YOU WONT BELIEVE: 3 - What They Never Told You

Connor Joe's career winds back to where it began with Pirates, versatility in hand

BRADENTON, Fla. — Connor Joe's journeyman career wasn't projected to transpire as such, at least not initially.

Tribune News Service · Mar 5, 2023

Ron Cook: Terry Francona is riding high after 'one of the best managing jobs in the history of baseball'

So what does the baseball world think of the job Terry Francona did managing the low-budget Cleveland Guardians to another American League Central division title and a wild-card matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday afternoon?

Tribune News Service · Oct 6, 2022

Young Pirates make difference in final game of season, a 5-3 win over Cardinals

PITTSBURGH — Prior to Wednesday’s season finale, which turned out to be a 5-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals, Pirates manager Derek Shelton admitted that he gets frustrated too, sometimes.

Tribune News Service · Oct 5, 2022

Untimely bad inning for Manny Banuelos puts game out of reach for Pirates

PITTSBURGH — For all of the pitchers to allow a lopsided inning for the Pirates, left-hander Manny Banuelos wasn’t a likely suspect.

Tribune News Service · Aug 21, 2022

A cell phone in the pocket of the Pirates’ Rodolfo Castro fell out while sliding and MLB fans had so many jokes

Ever seen a phone fall out of an MLB player's pocket? Now you have.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 10, 2022

Ugly mistakes, poor offensive effort sink Pirates in 3-0 loss to Diamondbacks

PHOENIX — Pirates manager Derek Shelton has professed patience with his roster this season. On multiple occasions, he’s stated the obvious: With a roster this young, there will be exciting moments of potential and frustrating moments of growing pains.

Tribune News Service · Aug 9, 2022

After rare error, Ben Gamel redeems himself in Pirates win

MILWAUKEE — Ben Gamel rounded second base, pointed toward the Pirates dugout and pumped his left fist and arm in celebration, the emotion flowing through the Pirates outfielder glaringly obvious on Saturday at American Family Field.

Tribune News Service · Jul 10, 2022

Bryan Reynolds’ three-homer game carries Pirates to wacky win in Washington

WASHINGTON — Here’s guessing Bryan Reynolds won’t soon forget his first-ever three-homer game, an incredible performance by the Pirates center fielder on Wednesday afternoon that showed much the old Reynolds has returned and whatever it was that was here for the first two months of the season has exited stage…

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2022

Pirates earn 10-inning, walkoff win over Cubs, but there's concern over Ke'Bryan Hayes

PITTSBURGH — Michael Chavis had one loud hit that prevented a Pirates loss — a home run in the bottom of the eighth inning. A softer hit from Chavis in the bottom of the 10th brought home a walkoff win.

Tribune News Service · Jun 23, 2022

David Bednar, Bryan Reynolds power Pirates to incredible victory in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS — David Bednar jogged out from the Pirates dugout in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday, smacked the palm of his glove with his right hand, put his head down and went to work. After a frustrating road trip, the Pirates were three outs from something that…

Tribune News Service · Jun 16, 2022