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...
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...
The Winter Leagues continue to wrap things up....
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
Tigres de Aragua 3, Tiburones de La Guaira 1
1B Hector Gimenez had another big day, going...
Looking in on Pirates' players and friends in Saturday's winter league playoff games:
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Leones del Escogido 5, Aguilas Cibaenas 2
Los Leones again took the...
Not too many Pirates' players and friends left in the playoff mix, as winter league action winds down:
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE (best of 7)
Tiburones de La...
The Mexican Pacific and Puerto Rican Leagues are just waiting for the Caribbean Series (which begins on Feb 2nd), while the Venezuelan and Dominican...
Only the Dominican League and the Venezuelan League had playoff games on Monday, with just a few Pirates' players and friends involved:
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
Caribes de...
Checking in on Pirates' players and friends in Sunday's winter league action
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
Tiburones de La Guaira 9, Caribes de Anzoategui 1
Los Caribes were held...
Playoffs continue in the Caribbean Leagues, with a few Pirates' players and friends:
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
Tigres de Aragua 5, Aguilas del Zulia 3
Los Tigres picked up...
The Puerto Rican League season ends today, with their playoffs beginning over the weekend. Meanwhile the other Caribbean leagues continue in playoff mode. In...
Checking in on Pirates' players and friends in Thursday's winter league action:
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
Tiburones de La Guaira 6, Bravos de Margarita 2
Anthony Claggett made the...
Looking in on a few Pirates' players and friends in winter league action:
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
Tigres de Aragua 6, Leones del Caracas 3
Wil Ledezma was...
