BRADENTON, Fla. — Paul Skenes spent his rookie season dutifully following the Pittsburgh Pirates’ plan to bring their young ace along as slowly and safely as possible. It worked. Maybe better than all involved imagined during an electrifying 2024 in which the towering right-hander ...
By Will Graves The Associated Press BRADENTON, Fla. — Ke’Bryan Hayes is not entirely pain free. The Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman knows he may never be. Yet the doubt that crept into the former Gold Glove winner last fall as he tried to rehab from a chronic lower-back issue that ...
From Mirror, wire reports BRADENTON, Fla. — Newly acquired Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Spencer Horwitz is expected to miss most of spring training after undergoing surgery on his right wrist. Horwitz, acquired in a trade with Cleveland in December, will be out at least 6-8 weeks, ...
From Mirror, wire reports Free-agent outfielder Tommy Pham has agreed to a one-year, $4 million contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, league sources said. The contract is a major-league deal, with an additional $250,000 in incentives. Pham, who turns 37 in March, will bring veteran ...
From Mirror, wire reports PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates announced the hiring of Max Kwan as its new vice president of international scouting on Wednesday. Kwan is in his second stint as a member of the Pirates after originally being hired by Pittsburgh in 2014 as an area supervisor. During his time as assistant director of international scouting from 2018-2020, Kwan played an instrumental role in the signings of Ji Hwan Bae, Tsung-Che Cheng, Jun-Seok Shim, David Matoma, Alessandro Ercolani and Brandan Bidois. Also hired were Michael Chernow, who will oversee the Pirates ...
From Mirror, wire reports PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates released their list of 14 non-roster invitees who will show up for spring training camp beginning next week on Wednesday, Feb. 12, and Friday, Feb. 14. The list includes pitchers Hunter Barco, Ryan Borucki, Jack Brannigan, ...
