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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...

First Pitch: A Precautionary Tale About Living in Fear of a Collapse

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I sat on the couch, staring intently at the TV. There are situations in sports when there is almost no hope available, yet for...

Analysis: Teams Should Shift Their Infield More Against Garrett Jones

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The Pirates did not need much help to hit into outs over the first week of the season, they were doing a good job...

Jonathan Sanchez Shelled As Pirates Lose Sweep Attempt 10-2

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When baseball games that count are played in early April, most of the conclusions people draw are based around confirmation bias. These first nine...

Pirates Win 5-3, Wandy Rodriguez Suffers Hamstring Tightness

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The Pirates finally got a few runs to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 5-3. Andrew McCutchen and Travis Snider both drove in two runs to...

McCutchen Homer Only Respite as L.A. Completes Sweep 6-2

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Don't let the sunshine and the mountain views fool you. Dodger Stadium continues to be a ravine of terror for the Pirates, but Sunday...

Pirates Notebook: Locke Looks to Stick Around After Making Roster

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A weekend start at Dodger Stadium presents Jeff Locke a familiar setting for a new kind of outing. He pitched here in September 2011 for...

Pirates Shut Down by Kershaw, Shut Out 1-0

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Carved. Sliced. Diced. Slashed. Controlled. Mastered. Dominated. Dismantled. You can use any verb you would like to describe what Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw did to...

Pirates Notebook: Updates on Morton, Liriano, Karstens

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Greetings from Dodger Stadium, where it should be another beautiful Los Angeles night. Here's a link to Friday's recap if you missed it. Pirates manager...

Pirates’ Bats Stay Cold in L.A. as Bucs Lose 3-0

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Jonathan Sanchez avoided his regular command issues, but the Pirates' starter came apart in the sixth inning as his offense provided no support in...

Pirates Notebook: Jonathan Sanchez Making Pirates Debut

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Left-hander Jonathan Sanchez will be making his first regular season start for the Pirates on Friday night at Dodger Stadium. "Jonathan has made as good...

Jason Grilli Has Been a Huge Asset to the Bullpen

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PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Back from the bereavement list on Wednesday, Jason Grilli showed no signs of rust after making his first  appearance in relief in three days. Grilli...

Pirates Fall, 4-3, to Phillies in Exhibition Game

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The Pittsburgh Pirates lost 4-3 to the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizen's Bank Park on Monday evening in game one of a two game exhibition series. Left-hander Tony Watson got...
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