PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates used the seventh overall pick in the 2020 draft on Nick Gonzales in part because of the power heĢƵ able to generate out of his slight 5-foot-9 frame.Nearly three years later, that power is finally on display in the major leagues.Gonzales tripled in ...
BRADENTON, Fla. — The Pittsburgh Pirates lost their final game of spring training, 7-5 to the Minnesota Twins, finishing the spring with a 9-17 record.The Pirates open the regular season Thursday in Cincinnati. The first pitch is slated for 4:10 p.m.One of the lingering questions over the ...
Twenty years before Rafael Cabrera hit and Sid slid, there was a wild pitch and a race home by George Foster. Cincinnati went bananas. Pittsburgh grieved.Soon after throwing away their chance to win back-to-back World Series titles, the Pirates burgeoning dynasty was no more.Their great right ...