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Austin Meadows Adjusts to New Role in Majors

PITTSBURGH — Austin Meadows made his Major League pinch-hitting debut on Friday night. He got to face St. Louis Cardinals phenom Jordan Hicks with...

Live Discussion: Pirates vs. Cardinals, 4:05 p.m.

PITTSBURGH — It was moving day at PNC Park on Saturday, though the PGA Tour is in Texas this week. Several players had significant...

Joe Musgrove’s First Start A Breath Of Fresh Air For Pirates’ Rotation

PITTSBURGH -- In Joe Musgrove's second-to-last rehab start in the minor leagues, he had to throw an extra 'inning' in the Indianapolis Indians' bullpen...

Live Discussion: Pirates 8, Cardinals 1

PITTSBURGH -- At long last, in Game 50 of the 2018 season, the Pirates will get their first look at Joe Musgrove in their...

Pirates Prospects Live Q&A: 5/25/18

Today at 3:15 PM, I will be hosting a live Q&A in the comments of this article. You can submit your questions below. Any topic...

Batting Practice Used to be More Common, but Times Have Changed

As a fan, batting practice is probably one of the best times to be in the ballpark. The players are loose, for the most part...

Live Discussion: Pirates @ Reds 12:35 PM

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds finish up their three-game series with an afternoon game on Thursday. Ivan Nova is on the hill and...

Austin Meadows’ Hot Start Is Only That, But It’s No Fluke, Either

In the midst of a fine debut week for Pirates outfield prospect Austin Meadows, it's worthwhile to remember Gregory Polanco had a similarly impressive...

Examining What Could Be Wrong With Felipe Vazquez

Felipe Vazquez hasn’t looked like the same guy this year, and that’s not just a bad joke about the fact that he changed his...

Live Discussion: Pirates @ Reds 7:10 PM

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds are underway on Wednesday night with the Pirates taking an early 2-0 lead on a Francisco Cervelli first...

Live Discussion: Pirates @ Reds 8:15 PM

Late start to the discussion thread on a game that started an hour late due to rain. Pirates are down 2-0 early with Jameson...

Pirates’ Low Strikeout Rate Probably Doesn’t Explain High Production

PITTSBURGH -- Everywhere we turn in Major League Baseball media coverage these days, we see repeated references to two large-scale phenomena: Optimized launch angle...

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