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Pirates Hire Pitching Coach Brent Strom

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The Pittsburgh Pirates hired Brent Strom to be their assistant pitching coach, as reported by Noah Hiles of the Post-Gazette. Strom is a highly regarded pitching coach, who has spent time with Houston and Arizona over...

Pirates Hire Matt Hague As Their New Hitting Coach

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The Pittsburgh Pirates have hired Matt Hague to be their next hitting coach, according to Scott Mitchell of CSN. Hague was the assistant hitting coach for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2024, after three years as...

Neal Huntington on the Trade Deadline: “We plan to add.”

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WASHINGTON -- The Boston Red Sox made the first big pitching move of the 2016 trade deadline season, grabbing Drew Pomeranz from the San...

Pirates Off to Another Slow Start Out of the Break With Loss to the Nationals

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WASHINGTON — In 2015, the Pirates came out of the All-Star break by losing five of their first six games. In 2016, it’s been...

Pirates Notes: Jonathon Niese is Moving to the Bullpen For Now

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WASHINGTON -- The Jonathon Niese experiment is over, at least for now. The Pirates will move the left-handed pitcher to the bullpen for the second...

Niese Gets Roughed Up in 6-5 Loss to Cubs on Sunday

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PITTSBURGH -- For the last few seasons, the Pirates have become noteworthy for being a place that has restored a large number of cast-off...

The Pirates Are Shopping Jon Niese, But What Could They Get For Him?

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The Pirates have a wave of pitching prospects reaching the majors right now. Chad Kuhl will be making his third MLB start this weekend. Steven...

Plenty of Blame to Go Around for Pirates in 5-3 Loss

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PITTSBURGH — When things are going really poorly, sometimes it’s hard to pick out one thing that — or even a few things —...

Pirates Are an Erik Kratz Injury Away From Sean Rodriguez Catching

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CHICAGO - The Pirates lost 4-3 to the Cubs tonight, continuing their recent slump by going 1-9 in their last ten games, and 5-16...

First Pitch: The Pirates Rotation Needs Help, and There’s No Easy Solution

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NEW YORK - Right after Curtis Granderson hit a lead off home run tonight, I clicked over to Baseball-Reference to see the last time...

Niese and Nicasio Lead Pirates to Sweep the Mets in a Doubleheader

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PITTSBURGH — The Pirates swept a two-game doubleheader against the New York Mets Tuesday night, winning both games by a 3-1 score. The Pirates have...

Jon Niese is Starting to Look Like a Pitcher Who Belongs in This Rotation

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Jon Niese has quietly been on a good stretch lately. The left-hander has combined for a 2.25 ERA and a 3.45 xFIP in 24...

Pirates Notes: Neil Walker Returns to Pittsburgh

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PITTSBURGH - From his draft day in mid-June of 2004 to his trade this past December, Neil Walker spent 12 seasons with the Pittsburgh...

Tony Watson and Jon Niese Can’t Continue Recent Success in Tonight’s Pirates Loss

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MIAMI - Tony Watson had been looking like the old Tony Watson lately. After getting off to a rough start early in the season,...
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