted a mere two hours and […]
Read MorePirates Lose Ninth Consecutive Game The Pittsburgh Pirates lost their ninth consecutive game at the San Diego Padres 3-0 Tuesday night, extending what has become the longest active losing streak in baseball. For a team that had not lost three consecutive games since the month of May, a slump like this is quite concerning. The […]
Read MoreThe Pittsburgh Pirates are finalizing a deal to acquire LHP Josh Walker (0-0, 5.11 ERA, 0 SV) from the New York Mets. The 29-year-old Walker had recently been designated for assignment. Reports state that the return for the Mets is rookie ball lefty starter Nicolas Carreno. Carreno owns a 3.74 ERA, 1.292 WHIP, and 36 […]
Read MoreRockies Trade Jalen Beeks to Pirates for Prospect The Colorado Rockies announced Monday evening that they have traded left-handed reliever Jalen Beeks to the Pittsburgh Pirates. In exchange, the Pirates sent them minor league lefty reliever Luis Peralta. Peralta, 23, is the younger brother of Milwaukee Brewers right-handed starter Freddy Peralta, a 2021 All-Star. Rockies […]
Read MoreThe Pittsburgh Pirates are finalizing a trade to acquire Triple-A infielder Nick Yorke from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for RHP Quinn Priester. The 17th overall pick in the 2020 MLB draft, Yorke was the 6th-ranked prospect in the Red Sox’s system before the trade. Yorke Trade From the Pirates’ Perspective Yorke has shown […]
Read MoreThe Pittsburgh Pirates have selected shortstop Konnor Griffin out of Jackson Prep School in Mississippi with the ninth overall pick in Sunday’s MLB Draft. The Pirates selected Griffin, 18, after a successful high school career. He led the Jackson Prep Patriots to a seventh consecutive Mississippi State title back in May, alongside receiving the National […]
Read MoreThe Announcement Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitching phenom Paul Skenes, already an All-Star, is continuing to take Major League Baseball by storm. On Friday, National League manager Torey Lovullo of the Arizona Diamondbacks announced Skenes would start the All-Star game. The announcement comes after arguably the most impressive performance of his young career on Thursday. He threw […]
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