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Winter Leagues: A Look at the Pirates in the Dominican at the All-Star Break

Only three Pittsburgh Pirates saw action in winter ball and nothing of note happened, so I took a look at the results from the...

Winter Leagues: Chris Sharpe Reaches Base Four Times

In Puerto Rico on Friday night, Chris Sharpe went 2-for-3 with two singles and two walks. He also scored two runs, stole his third...

Winter Leagues: Ten Pirates See Action Across Winter Ball

In Australia, Ji-Hwan Bae saw his team lose by a record-setting margin in a 25-4 game. He didn't start, but came into the game...

Winter Leagues: Francisco Acuna Collects Three Hits on Monday Night

A slow night in winter ball on Monday because only one team was playing that involved a Pittsburgh Pirates player. We also have some...

Winter Leagues: Robbie Glendinning Has a Big Doubleheader Performance

In Saturday action from Australia, Ji-Hwan Bae went 1-for-4 with a run scored in the opening game of a doubleheader. He started at shortstop,...

Winter Leagues: Oneil Cruz Picks Up His First Extra-Base Hit; Christian Kelley Debuts in the Dominican

In Australia on Friday, the Perth Heat and Canberra Calvary opened up a weekend series, putting Robbie Glendinning and Jerrick Suiter on opposite sides....

Winter Leagues: Ji-Hwan Bae Homers; Luis Escobar Returns to the Mound

In Australia on Thursday, Ji-Hwan Bae went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run. It was his second home run of the...

Winter Leagues: Francisco Acuna is Off to a Strong Start in Colombia

In Mexico, Fabricio Macias batted lead-off and played center field in a game that went 21 innings last night, taking seven hours and 13...

Winter Leagues: The Season Opens Up in Puerto Rico with a Near No-Hitter

Winter league action for players from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. There was no winter news from Thursday as most teams were off. The...

Winter Leagues: Luis Escobar Makes His Second Start in Colombia

Wednesday's winter league action from the players for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In Colombia, Luis Escobar got the start. He cruised through three scoreless innings, then...

Pirates are Allowing Luis Escobar to Play Winter Ball, Plus Notes on Every Colombian Players in the System

We have some notes out of Colombian winter league baseball, including a top prospect joining the league, another one changing teams and young infielder...

Bristol Pirates Top Ten Prospects: Tahnaj Thomas Leads a Deep List of Prospects

Yesterday we posted the season recap for the Bristol Pirates and noted that the top ten prospects list would be much stronger than normal...