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As if there was any doubt, the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner will start the first game of the year. The Pittsburgh Pirates announced on Thursday that Paul Skenes will get the ball in New York to start Opening Day against the Mets. “Duh,” the Pirates tweeted. Skenes tallied 1.97 ERA and struck […]
Meet the Mets Citi Field introduced some delicious new options to their ballpark menu for the 2026 season. NBC and Peacock have the Opening Day broadcast for the Mets and Pirates with former Mets Al Leiter and Neil Walker serving as analysts during the broadcast. The team announced the prospects that will be participating in […]
Detroit Tigers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., Joker Marchant Stadium – Lakeland, FLSB Nation Site: Bucs Dugout Media: Tigers Radio Network Today’s Lineups TIGERS PIRATES Matt Vierling – DH Oneil Cruz – CF Kerry Carpenter – RF Brandon Lowe – 2B Riley Greene – LF Bryan Reynolds – LF Spencer Torkelson – 1B Marcell Ozuna – […]
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. We’re back with another Reacts question for you. This week, we’re asking how many wins do […]
The Astros clobbered the Pirates earlier today 10-2, beating up on SP Mitch Keller. Keller has been a solid starter for the last 4 seasons. Lance McCullers Jr. had another encouraging start, this time going 4 innings. He allowed 1 run on 3 hits, walking 3 and striking out 1, with a hit batter. He […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates are making their way through the Spring Training roster cuts, and among those players is one of their top prospects, Termarr Johnson. Johnson was reassigned to the Pirates’ Minor League spring camp after having a strong stint in Bradenton as a non-roster invitee. In 19 appearances, Johnson had a strong .368 batting […]
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 Pittsburgh Pirates are sitting at 16-7 on the spring, and some rejuvenated hitting is one of the […]
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Tampa Bay Rays, March 15, 2026, 1:05 p.m. ET Location: Charlotte Sports Park, Port Charlotte, FL How to Listen: KDKA-FM 93.7 The Pittsburgh Pirates are on the road today against the Tampa Bay Rays looking to grab a win. Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines. BD community, this is your thread […]
The Orioles are headed a half hour down the road to Bradenton, and they’re bringing a lot of their regulars with them. Six of the players in today’s lineup are guys who will be on the Opening Day roster, and possibly seven, depending how you feel about Jeremiah Jackson’s chances. Pete Alonso, Adley Rutschman, and […]
Baltimore Orioles vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, March 14, 2026, 1:05 p.m. ET Location: LECOM Park, Bradenton, FL How to Listen: KDKA-FM 93.7 The Pittsburgh Pirates are at home today against the Baltimore Orioles looking to grab a win in Spring Training. Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines. BD community, this is your thread for today’s […]
Detroit Tigers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Time/Place: 6:05 p.m., LECOM Park – Bradenton, Florida, FLSB Nation Site: Bucs DugoutMedia: Tigers Radio Network Lineups PIRATES TIGERS Jake Mangum – CF Parker Meadows – CF Tyler Callihan – 3B Kevin McGonigle – SS Konnor Griffin – SS Spencer Torkelson – 1B Joey Bart – C Kerry Carpenter – RF Endy […]
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Detroit Tigers, March 13, 2026, 6:05 p.m. ET Location: Publix Field at Joker Merchant Field, Lakeland, FL How to Listen: KDKA-FM 93.7 The Pittsburgh Pirates are on the road today against the Detroit Tigers looking to grab a win in the Grapefruit League. Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines. BD community, […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates are fleshing out what their roster is going to look like when the regular season rolls around, and one pitcher could find himself on the final roster after Spring Training. Lefty Hunter Barco might be on the outside looking in right now, but he could end up being the last man in […]
The Atlanta Braves continued spring play on Thursday, losing 5-2 to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Despite the score, it was a fantastic day for Grant Holmes, who got the start and turned in a lights-out performance. Holmes threw five hitless innings, striking out nine and walking just one Pirate. This run continues a productive spring training […]
Grant Holmes went into this evening’s spring training start against the Pittsburgh Pirates having not given up a single run across two starts and three appearances. He’s now up to three starts and four appearances without giving up a run so far through spring training and his fourth appearance here in camp was probably the […]
We’ve got ourselves a rare night game in spring training, folks! This time, the Braves are on the road in Bradenton to take on the Pirates. As you are smart to expect from a road game during spring training, the Braves have sent a group mostly consisting of organizational depth for this one. There are […]
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Atlanta Braves, March 12, 2026, 6:05 p.m. ET Location: LECOM Park, Bradenton, FL How to Listen: KDKA-FM 93.7 The Pittsburgh Pirates are at home against the Atlanta Braves, where they will try and pick up another win in the Grapefruit League. Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines. BD community, this is […]
The regular season is right around the corner for the Pittsburgh Pirates. With just a couple of games left in Spring Training, Pittsburgh has been playing well with a 12-6 record, but are those results going to be the real Pirates in the regular season ? Their offense has been really solid so far, with […]
Happy Thursday, Camden Chatters! Spring training is rolling on and yesterday was Kyle Bradish’s time to shine. Bradish made the start against the Pirates and went five strong innings. He threw 73 pitches and allowed just one hit and one walk. He topped 97 mph several time. After Bradish, Chris Bassitt came in and finished […]
If it feels like a long time since you’ve seen Kyle Bradish on the mound for the Orioles, you’re not imagining things. Bradish hasn’t pitched a Grapefruit League game since Feb. 28, a full 11 days ago. But that changes today, as he takes the hill against the Pirates in Sarasota. Bradish gave up two […]
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Baltimore Orioles, March 11, 2026, 1:05 p.m. ET Location: Ed Smith Stadium, Sarasota, FL How to Listen: KDKA-FM 93.7 The Pittsburgh Pirates are back in action today with a game where they will take on the Baltimore Orioles in Spring Training. Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines. BD community, this is […]
Morning, all! Josh Sborz has had decent results so far this spring, but his fastball is still down 4 mph from before his injury plagued 2024 and 2025 campaigns. Andrew McCutchen has hit the ground running after spending most of the spring unsigned, collecting two doubles in four at bats over two games. Jacob deGrom […]
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 Pittsburgh Pirates made some moves this offseason to address their offense. And at least so […]
Spring Breakout was created by Major League Baseball in 2024 to showcase baseball franchises’ best up-and-coming players. The Pirates defeated the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 in an event unlike anything we’ve seen before, and instantly became a hit. The top prospects from the Pirates organization will play against the top talent from the Tigers organization this […]
Look. It’s spring training. I’m not going to get too wound up in the final score. There was some really good tonight and some really blah tonight. On the positive side of the ledger, just-announced Opening Day starter Max Fried looked like an ace on the mound, mixing his repertoire and flummoxing Pirates hitters. Meanwhile, […]