Oneil Cruz has a history of heroics on Opening Day for the Pittsburgh Pirates, serving as the difference maker in one-run wins at the Cincinnati Reds in 2023 and at the Miami Marlins last year. But Cr...

Paul Skenes allowed three hits and struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings in a no decision. Paul Skenes made history by becoming the fastest No. 1 overall draft pick to make an Opening Day start. Then the ...

It’s finally one of my favorite days of the year. A day that SHOULD be a national holiday, where kids are off school, businesses are closed and we just all get to enjoy America’s pastime. It’s finally...

Less than 24 hours before the Pittsburgh Pirates begin the season at the Miami Marlins, the club offered clarity on what had emerged as the biggest question of spring training: a prognosis on Jared Jo...

NEW YORK (AP) — Teams won 52.2% of their ball/strike challenges during the spring training test of robot umpires, and catchers had a markedly better success rate than pitchers. Major League Baseball s...

APSPORTSEXTRA MLBPREVIEW2025 Shohei Ohtani seemingly has done it all since joining Major League Baseball. Could repeating as world champion be next? Twenty-nine other teams will be trying to dethrone ...

Here are some dates to remember for the upcoming season: OpeningDay: Thursday, March 27 NewYorkMetsatHoustonAstros: Juan Soto makes his Mets debut when they visit Jose Altuve and the Astros. Soto sign...

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Texas Rangers left-hander Cody Bradford says he realized early on that he probably wouldn’t ever possess the type of fastball that causes scouts to take a second look at their r...

From the start of spring training, Derek Shelton set an expectation for the Pittsburgh Pirates this season. It was a simple and straightforward message to deliver, one that’s harder to accomplish. “It...

What’s more surprising, that the Pittsburgh Pirates return only a dozen or so players from last year’s Opening Day 26-man roster or the possibility they could have new starters at almost every positio...

With the move, there’s now a spot open in the Pirates’ bullpen. Carmen Mlodzinski wanted to be a starting pitcher in the major leagues, so the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander bet big on himself. And i...

Paul Skenes isn’t shy about saying he wants to win with the Pittsburgh Pirates, though he doesn’t directly discuss winning a World Series. Instead, the 22-year-old right-hander talks about raising the...

He’ll open the season as the Pirates’ top backup at catcher and first base. The Pittsburgh Pirates opened spring training with a glaring hole at first base and a handful of candidates looking to take ...

Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton laid out the key to his team’s 2025 improvement on a 76-86 record a year ago. “I think you win in the margins, very much so,” Shelton told reporters in Bradent...

Before Peter Strzelecki met his Pittsburgh Pirates teammates, one All-Star closer contacted another on his behalf. Devin Williams put in a good word for the right-handed reliever with David Bednar, he...

Ben Cherington has been resolute in repeatedly saying the Pittsburgh Pirates didn’t have a formula to follow to prevent rookie right-handers Jared Jones and Paul Skenes from injury last season, other ...

Caleb Ferguson signed a one-year, $3 million deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates on a promise that he would get a chance to be a starting pitcher but with the understanding that he was willing to perform...

TOKYO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a solo homer in his return to the Tokyo Dome, Roki Sasaki threw three eventful innings in his big-league debut and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3 on W...

TOKYO (AP) — Roki Sasaki’s big-league debut was equal parts electrifying and erratic, with the Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander displaying a powerful arm but also a wild streak that limited his outing...

Thomas Harrington was nervous before his first spring training start, even though the right-hander ranked the Pittsburgh Pirates’ No. 3 prospect was thrilled to still be in big-league camp. David Bedn...