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Pirates select high school player of year

From Mirror, wire reports FORT WORTH, Texas —The Pittsburgh Pirates selected shortstop Konnor Griffin with the ninth overall pick in first round of the 2024 First-Year Player Draft on Sunday night. The 18-year-old Griffin, the first high school player selected in this year’s draft, was named Baseball America’s High School Player of the Year in 2024. Griffin was rated by both MLB Pipeline and Baseball America as the No. 9 prospect in this year’s draft. Coming into the draft, Baseball America rated Griffin as the “Best Athlete,” second in “Best Power” and “Best ...

Gonzales makes a strong return

CHICAGO — Marco Gonzales made a promising return to the rotation hours after coming off the injured list and the Pittsburgh Pirates won their second straight, 4-1 over the White Sox on Friday night. Ke’Bryan Hayes had a pair of hits, an RBI and scored a run for the Pirates. They’ve won four of five. Gonzales (1-0), who’d been out almost three months with a forearm strain, made his first start since April 13 and scattered seven hits over the five innings. He allowed an earned run, struck out four and didn’t walk a batter. “It was a good day,” Gonzales said. “I’ll ...

Skenes starting in All-Star Game

PHOENIX — Making Paul Skenes the All-Star Game starting pitcher for the National League after just 11 career appearances was a difficult decision for Arizona manager Torey Lovullo, but one he felt was correct. The positive vibes he received following Friday’s announcement only made the manager more confident. “I think I got it right,” Lovullo said. Skenes will become the fifth rookie pitcher given that honor when he takes the mound on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas. Lovullo, who will lead the NL, made the announcement Friday on SiriusXM MLB Network Radio. “It’s really ...

Skenes’ 7 no-hit innings help Bucs take down Brew Crew

The Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Paul Skenes struck out 11 in seven no-hit innings in another dominant performance, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 on Thursday. Skenes threw 99 pitches in his 11th major league start, 65 for strikes. The All-Star right-hander ...

Rookie makes scoring tough for Pittsburgh

By Rich Rovito The Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Tobias Myers pitched eight scoreless innings, Rhys Hoskins and Willy Adames hit home runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers cruised past the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 on Wednesday night. Myers (6-3) didn’t allow a hit until Bryan Reynolds’ leadoff single in the fourth. The rookie right-hander gave up four hits, struck out six, walked one and threw 103 pitches in his 13th start for a team decimated by pitching injuries. The NL Central-leading Brewers scored twice in the first off Martin Perez (1-5) on two-out, run-scoring hits by Adames ...

Bednar, Fellows are teammates for one game at PNG Field

By Jarrod Prugar For the Mirror ​One of the beautiful parts of minor league baseball is that each player has a vastly different journey that they have gone on to get to where they are currently at. For Altoona pitcher Drake Fellows, that journey came full circle as he and Pittsburgh ...