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Garner, key member of 1979 world champion Pirates, dies at 76

HOUSTON (AP) — Phil Garner, a three-time All-Star infielder who went on to manage the Houston Astros to their first World Series appearance, has died. He was 76. Garner's family issued a statement Sunday saying Garner had died Saturday after a two-plus-year battle with pancreatic ...

Pirates tightrope way past Cubs into first place

CHICAGO (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates entered Sunday in an unfamiliar position in the standings. Yohan Ramírez escaped bases-loaded jams in the 10th and 11th innings, and the Pirates took advantage of a throwing error by Caleb Thielbar to score the go-ahead run in a 4-3 win over the ...

Pirates drumming up plenty of interest

PITTSBURGH – That the Pirates home opener against the Baltimore Orioles drew a sellout, boisterous crowd of 38,986 last Friday afternoon wasn’t a huge surprise. The season’s first game at PNC Park is annually a big event in the city regardless of the team’s outlook. This one had ...

Castellanos, Cronenworth spark Padres over Pirates 8-2

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Castellanos hit a two-run double, Jake Cronenworth added a two-run homer and the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2 on Wednesday. Castellanos’ double began a four-run seventh inning that broke open a scoreless game and helped San Diego clinch the ...

Pirates sign Griffin to 9-year, $140 million deal

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Konnor Griffin is with the Pittsburgh Pirates for the long haul. The 19-year-old shortstop agreed to a nine-year, $140 million contract with the Pirates early Wednesday, less than a week after the former first-round pick made his major league debut. The deal, the ...

Pirates’ window to win feels wide open with Griffin, Skenes

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The future the Pittsburgh Pirates once envisioned fully became the present on Tuesday night. Paul Skenes on the mound. Konnor Griffin at shortstop. Two first-round picks drafted a year apart — Skenes in 2023, Griffin in 2024 — who have embraced the pressure that ...