Prospect Watch: Eddie King Jr., Easton Carmichael, Connor Wietgrefe
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Prospect Watch: Eddie King Jr., Easton Carmichael, Connor Wietgrefe
Eddie King Jr. is on a month-long on-base streak, while Easton Carmichael and Connor Wietgrefe stand out at new levels.
Pittsburgh Pirates Minor League Plays of the Day 8/1/2026
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August 1, 2026
Pittsburgh Pirates Minor League Plays of the Day 8/1/2026
Jhonny Severino hit his 27th home run and later added a walk off winner. Will Taylor legged out an inside the park home run. Check out all of the top plays in t…
Pittsburgh Pirates Daily Top Performers
Players of the Day — August 1
Top Batter
Ronny Simon
Ronny Simon
AAA · RF
2-for-3, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI, BB
Top Pitcher
Jose Sequera
Jose Sequera
DSL · P
3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 0 HR
August 1 Results →
Top Performers August 2nd
August 2nd Results →
Statcast Leaders August 2nd
MLBCamilo Doval98.2 MPH
MLBCamilo Doval97.9 MPH
MLBCamilo Doval97.9 MPH
MLBCamilo Doval97.8 MPH
MLBCamilo Doval97.6 MPH
MLBCamilo Doval97.5 MPH
MLBYohan Ramírez97.0 MPH
MLBYohan Ramírez96.9 MPH
MLBYohan Ramírez96.7 MPH
MLBYohan Ramírez96.6 MPH
August 2nd Results →
Players of the Month — July
Sammy Stafura
Top Batter
Sammy Stafura
A+
29-for-81, 25 R, 4 2B, 14 HR, 35 RBI, 6 SB, 4 BB
Antwone Kelly
Top Pitcher
Antwone Kelly
AAA
15.0 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 0 HR
LevelTop BatterTop Pitcher
AAA
Enmanuel Valdez26-for-82, 14 R, 4 2B, 7 HR, 24 RBI, 10 BB
Antwone Kelly15.0 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 0 HR
AA
Lonnie White Jr.22-for-78, 14 R, 2 2B, 8 HR, 13 RBI, 2 SB, 11 BB
Brandon Neeck13.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 18 K, 0 HR
A+
Sammy Stafura29-for-81, 25 R, 4 2B, 14 HR, 35 RBI, 6 SB, 4 BB
Seth Hernandez11.2 IP, 13 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 18 K, 2 HR
A
Richard Ramirez26-for-81, 12 R, 7 2B, 9 HR, 21 RBI, 8 BB
Levi Sterling24.1 IP, 16 H, 9 R, 9 ER, 10 BB, 32 K, 2 HR
FCL
Hyun Seung Lee14-for-47, 7 R, 4 2B, 3B, HR, 14 RBI, SB, 6 BB
Dioris Martinez7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, 0 HR
DSL
Wilton Guerrero Jr.23-for-56, 19 R, 4 2B, 11 RBI, 10 SB, 9 BB
Yhosneiber Torres12.2 IP, 3 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 15 BB, 14 K, 0 HR
LevelTop Pitcher
AAA
Antwone Kelly15.0 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 0 HR
AA
Brandon Neeck13.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 18 K, 0 HR
A+
Seth Hernandez11.2 IP, 13 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 18 K, 2 HR
A
Levi Sterling24.1 IP, 16 H, 9 R, 9 ER, 10 BB, 32 K, 2 HR
FCL
Dioris Martinez7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, 0 HR
DSL
Yhosneiber Torres12.2 IP, 3 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 15 BB, 14 K, 0 HR
Season Leaders and Standings
Records and Standings
W-LPCTRkStrGB
MLBPittsburgh56-57.4963L114.5
AAAIndianapolis21-12.6361L1—
AAAltoona13-19.4065L19.5
A+Greensboro20-16.5562L11.5
ABradenton13-22.3716L611.0
FCLFCL Pirates26-30.4644W310.5
DSLDSL Black22-19.5373W23.5
DSLDSL Gold18-25.4196L58.5
Full Standings →
Home Run Leaders
Esmerlyn Valdez
Esmerlyn ValdezMLB, AAA27
2Jhonny SeverinoA+27
3Murf GrayAA, A+, A26
4Brandon LoweMLB23
5Lonnie White Jr.AA, A+22
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Strikeout Leaders
Paul Skenes
Paul SkenesMLB156
2Braxton AshcraftMLB140
3Seth HernandezA+, A118
4Reinold NavarroA104
5Khristian CurtisMLB, AAA, AA102
Leaderboard →
2026 Financial Trackers
Pittsburgh Pirates 2026 Payroll
2026 Payroll Projection
$105,369,011
As of August 2, 2026
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Pittsburgh Pirates 2026 Draft Tracker
Picks Signed18 / 21
Pool Remaining$0 / $16,233,300
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Pittsburgh Pirates 2026 International Signings
Signings37
Bonus Pool Spent$5,417,500
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Latest Transactions
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2026-08-02Shawn Ross—New York Mets claimed C Shawn Ross off waivers from Pittsburgh Pirates.
2026-08-02Isaac Mattson—Pittsburgh Pirates optioned RHP Isaac Mattson to Indianapolis Indians.
2026-08-02Camilo Doval—Pittsburgh Pirates activated RHP Camilo Doval.
2026-08-02Spencer Horwitz—Pittsburgh Pirates activated 1B Spencer Horwitz from the 10-day injured list.
2026-08-02Billy Cook—Pittsburgh Pirates optioned CF Billy Cook to Indianapolis Indians.
2026-08-01Michael Darrell-Hicks—Indianapolis Indians activated RHP Michael Darrell-Hicks from the 7-day injured list.
2026-08-01Antwone Kelly—RHP Antwone Kelly roster status changed by Indianapolis Indians.
2026-08-01Samuel Escudero—Altoona Curve activated C Samuel Escudero from the Development List.
2026-08-01Camilo Doval—New York Yankees traded RHP Camilo Doval to Pittsburgh Pirates for C Omar Alfonzo and OF Luis Cruz.
2026-08-01Omar Alfonzo—New York Yankees traded RHP Camilo Doval to Pittsburgh Pirates for C Omar Alfonzo and OF Luis Cruz.
2026-08-01Luis Cruz—New York Yankees traded RHP Camilo Doval to Pittsburgh Pirates for C Omar Alfonzo and OF Luis Cruz.
2026-08-01Rafael Flores Jr.—Pittsburgh Pirates activated C Rafael Flores Jr. from the 7-day injured list.
2026-08-01Antwone Kelly—Pittsburgh Pirates optioned RHP Antwone Kelly to Indianapolis Indians.
2026-08-01Jabes Martinez—RHP Jabes Martinez assigned to DSL Pirates Black from DSL Pirates Gold.
2026-08-01Marlon Quintana—RHP Marlon Quintana assigned to DSL Pirates Black from DSL Pirates Gold.
2026-08-01Fernando Figuera—RHP Fernando Figuera assigned to DSL Pirates Gold from DSL Pirates Black.
2026-08-01Jefferson Lopez—RHP Jefferson Lopez assigned to DSL Pirates Gold from DSL Pirates Black.
2026-08-01Frankeli Mesta—SS Frankeli Mesta assigned to DSL Pirates Black from DSL Pirates Gold.
2026-07-31Mervin Maiz—DSL Pirates Gold placed RHP Mervin Maiz on the 60-day injured list.
2026-07-31Victor Cabreja—Greensboro Grasshoppers activated LHP Victor Cabreja from the 7-day injured list.