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Pirates Beat the Brewers; Jameson Taillon Takes a Liner Off the Back of His Head

PITTSBURGH — Jameson Taillon might be cursed. The Pirates’ young right-hander was struck in the back of the head by a Hernan Perez line drive...

Niese and Nicasio Lead Pirates to Sweep the Mets in a Doubleheader

PITTSBURGH — The Pirates swept a two-game doubleheader against the New York Mets Tuesday night, winning both games by a 3-1 score. The Pirates have...

Pirates Notes: Polanco and Vogelsong Updates, Melancon Gets a Needed Break

MIAMI - Gregory Polanco was scratched from Wednesday night's game with left foot discomfort, after fouling a ball off his foot in his final...

Trevor Williams Looking to Develop His Slider Into an Out Pitch

BRADENTON, Fla. - Last year, the Miami Marlins had Trevor Williams focusing on trying to improving his curveball. The sinkerball pitcher primarily throws off...

Pirates Notes: Minor Injuries to the Dream Outfield, Liriano Struggles With Location

BRADENTON, Fla. - The Pirates have suffered minor injuries to all three members of the Dream Outfield™ in the last two days, leading to...

Gerrit Cole Makes His Spring Training Debut

BRADENTON, Fl. - Gerrit Cole made his first start of Spring Training today, throwing two innings and giving up two runs on wind-aided homers....

Pirates Notes: What Will the Pirates Do if Jung-ho Kang Isn’t Ready on Opening Day

BRADENTON, Fl. - A lot of speculation has gone around so far that Jung-ho Kang could be ready to go by Opening Day, based...

First Pitch: Bad Offense? This Pirates Offense Looks Pretty Great

All off-season, there has been talk that the Pirates will struggle on offense in 2016. Looking at this team, I have no clue where...

Melancon and Watson Rank Among the Top Relievers, Harrison Ranks Fifth at 2B

Tonight at 9pm on MLB Network, they will rank the top relievers and top second baseman in the game right now. We're posting a...

16 Boom or Bust Pirates Who Could Make a Difference in 2016

It's kind of become a New Year's Eve tradition for me to write about the boom or bust players who could make a difference for the...

First Pitch: Current Pirates Offense is Better On Paper* Without Alvarez and Walker

A few weeks ago I wrote about how Gregory Polanco is the key to the offense for the 2016 season. The main point of the...

2015 Third Base Recap: A Former Position of Weakness Turning Into a Strength

Last year the Pirates saw a big change at the third base position, with Pedro Alvarez being moved off the spot after a season...