The Pittsburgh Pirates reinstated infielder Jordy Mercer from Paternity leave and optioned Daniel McCutchen to Triple-A Indianapolis.
Mercer was placed on paternity leave on Monday due to the birth of his first son with his wife Kasey....
Three former Pittsburgh Pirates players have been born on this date, one of them went on to later manage the team. In his Jolly Roger Rewind, John Fredland recaps a game that turned the 1987 season...
In order to succeed in baseball, confidence is key. Whether you go through a rough stretch or a hot streak, belief in yourself when on the mound is huge. Right-handed prospect Nick Kingham said that confidence...
Luis Heredia gets the start at home for State College tonight. Bradenton is 2.5 games back in their division, with 10 games left. They begin a three game series tonight against first place Jupiter. West Virginia is...
Indianapolis Indians 6, Louisville Bats 1
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The champagne is flowing in the Indianapolis Indians clubhouse! The Indians have clinched the International League Western Division pennant tonight at Victory Field. The Indians defeated the Louisville Bats, which decreased...
TOP OF THE SYSTEM
A look at how the current top 20 prospects did today. Note that this list doesn't include players currently in the majors. Rankings are from the post trade deadline update.
1. Gerrit Cole, RHP,...
The GCL Pirates finished up a 6-0 win over the Phillies in a game suspended yesterday after two innings, then also took the regularly scheduled game in seven innings by a 4-2 count. The Pirates got...
Juan Cruz cleared outright waivers, and refused his assignment to Triple-A Indianapolis. The right-hander has been released by the organization.
Cruz, 33, signed as a minor league free agent in February, and broke camp out of spring training...
Instead of heading to the minors after spring training ended, the Pirates organization decided to keep Zack Von Rosenberg in extended Spring Training to focus on two things: keeping the ball down and repeating his delivery....
Just one former Pittsburgh Pirates player born on this date, and no major transactions, so we go with two game recaps today. In the first, we go back to 1907 for a no-hitter by one of...
Oftentimes you'll hear that Team X is a Large Market team or that Team Y is a Small Market Team. But aside from knowing that the Yankees are a large market team and Pittsburgh is a...
Bradenton is two games back in their division, with 11 games left. West Virginia is a 1.5 games out in their division, with 11 games left on the season. Indianapolis has an 11 game lead in...
