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Pirates' Konnor Griffin Makes History With First Home Run

Pirates' Konnor Griffin Makes History With First Home Run

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin is just getting his major league career started, but is seemingly making history almost every chance he gets.

Paul Skenes News / Total Apex Sports / April 25
Pittsburgh Pirates Ace Paul Skenes Flummoxes Brewers In a Great Start

Pittsburgh Pirates Ace Paul Skenes Flummoxes Brewers In a Great Start

Baseball is a funny game. One day, you are getting booed off the mound before you even break a sweat. The next, you are rewriting the record books and making big-league hitters look like a local beer-league softball team.

Seth Hernandez News / Pittsburgh Pirates on SI / April 25
Pirates Have Another Star Pitcher Growing in Minors

Pirates Have Another Star Pitcher Growing in Minors

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates have had success in recent MLB drafts and it looks like they've done so again with right-handed pitcher Seth Hernandez.

Konnor Griffin News / MLB on ClutchPoints / April 25
Watch Pirates’ Konnor Griffin crush first MLB home run on his 20th birthday

Watch Pirates’ Konnor Griffin crush first MLB home run on his 20th birthday

Konnor Griffin got to celebrate his special day with an incredible home run during the Pittsburgh Pirates’ matchup against the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night.

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The '50-HR, .300 average MLB seasons' quiz

The '50-HR, .300 average MLB seasons' quiz

How many of the 20 MLB players to bat .300 and mash 50 home runs in the same season can you name in five minutes?

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MLB News / Yardbarker
25 current MLB players who will end up in the Baseball Hall of Fame

25 current MLB players who will end up in the Baseball Hall of Fame

Some things appear clear when it comes to Baseball Hall of Fame voting. The PED guys aren’t going to get in, or at least the hitters, and the rubric for starting pitchers has to be reconstructed on the fly.

Paul Skenes News / Field Level Media / April 25

Paul Skenes' perfect game bid ends in 7th, but Pirates one-hit Brewers

Paul Skenes took a perfect game bid into the seventh inning and Konnor Griffin celebrated his 20th birthday with his first career homer to pace the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates over the Milwaukee Brewers 6-0 on Friday in the opener of the three-game series.

MLB News / Yardbarker / April 24
Konnor Griffin celebrates 20th birthday with first career HR

Pirates' Konnor Griffin celebrates 20th birthday with first career home run

The Pittsburgh Pirates have high hopes and big expectations for shortstop Konnor Griffin, and on Friday night, he celebrated his 20th birthday by checking a big accomplishment off the list by hitting his first Major League home run.

Keller directs Pirates over Rays to clinch series win
Pirates' Oneil Cruz having more success against left-handed pitchers
Brewers' bullpen struggles continue in walk-off loss to Tigers
The 'MLB yearly runs created leaders' quiz
Pittsburgh Pirates News / Pittsburgh Pirates on SI / April 24
Pirates Infield News Means Return Coming in Near Future

Pirates Infield News Means Return Coming in Near Future

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates have mostly had luck when it's come to their lack of injuries this season and could have a fully healthy squad with one player making his way back.

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Who are the 25 fastest players in MLB right now?

Who are the 25 fastest players in MLB right now?

Speed is more important than ever in MLB with recent rule changes promoting stolen bases. These were the 25 fastest players for the 2026 season, as recorded by the Statcast sprint speed metric.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / Pittsburgh Pirates on SI / April 24
Pirates Prospect Finally Breaking Out in 2026

Pirates Prospect Finally Breaking Out in 2026

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates farm system is full of young talents looking to prove the belong at the highest level of baseball, but one prospect is having the best year as a professional in 2026.

Oneil Cruz News / Pittsburgh Pirates on SI / April 24
Oneil Cruz Becoming Star Pirates Always Wanted

Oneil Cruz Becoming Star Pirates Always Wanted

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates desperately needed Oneil Cruz to have a strong 2026 season and he's doing that and then some. Cruz kept his great campaign going with a solo home run in the 6-1 loss to the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on April 23, providing the sole source of offense for the Pirates.

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Braxton Ashcraft News / Bucs Dugout / April 24

Braxton Ashcraft looking great to start the season for Pirates

One of the strengths for the Pittsburgh Pirates to start the season has been their starting rotation, and right-handed pitcher Braxton Ashcraft is a big reason because of that.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / Pittsburgh Pirates on SI / April 24
Pirates Part of Strange Uniform Change vs. Rangers

Pirates Part of Strange Uniform Change vs. Rangers

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates normally are focused on playing the game of baseball, but a player's fashion choice came into a question in their most recent game.

Paul Skenes News / Field Level Media / April 24
Brewers open division play vs. Paul Skenes, Pirates

Brewers open division play vs. Paul Skenes, Pirates

The Milwaukee Brewers will turn to veteran Brandon Woodruff as they finally face a National League Central opponent when they host the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.

Bubba Chandler News / Pittsburgh Pirates on SI / April 24
Pirates Hitting Dangerous Spot With Bubba Chandler

Pirates Hitting Dangerous Spot With Bubba Chandler

PITTSBURGH — Bubba Chandler represents a big part of why the Pittsburgh Pirates have a great starting rotation, but he is also still showing his inexperience early on.

Bubba Chandler News / Pittsburgh Pirates on SI / April 23
Bubba Chandler Struggles as Pirates Lose Series to Rangers

Bubba Chandler Struggles as Pirates Lose Series to Rangers

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates looked to get a big series win on the road against the Texas Rangers, but Bubba Chandler didn't have the outing they were hoping for.

Konnor Griffin News / MLB on ClutchPoints / April 23
Pirates’ Konnor Griffin already has himself on a wild Mount Rushmore

Pirates’ Konnor Griffin already has himself on a wild Mount Rushmore

When you look at the payday for Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin, it’s no surprise the predictions are bold in 2026. And Griffin took it one step further, putting himself on a wild Mount Rushmore, according to a post on X by Talkin’ Baseball.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / Pittsburgh Pirates on SI / April 23
Pirates Aren't Having an Easy Time With ABS System

Pirates Aren't Having an Easy Time With ABS System

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates have at their disposal a new challenge system that allows them to greatly change the outcome of games, but haven't done well with it so far.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / Pittsburgh Pirates on SI / April 23
Kirk Herbstreit And His Dog Take Over Pirates Field Before NFL Draft

Kirk Herbstreit And His Dog Take Over Pirates Field Before NFL Draft

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates are currently away on their road trip during the NFL Draft, but they're making sure that they're pulling out all the stops for the massive event.

MLB News / Larry Brown Sports / April 23
Brewers caught in rare piece of MLB history involving Tarik Skubal, Paul Skenes

Brewers caught in rare piece of MLB history involving Tarik Skubal, Paul Skenes

The Brewers have very unlucky timing.

Brewers' bullpen struggles continue in walk-off loss to Tigers
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Bubba Chandler News / Just Baseball / April 23
How Bubba Chandler’s New Sweeper Will Make Him Elite

How Bubba Chandler’s New Sweeper Will Make Him Elite

As a young prospect working through the Pittsburgh Pirates’ minor league system, Bubba Chandler always flashed electric stuff. From a high-vert, high-velocity fastball to a changeup that consistently received some of the best marks on Just Baseball’s top 100, Chandler has always been an electric arm to watch.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / Total Pro Sports / April 23
Pirates vs. Rangers Game 3:  Preview & Starting Pitchers – April 23 

Pirates vs. Rangers Game 3:  Preview & Starting Pitchers – April 23 

Pirates vs Rangers Game 3 closes out the series with both teams sitting right around .500 and trying to leave Texas with momentum. Pittsburgh has been swinging it well and scoring in bunches, while the Rangers are looking for that familiar home-field spark at Globe Life Field.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / Field Level Media / April 22
Oneil Cruz's HR caps Pirates' ninth-inning rally for win over Rangers

Oneil Cruz's HR caps Pirates' ninth-inning rally for win over Rangers

Nick Gonzales beat the tag at home plate and scored the go-ahead run in the ninth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates picked up an 8-4 win over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday in Arlington, Texas.

Oneil Cruz News / Just Baseball / April 21
Is This the Year Oneil Cruz Puts it All Together?

Is This the Year Oneil Cruz Puts it All Together?

After a decade of futility, including nine straight NL Central finishes of fourth or worst, the Pittsburgh Pirates finally look like a team that’s ready to compete.

Oneil Cruz News / Yardbarker / April 18
Oneil Cruz having more success against left-handed pitchers

Pirates' Oneil Cruz having more success against left-handed pitchers

The Pittsburgh Pirates are performing with a competitive edge early this season in the NL Central. A player who has bounced back from struggles last season is Oneil Cruz. 

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Seth Hernandez News / Yardbarker / April 16
Can Pirates hurry Seth Hernandez to majors like they did Konnor Griffin?

Can Pirates hurry Seth Hernandez to majors like they did Konnor Griffin?

General manager Ben Cherington and the Pittsburgh Pirates have cashed in on — well, dished out for, really — one high school draftee already this season.

Mike Trout's hot bat makes history in multiple ways at Yankee Stadium 
Kevin McGonigle becomes latest MLB rookie to cash in with massive Tigers contract
Mets continue to make worrisome admissions as losing streak grows

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