NEW YORK (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander Hader Blanco and free-agent right-hander Ismael Laureano were suspended for 56 games each Friday following positive tests under baseball’s Minor League drug program. Both tested positive for the performance-enhancing substance Stanozolol, the commissi...
During the 1979 season, the Pittsburgh Pirates used the Sister Sledge hit, “ We are Family” as their theme song. Boosted by those good vibes, the Pirates, led by Willie Stargell, affectionately known as “Pops,” took the World Series in seven games over the Baltimore Orioles. Stargell...
While Grandal’s decline over the past two seasons has been a steep one, the veteran backstop could still prove to be a valuable addition for a Pittsburgh team in search of a veteran presence behind the plate. The Pirates lost rookie catcher Endy Rodriguez to UCL surgery back in December. ...
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(@RedSox)October 1, 2023Drafted by thePittsburgh Piratesas a first baseman who set home run records in college, Wakefield converted to a pitcher after mastering the knuckleball in the minor leagues after learning the pitch from his father as a kid.Wakefield told ESPN in 2011 that he learned...
Gamel has since bounced around to the Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Guardians, Pittsburgh Pirates and San Diego Padres. His offensive numbers have been below average for the most part across his big-league career, but he is still a serviceable backup outfield option. In 685 major league game...
“They always talk about feel for pitchers, and it starts with your fingers, your hand and the baseball,” Dempster said in a video shot inside a bedroom. “So when you’re lying in bed, sitting on the couch … put a baseball in your hand and get comfortable with it.” ...
The colorfulLuis Tiantplayed in the major leagues for 19 years between 1964 and 1982 for the Cleveland Indians, the Minnesota Twins, the Boston Red Sox, the New York Yankees, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the California Angels. Tiant also played in Mexico for several seasons before and after his...
While all the focus has been on Teoscar Hernandez and Kevin Kiermaier, these guys with Blue Jays connections also won a World Series ring this week.
One of the warmest sights in baseball in 2023 was seeing Andrew McCutchen back in a Pittsburgh Pirates uniform. It just looked right, didn’t it? Seeing Cutch back with the franchise where he got his start, where he won the 2013 NL MVP Award, made you fe