Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images Everything you need to know about MLB news, Pirates and other Pittsburgh teams for Monday, May 6, 2024. Pittsburgh Pirates News Skenes yields first homer as a pro after successful challenge backfires (MLB.com) Pirates’ Paul Skenes permits first homer as pro in Triple-A (ESPN.com) Paul Skenes watch: Pirates top prospect surrenders first homer of season in seventh Triple-A start (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) ‘Looking out for us’: Pirates deliberate in development of Jared Jones, Paul Skenes (TribLIVE) MLB News Sho’s 464-ft HR — ‘That’s deep’ — ca ..read more

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images The Pirates finish a three-game series today against the Rockies. Colorado Rockies vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, May 5, 2024, 1:35 p.m. ET Location: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA Broadcast: KDKA AM/FM, AT&T Sports Network The Pittsburgh Pirates are finishing up their three-game series at home against the Colorado Rockies. Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines. Don’t troll in your comments; create conversation rather than destroying it Remember Bucs Dugout is basically a non-profanity site Out of respect to broadcast partners who have paid to carry the g ..read more

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images Just, make it stop. Please. There’s incompetence, and then there’s cowardice. Cowardice is worse. Incompetence is bringing on Andy Haines. Cowardice is watching what Haines has done these last two seasons and having not already pulled the plug. Continuing to do nothing approaching the halfway point of the season is a choice. It is as transparent of a choice as there could possibly be. A choice fueled by fear of incurring any risk at all. The Pittsburgh Pirates continue to hold on to the hope that things will get better on their own. Andy Haines’ tenure has ..read more

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images The Pirates continue a three-game series today against the Rockies. Colorado Rockies vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, May 4, 2024, 4:05 p.m. ET Location: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA Broadcast: KDKA AM/FM, AT&T Sports Network The Pittsburgh Pirates are continuing up their three-game series at home against the Colorado Rockies. Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines. Don’t troll in your comments; create conversation rather than destroying it Remember Bucs Dugout is basically a non-profanity site Out of respect to broadcast partners who have paid to carry th ..read more

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images The Pirates begin a three-game series today against the Rockies. Colorado Rockies vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, May 3, 2024, 6:40 p.m. ET Location: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA Broadcast: KDKA AM/FM, AT&T Sports Network The Pittsburgh Pirates are beginning up their three-game series at home against the Colorado Rockies. Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines. Don’t troll in your comments; create conversation rather than destroying it Remember Bucs Dugout is basically a non-profanity site Out of respect to broadcast partners who have paid to carry the ga ..read more

Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images Everything you need to know about MLB news, Pirates and other Pittsburgh teams for Friday, May 3, 2024. Pittsburgh Pirates News Five things to know about Pirates prospect Paul Skenes, including if the hype is real and when he could debut (CBS Sports) Pirates’ Paul Skenes: Making another Triple-A start (CBS Sports) The Pittsburgh Pirates are Still Not Calling Up Paul Skenes (Sports Illustrated) MLB News Lindor goes from out sick to off-the-bench walk-off hero (MLB.com) Mattingly hears your ‘shave those sideburns’ bits (MLB.com) After visit w ..read more

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images Hear Justin tell his story on living and working with the Pirates’ young fireballer! From living together in the minor leagues to working together on the baseball diamond, Pirates prospect and current pitcher for the Altoona Curve Justin Meis knew Jared Jones would catch on quickly in MLB. In this episode, Meis and Austin Bechtold break down Meis and Jones’s time together in Bradenton and more! Host: Austin Bechtold Guest: Justin Meis Follow Austin on Twitter: @AustinRBechtold Follow Justin on Twitter: @justinmeis2 Follow the rest of the crew: @_Radio ..read more

Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images With most of the roster in a slump, the Pirates could benefit by bringing up new or new-ish faces. Let’s face it, the Pittsburgh Pirates looked abysmal in the Bay Area this week. Starting pitchers and Ke’Bryan Hayes aside, no one on the roster stood out. Lots of strikeouts, watched strikes and weak contact were noticed as the Pirates lost both series to San Francisco and Oakland. That said, changes must be made before the Bucs come home to host the Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Angels this weekend. Plenty of players are on hot streaks in Indianapolis, so he ..read more

Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Everything you need to know about MLB news, Pirates and other Pittsburgh teams for Thursday, May 2, 2024. Pittsburgh Pirates News When will the Pirates call up Paul Skenes and his ‘best-stuff-in-the-world type of stuff’? (Yahoo! Sports) Pirates prospect Paul Skenes works 6 scoreless innings for Triple-A Indianapolis (Trib LIVE) Yankees give up top 20 prospect to complete trade for veteran pitcher (NJ.com) MLB News Twins’ 10th straight win comes with cost, as Buxton hurts knee (MLB.com) 5 questions in the wake of Trout’s latest injury (MLB.com) This Giant went ..read more

Photo by Kelly Gavin/MLB Photos via Getty Images A guide of who to blame for what as the Pirates continue to struggle. As the Pirates’ offense continues to sink to new lows, they’re dead last in runs, batting average, slugging percentage, OPS (they trail the second worst team over that stretch by a staggering 32 points) and wRC+ as a unit across all of MLB from April 9 onwards after starting 9-2, much discourse has been had about who, exactly, is to blame. Pirates end the night by making 15 consecutive outs, including 6 straight via strikeout. Unreal. They've scored 52 runs in their past 20 ..read more