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By: Alex Stumpf
This story was excerpted from Alex Stumpf’s Pirates Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.
PITTSBURGH -- During the spring of 2012, Matt Hague earned the nickname “the hit collector” after a torrid Spring Training that earned him a spot on the Major League team. Twelve years later, the Pirates are turning to him again to try to get the offense going. Hague has been
By: Alex Stumpf
PITTSBURGH -- Paul Skenes turned in a historic rookie performance in 2024, setting a franchise record for strikeouts by a rookie and finishing with an ERA that no rookie since the Dead Ball Era has boasted. The league -- and its fans -- took notice, and Skenes was named to
By: Alex Stumpf
Part of the thrill of opening up a pack of baseball cards is never knowing what could be inside. It could be your favorite player, a rookie card, or if you’re really lucky, decades worth of season tickets. Topps released their 2024 Chrome Update Series on Wednesday, which includes a
This story was excerpted from Alex Stumpf’s Pirates Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.
The Pirates will go into 2025 with a pool of young catchers with considerable upside, and a new coach to help them grow defensively. The team is elevating Jordan Comadena to Major League catching coach, sources told MLB on Wednesday. Comadena has served as a bullpen catcher since 2016, and
By: Alex Stumpf
Matt Hague knows just how much hitting information is out there today. Teams can track everything from exit velocities to swing paths. Players can go outside the organization to consult at different offseason facilities or work with outside coaches. Players also have their own experiences to fall back on, plus
By: Alex Stumpf
The Pirates turned to Bryan De La Cruz at the Trade Deadline to help bolster the offense. Less than four months later, the team is parting ways with the outfielder. De La Cruz is one of three players the Pirates non-tendered ahead of Friday’s deadline, alongside first baseman/outfielder Connor Joe
By: Alex Stumpf
The Pirates are making another major change to their front office, moving John Baker from the director of coaching and player development to a new role overseeing the performance team, sources told MLB. While the club has not confirmed the move, the search for a new farm director is underway.
This story was excerpted from Alex Stumpf’s Pirates Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. Steve Blass knows the important thing is showing up. Now 82 years old, the World Series hero and longtime Pirate broadcaster spent his Tuesday
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