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Despite trailing two teams in the A.L. East and three in the wild card race, the Yankees and Brian Cashman are all-in with the acquisitions of Anthony Rizzo and Joey [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman Jul. 16Jonathan Mayo understood the strategy when the Pittsburgh Pirates took Louisville catcher Henry Davis with the No. 1 overall pick of the MLB Draft, knowing that [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman Jul. 14After the Pittsburgh Pirates made Henry Davis the first overall pick of the MLB Draft on Sunday night, the Louisville catcher came to the table where [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman Jul. 14When the MLB Draft ended Tuesday afternoon, the Pittsburgh Pirates had selected 11 pitchers and 10 position players in a near-even split that wasn't as intentional [...]

Byline: Tim Benz Jul. 13Congratulations on the Pittsburgh Pirates clinching a 2027 World Series berth. Okay, maybe 2028. Regardless, order your tickets now! By that point, all of the guys [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman Jul. 13Ben Cherington had suggested the strategy as a possibility, that the Pittsburgh Pirates could go under-slot with the No. 1 overall pick and spread their draft [...]

Byline: Jerry DiPaola Jul. 13Pitt pitcher Mitch Myers, who threw a complete-game, three-hitter to defeat Virginia and two months later led the Panthers to a 5-3 victory against North Carolina [...]

Byline: Jerry DiPaola Jul. 13Vincentian graduate Kyler Fedko, who found a power stroke this season at the University of Connecticut after hitting .412 in 13 games in 2020, was chosen [...]

Byline: Chris Adamski Jul. 13Four years after leading Latrobe to its first WPIAL and PIAA baseball championships, Zach Kokoska took the first step toward a professional career Monday when he [...]

Byline: Gene Wang The Washington Nationals added seven pitchers Tuesday during the final 10 rounds of the MLB draft. With their first pick of the day, in the 11th round [...]

Byline: Chris Adamski Jul. 12Jackson Glenn Position: 3B Height, weight: 5-foot-11, 205 pounds Bats/throws: Right/Right School: Dallas Baptist Age/DOB: 23 (Oct. 24, 1997) Scouting report: Texas native who spent five [...]

Byline: Jerry DiPaola Jul. 12Owen Kellington 102nd overall, Round 4 Position: Pitcher Height, weight: 6-foot-3, 193 pounds Bats/throws: Left/right School: U-32 (Vt.) High School Age/DOB: 18 (Feb. 5, 2003) Scouting [...]

Byline: Jerry DiPaola Jul. 12Lonnie White Jr. 64th overall, Compensatory Pick B Position: Outfielder Height, weight: 6-foot-2, 210 pounds Bats/throws: Right/right School: Malvern Prep School Age/DOB: 18 (Dec. 31, 2002) [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman Jul. 12After taking their target in Louisville catcher Henry Davis with the top pick in the MLB Draft Sunday, the Pittsburgh Pirates reset their strategy for a [...]

Byline: Jerry DiPaola Jul. 12Hopewell graduate Joe Rock turned a productive junior season at Ohio University highlighted by a no-hitter against Morehead State in February into a reputation the Colorado [...]

Byline: Chris Adamski Jul. 12Bubba Chandler 72nd overall, Round 3 Position: Right-handed pitcher Height, weight: 6-foot-3, 200 pounds Bats/throws: Switch/Right School: North Oconee HS, Bogart, Ga. Age/DOB: 18 (Sept. 14, [...]

Byline: Chris Adamski Jul. 12It can seem like a long road from Bethel Park to the majors. For Mason Miller, the path there has taken a circuitous route. But a [...]

Byline: Jerry DiPaola Jul. 12Sal Frelick, whose grandfather, Henry, was a quarterback at Greensburg Salem and father, Jeff, was a star football and baseball player at Greensburg Central Catholic, passed [...]

Byline: Jerry DiPaola Jul. 12Will Bednar will give his older brother, David, this much: When asked which of the two former Mars pitchers will be the first to reach 100 [...]

Byline: Gene Wang The Washington Nationals selected Daylen Lile with their second-round pick in the Major League Baseball draft Monday afternoon, adding a high school outfielder from Kentucky who was [...]

Byline: Jesse Dougherty It takes a lot to convince the Washington Nationals not to select a pitcher in the first round of each year's MLB draft. But then came Sunday [...]

Byline: Chelsea Janes DENVER - Every year since Major League Baseball began holding an amateur draft in 1965, that draft had been held in June. An additional winter draft came [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman Jul. 10Ben Cherington described a scene that sounded like constructive chaos in the Pittsburgh Pirates offices at PNC Park, an organized battle between the baseball operations and [...]

Byline: Jesse Dougherty Mike Rizzo doesn't like to miss road trips. Typically, wherever the Washington Nationals are, their general manager is on the field, tapping into his iPhone, hanging by [...]

Byline: Tim Benz Jul. 9As Sunday's Major League Baseball draft approaches, all signs continue to indicate that the Pittsburgh Pirates will choose Eastlake High School (Chula Vista, Cali.) shortstop Marcelo [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman Jul. 9Picking first overall in the MLB Draft can be a boom-or-bust proposition, one the Pittsburgh Pirates know all too well as they prepare to make the [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman Jul. 7The Pittsburgh Pirates own the No. 1 overall selection in the MLB Draft for the fifth time in franchise history, and Ben Cherington sees it as [...]

Byline: Chris Adamski Jul. 3Andy Bednar had been a baseball coach since before his boys were born. But in a telltale sign of the generation they were raised in, David [...]

Byline: Tim Benz Jun. 23It's not to the same degree that Pittsburgh Penguins fans have adopted the Vegas Golden Knights as a second team, but some diehard Pirates fans have [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman Jun. 14The Pittsburgh Pirates have the No. 1 overall pick in the MLB Draft on July 11, but are keeping their choice a secret. While filling in [...]

Byline: MELISSA COUTO, THE CANADIAN PRESS Lead David Calabrese and Cooper Davis are heading into this year's MLB draft without expectations. The two Canadian players are still hoping to hear [...]

Byline: Chelsea Janes The Nationals added third baseman Kelvin Gutierrez and right-handed reliever Jefry Rodriguez to their 40-man roster Monday afternoon, meaning both players will be safe from selection in [...]