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Byline: Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY BALTIMORE - Increasingly, the starting pitcher finds fewer safe spaces as the species withers amid baseball's modern demands. Yet October might be its most optimal [...]

Byline: Scooby Axson, USA TODAY Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani is having another historic year, closing in on MLB's first 50-homer, 50-steal season. As good as he is at [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman Sep. 7Paul Skenes was still celebrating being chosen first overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2023 MLB Draft when he received word that LSU teammate Dylan [...]

Byline: Justin Guerriero Aug. 30Amid a season of struggles highlighted by a disastrous appearance Aug. 28 against the Chicago Cubs, right-handed reliever David Bednar was removed from the closer's role, [...]

Byline: RONALD BLUM; THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ARLINGTON, TEXAS -- Paul Skenes looked like a summer intern reporting for duty in a light grey suit, white shirt and cream-coloured tie, teenage [...]

Byline: Chris Adamski Jul. 15Former Pittsburgh Penguins fan favorite Patric Hornqvist has his name on the Stanley Cup for a third time. The NHL's 'Keeper of the Cup,' Philip Pritchard, [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman Jul. 13Justin Meccage has heard from people all over baseball in advance of the MLB Draft, in hopes that the Pittsburgh Pirates bullpen coach can offer some [...]

Byline: Tim Benz Jul. 10Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skenes deserves to be an All-Star based on merit since his promotion to the Major Leagues in May. From an entertainment [...]

Byline: Jerry DiPaola Jul. 9With Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitchers Jared Jones and Bailey Falter injured and unavailable, Quinn Priester is back on the active roster. In advance of the start [...]

Byline: Justin Guerriero Jul. 7The trials and tribulations of Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller are now well-known outside of Pittsburgh. In large part, it was Keller's dominant start to the 2023 [...]

Byline: Scott Allen In early May, a fan on a popular Washington Nationals message board posited that the squad's most glaring weakness wasn't its below average lineup or limited bench [...]

Byline: Don Rebel Jun. 29It's not always easy being the most dominant pitcher in the area, playing for a team with WPIAL title expectations. Seneca Valley's Lexie Hames would know [...]

Byline: Justin Guerriero Jun. 29The acquisition of Aroldis Chapman has been something of a mixed bag for the Pittsburgh Pirates this season. The hard-throwing 36-year-old has shown zero dropoff when [...]

Byline: Justin Guerriero Jun. 29It's no secret Paul Skenes possesses an elite fastball. Skenes' triple-digit heater was a major source of attraction for the Pittsburgh Pirates when selecting him as [...]

Byline: Justin Guerriero Jun. 26Altoona is by no means the preferred final baseball destination for relief pitcher Justin Meis. Meis, a Bethel Park graduate drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in [...]

Byline: Tim Benz Jun. 25Thus far, the results have been impressive for Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skenes. Over the first eight games of his career, the 2023 No. 1 [...]

Byline: Giustino Racchini Jun. 22The lights go out. 'Renegade' is blaring. As David Bednar jogs to the mound to save the game, Pittsburgh Pirates fans are cheering. As the Styx [...]

Byline: Justin Guerriero Jun. 21When Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Carmen Mlodzinski struggled out of the gate after being called up to the big leagues in mid-May, manager Derek Shelton was willing [...]

Byline: Justin Guerriero Jun. 19From the outside looking in, Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Josh Fleming seemed to undergo a swift fall from grace leading into his designation for assignment in mid-May. [...]

Byline: Tim Benz Jun. 19At the end of April, Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Mitch Keller was sitting at 2-3 with an ERA of 5.18. The 2023 All-Star was supposed to [...]

Byline: Don Rebel Jun. 18Trib HSSN baseball player of the week: Ben Ryan School: Indiana Class: Senior Position: Pitcher, third base #Earned: Even though Indiana came up just short of [...]

Byline: Thomas Boswell Everybody wants a great starting pitching rotation. But first you have to develop a good one. That's what the Washington Nationals are doing right now, and much [...]

Byline: Tim Benz Jun. 6After being sent down on strikes 14 times in 11 innings against Paul Skenes and Jared Jones the past two nights, the Los Angeles Dodgers are [...]

Byline: Bob Nightengale, Columnist PHOENIX - His high school had a graduating class of 65 and no baseball field. The team was relegated to playing games in a city park [...]

Byline: Justin Guerriero May 31Last week, as the Pittsburgh Pirates prepared to welcome the Atlanta Braves to PNC Park for three games, manager Derek Shelton offered some thoughts on the [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman May 27They look like baseball's odd couple when standing side by side at their lockers in the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse, as Jared Jones has flowing hair, a [...]

Byline: Bob Nightengale, Columnist He is the greatest show in baseball. He is the Dwight Gooden of 1984. He is the Kerry Wood of 1998. He is the Stephen Strasburg [...]

Byline: Justin Guerriero May 17Before he was called up to the big leagues, Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skenes worked with catcher Yasmani Grandal just one time at Triple-A Indianapolis [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman May 13Before the Pittsburgh Pirates promoted Paul Skenes, general manager Ben Cherington said they considered giving the 2023 No. 1 overall draft pick one more start at [...]

Byline: Cindy Boren After spending the spring watching Paul Skenes carve up minor league hitters, the Pittsburgh Pirates have decided that the time has arrived to unleash the flame-throwing pitcher [...]

Welcome to Sliders, a weekly in-season MLB column that focuses on both the timely and timeless elements of baseball. There were nine players in the deal -- officially, anyway -- [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman May 10Paul Skenes had been waiting patiently for the Pittsburgh Pirates to promote him to the major leagues, so the 2023 No. 1 overall draft pick was [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman Apr. 30When Kyle Nicolas switched from starter to reliever last season, Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington commented that the right-hander 'looked like a different pitcher.' Since [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman Apr. 26The Pittsburgh Pirates made a roster move to shake up their bullpen Friday, recalling right-hander Kyle Nicolas and optioning Ryder Ryan to Triple-A Indianapolis. Nicolas appeared [...]

Byline: Tim Benz Apr. 22Russell Wilson's first throwing attempt in Pittsburgh was a success. The new Steelers quarterback tossed out the first pitch at PNC Park on Friday night. The [...]

Byline: Justin Guerriero Apr. 20Few people go through high school without navigating some sort of event or experience that becomes impossible to forget. Like gum stuck on the bottom of [...]

Byline: Justin Guerriero Mar. 31Ahead of their series finale Sunday at the Miami Marlins, the Pittsburgh Pirates made a handful of roster moves, activating right-handed pitcher Roansy Contreras from the [...]

Byline: Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY DUNEDIN, Fla. - As Chris Bassitt's career nears an apex, it's clear there are certain terms that will likely never be associated with the Toronto [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman Feb. 16BRADENTON, Fla. The Pittsburgh Pirates were desperate for starting pitching when they signed Martin Perez but they were seeking more than a start every fifth day [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman Jan. 27Left-handed pitcher Anthony Solometo made his Top 100 debut, as MLB Pipeline released its new Top 100 list Friday night that features five Pittsburgh Pirates prospects. [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman Nov. 23During the offseason, the Tribune-Review will offer Pirates A to Z, an alphabetical, player-by-player look at the 40-man roster. Player: Jose Hernandez Position: Relief pitcher Throws: [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman Nov. 16During the offseason, the Tribune-Review will offer Pirates A to Z, an alphabetical, player-by-player look at the 40-man roster. Player: Braxton Ashcraft Positions: Pitcher Throws: Right [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman Sep. 19A switch from starter to reliever provided a path to the major leagues for Kyle Nicolas, as the Pittsburgh Pirates selected the right-hander's contract Tuesday in [...]

Byline: Chelsea Janes Since 2016, five different pitchers have won the National League Cy Young Award. Within the span of about two hours Wednesday afternoon, word came that two of [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman Jul. 18When Austin Hedges noticed an Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher throw a split-finger fastball earlier this month, the Pittsburgh Pirates catcher asked 43-year-old left-hander Rich Hill if he'd [...]

Byline: Justin Guerriero Jul. 6Ryan Borucki was one strike away from getting the job done. With two outs, a pair of runners on and the Milwaukee Brewers threatening to score [...]

Byline: John Feinstein Drew Storen was never your typical Major League Baseball player. He always saw playing in the majors as a privilege, not a right, and believed it was [...]