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Pirates Prospect Named Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year

Konnor Griffin, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ No. 1 prospect, has been named Minor League Player of the Year by Baseball America. And why not? In this, his first year in professional baseball, the 19-year-old made the jump from Single-A to High-A to Double-A.

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Pirates to Call Up No. 4 Prospect from Wealth of Pitching Prospects

The Pittsburgh Pirates will call up left-handed pitcher Hunter Barco, their No. 4 prospect, from Triple-A Indianapolis. First with the news was Brent Martineau of Action Sports Jax, as in Jacksonville, Florida, where the denizens have a special interest in the career of Barco, a former Florida Gator who was born in Jacksonville.

Konnor Griffin News / Bucs Dugout / September 22

Pirates star prospect, shortstop Konnor Griffin named Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year

Konnor Griffin closed his historic Minor League Baseball season with significant recognition from one of the sport’s most glorified prospect evaluators.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / Pittsburgh Pirates on SI / September 22

Pirates' Pierogi Race Winner Revealed

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates concluded their home slate at PNC Park for the 2025 season, which declared one Pierogi a winner amongst the rest. The Pirates took on the Athletics on Sept.

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Hunter Barco News / Pittsburgh Pirates on SI / September 22

Pirates Calling Up Top Pitching Prospect

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates will finally bring up one of their best pitching prospects before the end of the 2025 season. Brent Martineau first reported that the Pirates called up left-handed pitching prospect Hunter Barco on Sept.

Callan Moss News / Pittsburgh Pirates on SI / September 22

Pirates' Rising Prospect Earns All-Star Honors

PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh Pirates rising prospect had a great year in 2025 and earned plaudits for it. First baseman Callan Moss, who played with the High-A Greensboro Grasshoppers, earned All-Star honors for his play in the Midwest League, with the Quad Cities River Bandits, the High-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals.

Konnor Griffin News / Pittsburgh Pirates on SI / September 22

Pirates' Konnor Griffin Earns Award Nomination

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates top prospect had an incredible first season of professional baseball, putting him amongst the best future players in the sport.

Paul Skenes News / Pittsburgh Pirates on SI / September 22

Pirates Announce Paul Skenes Potential Final Star

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes will start at least one more game in 2025 before the end of the season. Skenes will start vs. the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on Sept.

Andrew McCutchen News / Pittsburgh Pirates on SI / September 21

Andrew McCutchen Addresses Future with Pirates

PITTSBURGH — Andrew McCutchen has played 12 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, but his most recent game may serve as his final in front of the home fans in the black and gold uniform.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / Sporting News / September 21

Pittsburgh Pirates lead the league in an insane pitching stat despite depressing record

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Ben Cherington News / Pittsburgh Pirates on SI / September 20

Watch: Pirates GM Ben Cherington Addresses 2025 Season

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington isn't proud of how this season has gone, especially with this recent stretch towards the end of the campaign.

Paul Skenes News / Athlon Sports / September 20

Paul Skenes Addresses Contract Situation After Pirates’ Latest Losing Season

If there’s any consolation for Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes, it’s that he won’t have spent 2025 pitching for a 100-loss club. Unfortunately for Skenes, the Pirates don’t appear close to contending for the playoffs anytime soon.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / Pittsburgh Pirates on SI / September 20

Pirates 2025 All-Prospect Team

It's safe to say that the Pittsburgh Pirates' 2025 season did not go how the organization had hoped. The team stumbled out of the gates, fired their manager in May, and was essentially out of the playoff race by June.

Don Kelly News / Pittsburgh Pirates on SI / September 20

Don Kelly Wants to Return as Pirates Manager

PITTSBURGH — Don Kelly is nearing an end to his first season as a manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates and it's a role he envisions himself himself in at the start of next season.

Bubba Chandler News / Pittsburgh Pirates on SI / September 20

Pirates Announce Next Bubba Chandler Start

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates rookie right-handed pitcher Bubba Chandler will take the mound in front of his home fans for the final time in 2025. Pirates manager Don Kelly announced that Chandler will start against the Athletics on Sept.

Paul Skenes News / Pittsburgh Pirates on SI / September 20

Paul Skenes, Pirates Not Discussing Contract Extension

PITTSBURGH — Starting pitcher Paul Skenes is trending towards a fantastic MLB career, but there's no certainty he'll stay with the Pittsburgh Pirates his entire tenure.

Jack Wilson News / ESPN / September 19

Ex-Pirates SS Wilson recreates 1st pitch to son

Former Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson threw out the first pitch Friday to his son, Jacob, who plays the same position for the Athletics as they revisited a similar scene from 19 years ago.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / Yardbarker / September 20

Paul Skenes puts mismanaged Pirates on notice: 'There's urgency to it'

The Pirates likely only have a short period of time with Skenes on their roster before he prices himself out of their budget.

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Pittsburgh Pirates News / Last Word On Sports / September 18

Recent Pirates Roster Moves Portend Shaping of 2026 Roster

So, Rafael Flores is up and Liover Peguero is down in the latest set of Pittsburgh Pirates roster moves. At 65-88, the Pirates are officially out of the pennant race and have been out of it for all practical purposes for a long time.

Konnor Griffin News / MLB on ClutchPoints / September 18

How Pirates’ Konnor Griffin rose to Prospect of the Year winner, per Keith Law

With their 65-88 record, the Pittsburgh Pirates are poised to miss the postseason for the 10th consecutive season. But as the Pirates look towards their future, they have yet another top prospect who will soon take the league by storm.

MLB News / Yardbarker / September 17

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Pittsburgh Pirates News / Inside The Diamonds / September 17

Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Moves 9/17/2025

The Pittsburgh Pirates wrap up their three-game series with the Chicago Cubs this afternoon. The Pirates dropped the first two games of the series to the Cubs.

Rafael Flores News / New Baseball Media / September 16

What to Expect from Pirates Catcher Rafael Flores

With less than two weeks in the 2025 MLB season, the Pirates are set to audition Rafael Flores for 2026. Flores was promoted on September 16 after a strong overall run with Triple-A Indianapolis.

Jared Triolo News / Just Baseball / September 15

Pirates’ Jared Triolo Is Quietly Breaking Out in the Second Half

Following this year’s trade deadline, the Pittsburgh Pirates had a huge issue they needed to address: Who was going to take on the third base duties now that Ke’Bryan Hayes was no longer on the team?

Pittsburgh Pirates News / MLB Trade Rumors / September 12

Pirates reinstate former Rockies pitcher from 60-day IL

The Pirates announced that right-hander Justin Lawrence has been reinstated from the 60-day injured list.

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Pittsburgh Pirates News / Larry Brown Sports / September 11

Fan who fell over 20 feet at PNC Park speaks out about incident

Kavan Markwood is speaking out about his frightening fall some four-and-a-half months later. Markwood is the Pittsburgh Pirates fan who fell 21 feet from the Clemente Wall in right field last April.