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Author: Matt Gajtka

Live Discussion: Pirates 5, Reds 0

PITTSBURGH -- Even after Saturday night's not-so-storybook ending, the Pirates (6-2) have a chance to make their season-opening homestand a winning one with a...

Pirates Are Easing Him Along, But Tyler Glasnow is Showing Something Early

PITTSBURGH -- For a man once considered one of the most promising prospects in all of organized pro baseball, the standard for Tyler Glasnow...

Gajtka: Time Is Now For Pirates To Attract Eyeballs … Even Through The Snowflakes

PITTSBURGH -- We can act like the Pirates exist in a sports-entertainment vacuum, but the reality is that there is only so much capital...

Live Discussion: Twins 7, Pirates 3, Final

PITTSBURGH -- It's blustery, it's cold, it's snowing, but it appears Major League Baseball will be committed tonight at PNC Park, as the Pirates...

Now In Holding Pattern, Joe Musgrove Waits To Put Postseason Lessons To Work

Joe Musgrove was plugged into the Pirates’ rotation long before he ever arrived in Pittsburgh, with Neal Huntington christening him as the fifth starter...

Long Shot? Sean Rodríguez Swinging to Recapture Pre-Accident Pirates Pop

In reviewing the Pirates' three-game sweep at Detroit to start the season, one would have a difficult time finding a less significant contributor than...

Trevor Williams Aiming Higher — Sometimes Literally — in Second MLB Season

When discussing Trevor Williams' success as a first-year major-league starting pitcher last summer, Clint Hurdle would often refer to Williams' ability to utilize both...

Gajtka: Vanilla Veterans Limit Pirates’ Potential More Than Youth

If a time traveler from six months in the future approached me, I would be curious about a great many things, most of them...

Gajtka: There’s a Lot Riding on George Kontos … And His Go-To Pitch

BRADENTON, Fla. - George Kontos' locker position in the Bill McKechnie Clubhouse at LECOM Park is centrally located among several pitchers expected to make...

Pirates Notebook: Joe Musgrove Just ‘Little Bit’ Behind Normal Schedule

BRADENTON, Fla. - With just one actual Grapefruit League game to his credit entering Tuesday, it could be argued Joe Musgrove is facing an...

‘Everyone’s Working on Something’: How Pirates Catch Their ‘Feelings’ in Spring

BRADENTON, Fla. - "They gotta keep working until they start getting feelings. This is about feelings." Those words came from Francisco Cervelli's mouth, but this...

Pirates Notebook: Mitch Keller’s First Taste of Grapefruit Goes Down Smooth

BRADENTON, Fla. -- The Mitch Keller Hype Machine just cranked up another notch. Keller will start the season with Double-A Altoona, but his first brush...

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