USA 2, Australia 1
US starter Drew Smyly (Tigers) and Australian starter Clayton Tanner dueled through 5 scoreless innings this afternoon in World Cup/Pan Am tournament play. Tanner allowed Team USA 4 hits scattered over the first...
In looking at the numbers for the upcoming first basemen, one thing stood out to me: Derrek Lee is good.
That's kind of obvious if you watched what Lee did in his limited time with the Pittsburgh...
Jonathan Mayo reports that Gerrit Cole will make his Arizona Fall League debut Friday for the Mesa Solar Sox. The Pittsburgh Pirates held Cole back in the instructional leagues to make a few more starts before...
Looking at Pirates' players and friends in winter league play....
MEXICAN PACIFIC LEAGUE
Venados de Mazatlan 16, Tomateros de Culiacan 2
Culiacan had the early lead with 2 runs in the 2nd inning. Former Pirate LF Luis Cruz walked...
Heading in to the 2011 season, the Pittsburgh Pirates were looking for a short term answer at first base. They ended up signing Lyle Overbay, who was coming off a 2010 season where he posted a...
On this date in 1960 the Pirates won game seven of the World Series at Forbes Field by a 10-9 score over the New York Yankees on a walk-off home run from Bill Mazeroski. The win...
It seems that every year there is a big story in the off-season that always leads to the same result. The Pittsburgh Pirates make a move, the move is unfavorable to the fan base, and the...
The Mesa Solar Sox lost 6-2 to Peoria today. Robbie Grossman started as the designated hitter, batting leadoff. It was the first game that he didn't play in the field in the eight game AFL season....
Tonight's World Cup/Pan Am tournament game between the Team USA and Venezuela has been postponed due to rain in Panama.
Team USA is scheduled to play Australia on Thursday and and South Korea on Friday. They will...
The Pirates in 2011 improved from 105 losses to 90, certainly a significant step forward even though they remain a bad team. With the playoffs still underway, however, they’ve made it clear that they intend to...
We've heard the rumors for awhile now that Major League Baseball could be set for realignment, and that Houston could play a big part in that. Peter Gammons is reporting that Houston's ownership change is expected...
The Caribbean League seasons are getting underway, and there are many Pirates and former Pirates on the rosters.
The Mexican Pacific League opened their season on Tuesday night. OF Rogelios Noris, who spent the 2011 American season...
