By Alan Thames The Associated Press MIAMI — Ke’Bryan Hayes had a single and an RBI double, and the Pittsburgh Pirates used another solid pitching outing to beat the Marlins 7-2 on Friday night. Michael A. Taylor and Connor Joe also doubled for the Pirates, who beat the Marlins in ...
MIAMI — The New York Yankees acquired right-hander JT Brubaker and international bonus pool allotment from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday for a player to be named. Brubaker, Pittsburgh’s opening-day starter in 2022, missed last season after Tommy John surgery on April 12 with Dr. Keith Meister. Brubaker agreed in January to a one-year deal for $2,275,000 and was put on the 60-day injured list on Feb. 19. Brubaker, 30, went 3-12 with a 4.69 ERA in 28 appearances with the Pirates in 2022. He set career highs with 28 starts, 144 innings and 147 strikeouts. “The thing that ...
By Alanis Thames The Associated Press MIAMI — Jared Triolo hit an RBI single in the top of the 12th inning to finish the Pittsburgh Pirates’ rally and beat the Miami Marlins 6-5 on opening day Thursday. Triolo’s line drive single against Marlins reliever Declan Cronin (0-1) scored automatic runner Ke’Bryan Hayes. Pirates reliever Jose Hernandez then earned the first save of his career, retiring 2023 NL batting champion Luis Arraez, Josh Bell and Bryan De La Cruz in his only inning of relief. After Pirates starter Mitch Keller gave up seven hits, five runs (four earned), ...
Here’s what to watch for on MLB’s opening day: The Sho goes on Shohei Ohtani already made his Dodgers debut last week in South Korea, but all eyes will still be on the two-way sensation as Los Angeles hosts the St. Louis Cardinals. The $700 million star is trying to remain focused on the field after the firing of his longtime interpreter and friend Ippei Mizuhara, who Ohtani said Monday stole money from him to pay off gambling debts. Mizuhara was fired while the Dodgers were in Seoul last week for a season-opening, two-game series against San Diego. Ohtani, who won’t pitch ...
By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com The Pittsburgh Pirates’ rebuilding project has officially reached its completion. After spending the past four-plus seasons in baseball purgatory, the Pirates have something on their shoulders this season that they haven’t had in several ...
By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com Following are Mirror sports writer John Hartsock’s keys to success for the 2024 Pittsburgh Pirates: n Rotation, rotation, rotation. Cobbling together an effective and capable starting pitching rotation will be at the top of the Pirates’ to-do list for this season. Right-hander Mitch Keller, an all-star last season, is very dependable every fourth or fifth day, but the other four spots in the rotation are rife with question marks. Prized right-handed prospect Jared Jones had an outstanding spring training and is on the Pirates’ ...
