The Indianapolis Indians open their season today, on the road in Toledo. Most of the rest of the International League started last night, except for the Norfolk Tides and the Charlotte Knights, who were rained out...
The most recent Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Famer was born on this date in 1951. Bert Blyleven pitched for the Pirates from 1978 until 1980. He began his major league career in 1970, as a 19...
Yesterday was opening day of the minor league season for three of the Pirates four full season affiliates. Indianapolis opens their schedule on the road today in Toledo. A full recap of last night's action can...
West Virginia dropped a seesaw affair in their opener, 11-9. The Power fell behind, 6-1, in the second inning, as Nick Kingham recorded only five outs. They came back to take a 9-6 lead, but allowed...
Opening Day always brings optimism. And a loss on Opening Day can make that optimism start to fade, even if the loss was in a game where Roy Halladay shut the offense down. But heading in...
The Bradenton Marauders took their first game of the season tonight against the St. Lucie Mets, winning 3-2 in the 11th inning on a walk off hit by pitch by Stefan Welch. The Mets loaded the...
PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- After trading for infielder Casey McGehee over the offseason, the Pirates were expecting to enter the 2012 season with a platoon at first base. McGehee would face the left-handed starters, Garrett Jones would...
I was fortunate enough to score some tickets to Opening Day (thanks, Steve) and my Dad and I went to the game. The atmosphere was very festive outside. As soon as we got off the exit from...
PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- The Pittsburgh Pirates lost, 1-0, to the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday. The largest crowd ever in attendance --39,585-- to see a ballgame at PNC Park in its 11-year history watched a pitchers duel on Opening...
If you’ve been reading Tim’s articles on the minor league rosters, one thing that should have become apparent is that the Pirates have had to make some difficult decisions in assigning prospects to the various levels, or...
First baseman Matt Hague will take the field at PNC Park today during the Opening Day festivities, wearing a Pirates Major League jersey for the first time in his professional career.
Hague created quite a buzz during...
