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The 2025 World Series begins on Friday, following a THRILLING Game 7 of the ALCS. The Toronto Blue Jays dominated the Los Angeles Dodgers, 11-4, in Game 1 of the Fall Classic on FOX. Toronto won a thrilling final game to win the American League. Trailing 3-1 to the Seattle Mariners in Game 7, thanks […]
From Bucs Dugout | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Back in late September, I wrote an article, which can be found here, that brokedown 4 potential candidates for the Nationals vacant General Manager position. They quickly kept one of those candidates, Mike DeBartolo, in the organization as an assistant general manager, a win as he did a fine job in his short term as […]
From Federal Baseball | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Pittsburgh Pirates catching unit in 2025 somehow experienced some improvement, but not in a way that polarized the position group, rather it may have become clear just how poor this group is. Joey Bart Joey Bart is the most seasoned major leaguer from this otherwise very young group. Bart came to Pittsburgh from the […]
From Bucs Dugout | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Last week, the Pittsburgh Pirates made one of their first additions of the offseason, claiming outfielder Will Robertson off waivers from the Chicago White Sox. INF/OF Ryan Kriedler was designated for assignment to make room for Robertson on the 40-man roster. Robertson was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 4th round of the […]
From Bucs Dugout | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The Pittsburgh Pirates are one of 28 teams sitting at home for this year’s World Series, which begins Friday as the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers do battle to end the 2025 season. The last time the Pirates were this close to a World Series came back in 1992, where they would have […]
From Bucs Dugout | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The St Louis Cardinals 2025 outfield produced more WAR than only 4 other teams. That is a glaring weakness. When your outfield is only better than the Rockies, Royals, Pirates, …and Guardians? outfields, you know there’s a problem that needs to be solved. I cannot say that I was excited by our outfield in couple […]
From Viva El Birdos | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Pirates fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. This week’s question has to do with Mitch Keller. Despite a 6-15 recrod this season, Keller […]
From Bucs Dugout | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The City of Pittsburgh announced it’s first-ever Walk of Fame class at The Terminal in Pittsburgh’s Strip District, with one noteable member of the Pittsburgh Pirates. All-time great Roberto Clemente was one of the headlining names for this inuagural group of Pittsburghers. The full list is as follows: George Benson, Nellie Bly, Andrew Carnegie, Rachel […]
From Bucs Dugout | about 2 months ago | 1 read
There’s a reason this article is headed by the photo of Shōta Imanaga, Nate Pearson, Porter Hodge and Miguel Amaya, the pitching/catching group that threw a combined no-hitter against the Pirates on Sept. 4, 2024. It’s because that’s the most recent no-hitter thrown in the major leagues. That’s right, not a single no-no was thrown […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Pirates fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. This week’s question asked you about Oneil Cruz. The Bucs former shortstop now turned centerfielder had a bad […]
From Bucs Dugout | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Pirates left fielder Tommy Pham is a finalist for significant defensive hardware throughout the National League. On Wednesday, Rawlings announced that Pham is a finalist for the 2025 Gold Glove Award in left field. Pham, 37, played 120 games for the Pirates, 115 in left field. In 924.2 innings, earned six outfield assists and 200 […]
From Bucs Dugout | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Pirates fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Buccos had another lost season. It’s obvious the current configuration is not working. One of […]
From Bucs Dugout | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The Arizona Fall League is in full swing and after one week of play MLB.com writer Joe Trezza compiled his list of the top performers from the first week of action. Among his choices was Pirates’ prospect Esmerlyn Valdez representing the Salt River Rafters. Just a week in but Valdez helped himself stand apart from […]
From Bucs Dugout | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The Pittsburgh Pirates are gearing up for another long offseason where they need to evaluate their team and progress going into the 2026 season. After winning just 71 games this past season, the Pirates should look to see how they can improve the team and move off of players that are not. That’s part of […]
From Bucs Dugout | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The Pittsburgh Pirates outfield, as it stands going into the 2025-26 offseason, is arguably just as bad as the infield from an offensive standpoint. Corner outfield was a significant issue going into the 2025 season, and they didn’t address it until the closing days of the offseason, bringing in 37-year-old Tommy Pham for $4 million. […]
From Bucs Dugout | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The Pittsburgh Pirates have plenty of holes to fill. Just about anything other than starting rotation could be classified as an immediate need. However, one of the biggest needs is more bats for an anemic offense, and the team addresses that in the latest MLB Pipeline MLB mock draft. While the real MLB Draft Lottery […]
From Bucs Dugout | about 2 months ago | 1 read
In the span of a few weeks last winter, the Red Sox made two separate, yet similar trades with the Pirates. On December 15, the Red Sox acquired minor league right-hander Joe Vogatsky from the Pirates for then-recently DFA’d infielder/outfielder Enmanuel Valdez. A little more than a month passed before the two sides matched up … Continue reading "Red Sox trade additions Joe Vogatsky, Matt McShane show early returns in pro debuts after coming over from Pirates"
From Blogging the Red Sox | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ starting rotation thrived in 2025, led by the best pitcher in baseball. Paul Skenes is on pace to become an all-time great. His season was one of the best in franchise history. Skenes led MLB in ERA (1.97) by 21 points and finished in the top five of multiple categories. The 23-year-old […]
From Bucs Dugout | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The Pittsburgh Pirates infield group of 2025 saw a fair amount of turnover, but overall was a mostly solid group defensively. First Base For the past couple of seasons the Pirates have been lacking a real first baseman, but last December they made the move to acquire Spencer Horwitz, who should be the future of […]
From Bucs Dugout | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The Pittsburgh Pirates are watching another postseason from the couch after recording a 71-91 record to finish last in the NL Central. The Athletic insider Jim Bowden ranked all 18 teams that missed the playoffs and placed the Pirates at No. 13, but offered some hope and optimism on how to get back to the […]
From Bucs Dugout | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images Each week we’ll look at how former South Carolina baseball players are doing in the major and minor leagues It’s time for our weekly look at how former South Carolina baseball players are doing in the pros. First, the guys playing for MLB teams: Jonah Bride - Oakland Athletics In 17 games, has a batting average of .205, with 9 hits, 0 home runs, and 4 RBI Batting average ⬇️ since last week Wil Crowe - Pittsburgh Pirates In 5 appearances, has pitched...
From Garnet And Black Attack | over 2 years ago | 1 read
Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Each week we’ll look at how former South Carolina baseball players are doing in the major and minor leagues It’s time for our weekly look at how former South Carolina baseball players are doing in the pros. First, the guys playing for MLB teams: Jonah Bride - Oakland Athletics In 14 games, has a batting average of .250, with 9 hits, 0 home runs, and 4 RBI Batting average ⬇️ since last week Wil Crowe - Pittsburgh Pirates In 5 appearances, has pitched 9.2 in...
From Garnet And Black Attack | over 2 years ago | 1 read