NEW YORK — Major League Baseball proposed to shorten the regular season to 154 games from 162 starting in 2029 and to expand the Division Series to best-of-seven in a plan given to players during collective bargaining Thursday. Owners also proposed adding nine additional days off to the ...
With the Pittsburgh Pirates facing a playoffs-or-bust scenario in 2026 after a disappointing 71-91 finish in 2025, the Pirates’ front office did everything that it could at the bargaining table last offseason and at this season’s trade deadline to try to get the franchise its first trip to ...
A capsule look at the 2026 Pittsburgh Pirates: Final record: 82-80 Noteworthy: Even though the Pirates have missed the postseason for the 11th straight year, this marks the franchise’s first winning season since the 2018 Pirates finished 82-79, and only the franchise’s fifth winning season since 1993. National League Central Division finish: Third place, 21 games behind the first-place Milwaukee Brewers. NL Wild Card standings finish: Six games behind the 88-74 Philadelphia Phillies, who secured the third and last NL Wild Card playoff position. Home record: 44-37 Road record: ...
Listing won-lost records, by opposition, for the 2026 Pittsburgh Pirates. Listings include home, away and composite won-lost records, and total runs scored for and against the Pirates during the season NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION Opponent Home RF-A Away RF-A Total RF-A Atlanta 1-2 17-17 0-3 8-15 1-5 25-32 Philadelphia 0-3 9-23 2-2 23-36 2-5 32-49 Miami 1-2 8-14 1-2 15-11 2-4 23-25 Washington 2-2 29-18 2-1 23-15 4-3 52-33 New York Mets 1-2 14-18 1-2 13-18 2-4 27-36 Totals 5-11 77-90 6-10 82-85 11-21 159-175 NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL ...
DETROIT — Konnor Griffin homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates recorded their first winning season in eight years with a 4-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday in the final game for both teams. Pittsburgh (82-80), which improved by 11 wins over 2025, hadn’t finished with a record over ...
DETROIT — Spencer Torkelson finished a single short of the cycle, Jackson Jobe allowed two runs in 5• innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 on Friday night after nearly wasting a six-run lead. Detroit led 8-2 after seven innings, but RBI singles by Nick Gonzales ...
