Urgency isn’t the first word to come to mind when considering the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates entered the season talking about contending. It seemed to signal that the rebuilding project that gained full steam following the pandemic-shortened 2020 season was coming to an end.
Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington was hired after the 2019 season and went right to work making trades. He had the unenviable task of turning around a team that had just finished 69-93 and had a depleted farm system.
When Pedro Alvarez was confounding the Pittsburgh Pirates with his erratic hitting in the previous decade, manager Clint Hurdle often used a phrase about the slugging corner infielder.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are currently without the services of Ke’Bryan Hayes, who was placed on the 10-day injured list with low back inflammation on Saturday.
If it was not already before, the clock is now officially ticking on general manager Ben Cherington and the Pittsburgh Pirates front office.
Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington took to his weekly radio show on 93.7 The Fan to discuss the state of the organization. Cherington touched
To put it bluntly, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ offense has been abysmal over the past couple of weeks. Since scoring nine runs on Apr. 14 against the Philadelphia Phillies, the Pirates have scored a total of 29 runs over their last 14 games.
PITTSBURH — Prized prospect Paul Skenes had another strong showing in his latest start with Triple-A Indianapolis on Wednesday afternoon. The 2023 first-overall pick was scored upon for the first time this season, but set career-highs in innings (4.1) and pitches (71).
Though there wasn’t a major splash, the Pittsburgh Pirates made several notable additions during the offseason. Fan favorite Andrew McCutchen was re-signed to a one-year deal.
Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington told reporters Tuesday that the team is still awaiting official word on relief pitcher Dauri Moreta's elbow injury.
TAMPA, Fla. -- Ben Cherington fielded plenty of questions during Spring Training Media Day for Grapefruit League teams in Tampa, Fla. Thursday afternoon.
TAMPA, Fla. — Thursday was the 2024 spring training media day at George Steinbrenner Field. Major League Baseball general managers and managers from the Grapefruit League were on hand to discuss a number of topics regarding their respective teams.
After examining the best moves he’s made since taking over as general manager for the Pittsburgh Pirates, it’s time to break down the moves Ben Cherington has made that haven’t gone to plan.
Ben Cherington took over as general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates after the 2019 season. He was part of a complete revamp orchestrated by owner Bob Nutting.
The Pittsburgh Pirates could strengthen their biggest weakness with two moves. And it could also give them a legitimate opportunity to win their first division title since 1992.
Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington should offer to trade for the Cleveland Guardians’ first baseman Josh Naylor. With room to increase payroll, Cherington has reportedly been working hard to acquire another starting pitcher but to no avail.
Never known for their big spending, the Pirates are planning some level of a payroll increase in 2024, GM Ben Cherington told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Jason Mackey and other reporters.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are looking to add pitching this offseason.
While the most basic, and probably best, way to evaluate the 2023 Pirates is to look at their overall body of work, an argument could be made that it is beneficial to look at the season in three chapters.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Last August, Ben Cherington quashed any notion that Derek Shelton's job was in jeopardy, even as the team was heading toward a second straight 100-loss season.
The rest of the 2023 season will likely be meaningless in the way of game-by-game results for the Pittsburgh Pirates. They’ve dug themselves a rather large hole and are now 11 games under .500 following a sweep at the hands of the San Francisco Giants.
When you are attending a baseball game you always need to be alert for flying baseballs. This is true for both fans and as we have come to learn this season, the people announcing the games.
After their 14-4 loss to the Giants on Monday, the Pirates fell back below the .500 mark for the season as they remain mired in a month-long slump that has seen them go 6-19 and erase all of the goodwill they created at the start.
Pirates general manager Ben Cherington held his season-ending press conference today, broadly discussing several offseason topics with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Jason Mackey and other reporters.
Pittsburgh GM Ben Cherington reacted to the team's last-place rankings in various offensive categories by firing hitting coach Rick Eckstein on Monday.
Pittsburgh went with a catcher whom MLB.com had ranked as its fifth-best prospect heading into the draft.
The Pirates perennially run one of the league’s lowest payrolls, and there’s no reason to expect any high-impact acquisitions at the start of a rebuild.
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