As hard it might be to believe now, the Pittsburgh Pirates were criticized in some circles a little more than four years ago for picking the wrong UCLA pitcher.The Pirates had the first pick in the 2011 Major League Baseball First-Year Player draft and chose Gerrit Cole, even though fellow ...
The Pirates ended the first half of the season last weekend in rare fashion.For just the eighth time in major league history, the Pirates twice overcome deficits in extra innings to win back-to-back games, beating the St. Louis Cardinals both times at PNC Park.Andrew McCutchen鈥檚 two-run home ...
The Pirates ended the first half of the season last weekend in rare fashion.For just the eighth time in major league history, the Pirates twice overcome deficits in extra innings to win back-to-back games, beating the St. Louis Cardinals both times at PNC Park.Andrew McCutchen鈥檚 two-run home ...
CINCINNATI 鈥� Andrew McCutchen caused fireworks to go off and the center field smokestacks at Great American Ball Park to shoot flames.However, the Pittsburgh Pirates superstar鈥檚 home run wasn鈥檛 enough to keep the National League from losing 6-3 to the American League on Tuesday night in ...
CINCINNATI 鈥� Francisco Cervelli has done a very capable job of replacing Russell Martin as the Pirates鈥� starting catcher this season.No one is happier about that than Martin, now with the Toronto Blue Jays after leaving as a free agent after last season.鈥淚鈥檓 happy for Francisco because ...
CINCINNATI 鈥� Andrew McCutchen would seemingly be past being star struck at the All-Star Game.The Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder will be competing in his fifth straight Midsummer Classic on Tuesday night at Great American Ball Park. However, he said Monday during media day that the thrill ...