PITTSBURGH (AP) — Michael Chavis drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates came from behind to beat the Washington Nationals 5-3 on Sunday and take the four-game series. Chavis’ single to left field against reliever Steve Cishek (0-1) scored Josh VanMeter to put the Pirates in the lead and complete the comeback from down 3-0. Pittsburgh also came back from three runs down to beat Washington in the first game of the series on Thursday. It took the Pirates until the sixth inning to get to Nationals starter Patrick Corbin. Corbin issued a pair of free passes around ..read more

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryan Reynolds hit a two-run home run after settling his arbitration case with $13.5 million, two-year contract, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates overcome a three-run deficit to beat the Washington Nationals 9-4 on Thursday night. Daniel Vogelbach led off a game with a home run for the first time in the big leagues and matched his career high with four hits. Reynolds, an All-Star centerfielder, tied the score 3-3 with a drive to right-center in a four-run third inning, and Kevin Newman hit a go-ahead, two-run double. Roansy Contreras (1-0), a 22-year-old rookie right-hander, pi ..read more

By: KDKA-TV News Staff UPDATE (April 12, 2022 at 9:50 a.m.) — The Pirates and Ke’Bryan Hayes made the deal official on the day of the team’s Home Opener at PNC Park. The team formally announced the deal Tuesday morning. The eight-year contract extension goes through the 2029 season with a club option for the 2030 season. Hayes was selected 32nd overall in the supplemental first round of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft by the Pirates. “It’s been my privilege to get to know Ke’Bryan over the last two-and-a-half years. I’ve been struck not only by Ke’Bryan’s supreme talent, but by his love and p ..read more

By: Patrick Damp/KDKA-TV ST. LOUIS (KDKA) – When JT Brubaker made his MLB debut, it was two years ago in St. Louis to a stadium without fans. Now, Brubaker will live out every pitcher’s dream: taking the mound on Opening Day – with fans in the stadium. During the Pirates’ Spring Training game against Tampa, Manager Derek Shelton announced that Brubaker will be on the hill for the Opening Day matchup against the Cardinals. “It was kind of a speechless moment, really,” Brubaker recalled in an interview on the Pirates’ website. “I didn’t know how to react. I wanted to jump through the ceiling, bu ..read more

By: KDKA-TV News Staff PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have trading catcher Jacob Stallings to the Miami Marlins. The team announced Monday that Stallings was traded for pitchers Zach Thompson and Kyle Nicolas and outfielder Connor Scott. Stallings was drafted by the Pirates in 2012 and made his debut with the team in 2016. He won a Gold Glove last season ..read more

By: KDKA-TV News Staff PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The weather just started getting cool, but it’s okay to dream about those warm summer evenings at PNC Park. The Pittsburgh Pirates have released their 2022 Promotional Schedule and there are some big events and giveaways planned for next season at the ballpark. Fan favorite Zambelli Fireworks nights will be back. Six total shows are planned throughout the season, including two Pirates Skyblast Fireworks Extravaganza shows on May 21 and Aug. 20. In addition to fireworks, the Pirates also have a Drone Skylight Show planned for the evening of Friday, Jun ..read more

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball canceled the first week of spring training games through March 4 in the first public acknowledgement of the disruption caused by the lockout. The announcement Friday came with the work stoppage in its 79th day, and a day after economic talks between the management and the Major League Baseball Players Association lasted just 15 minutes. Negotiators are set to resume bargaining on core economics on Monday, and MLB said members of the owners’ negotiating committee will attend the session, just the seventh on the central issues of the dispute since the lockou ..read more

By: KDKA-TV News Staff PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A former Pittsburgh Pirate is set to hit the free-agent market. On Wednesday, the Philadelphia Phillies declined the club option for the 2022 season for outfielder Andrew McCutchen. It was a $15 million option on McCutchen, who is now an unrestricted free agent. The Phillies have declined club options for the 2022 season on outfielders Odúbel Herrera and Andrew McCutchen. — Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) November 3, 2021 Last season, McCutchen had 27 home runs, 80 RBIs and 107 hits in 144 games. He spent the last three seasons with the Phillies ..read more

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Caitlyn Callahan was standing in a Starbucks in the fall 2019 when she peered down at her phone and was met with a jolt that changed the course of her life. A couple of clicks told her the New York Yankees had just made Rachel Balkovec the first woman to be a full-time coach in the major leagues. Suddenly, a door that Callahan assumed was closed had swung wide open and her inner ballplayer resurfaced. “If you’ve ever been in one of those playoff situations where you’re that batter up and there’s someone on second (base) and that excitement, that, like, ‘Ready to go. I want to ..read more

By: KDKA-TV News Staff PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Gene Clines, a former Pirate who was part of the World Series-winning team in 1971, has died at age 75. “Gene was a speedy outfielder who was a key member of our 1971 World Series team,” said Pirates President Travis Williams in a press release. “He made a tremendous impact on the game, not only as a player after his career with the Pirates, but also as a long-time coach in the big leagues.” On Sept. 1, 1971, Clines played center field while batting second in the first all-minority line-up in MLB history. He was selected by the Pirates in the sixth ro ..read more