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Still winless at McKechnie Field
The Pirates sent the home crowd home happy Wednesday - mostly because most of the 7,791 packed into McKechnie Field were cheering for the Boston Red Sox, who scored a 6-2 win. The Pirates are now 0-5-1...
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Prospects give glimpse of a bright future
BRADENTON — Gift Ngoepe slid to his right and gloved a hard grounder. Then he stopped, spun to his left and fired a throw to Alen Hanson, who was covering second and whose pivot was quick enough to...
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Rays, Pirates lineups
It's Snapchat Friday - so they tell me - and the Tampa Bay Rays are here for their meeting with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Best part? Kevin Kiermaier is here. O.M.G. The lineups: RAYS Steven Souza Jr.,...
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Pirates 4, Rays 3
The streak is over! The Pittsburgh Pirates left McKechnie Field with a victory for the first time this spring, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 in front 7,330 fans. The Pirates scored three runs in the...
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Pirates' Cervelli in right frame of mind
BRADENTON — The best season Francisco Cervelli ever had was all about the importance of timing. Marred with injuries throughout career, Cervelli’s body didn’t betray him when he was presented with his...
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Tigers and sellouts, oh my! (And Gerrit Cole's spring debut, too)
Strong winds, long games and a whole lot of Tigers fans. These are some the things you can count on each spring at McKechnie Field. The Tigers are here today, and like previous trips, this one was a...
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Win with some wind
With the wind gusts as high as 25 miles per hour and blowing straight out to centerfield at first pitch, the Pirates and Tigers swatted five home runs, though the Pirates managed to hang on for a 9-5...
View ArticleCole ready to pick up where he left off
BRADENTON — There wasn’t much to say following Gerrit Cole’s first outing of the spring. Yes, he was happy to be back out on the mound. “You’ve got to start somewhere,” Cole said after allowing two...
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Pirates reassign Glasnow and McGuire
Top prospects Tyler Glasnow and Reese McGuire were among those reassigned when the Pirates made their first round of cuts Monday morning. Ranked baseball's 10th-best prospect, Glasnow, a pitcher, was...
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Going green against the Yankees
Pretty apropos that it's St. Patrick's Day and we're spending the day at a ballpark named after one of baseball's great Irishmen. The Pirates are at McKechnie Field to host the New York Yankees. The...
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Hot and heavy at McKechnie Field
A sellout crowd of 8,485 packed into McKechnie Field to watch the Pirates drop a 7-2 game to the New York Yankees on St. Patrick's Day. Luck O' The Bombers? Not quite. The Yankees used their muscle,...
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Pirates getting creative with Jaso
BRADENTON — John Jaso does not have the power typically associated with a corner infielder nor does he have the speed typically associated with a leadoff hitter. Thursday afternoon at McKechnie Field,...
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Pirates make more cuts
Infielders Josh Bell and Gift Ngoepe were among the players cut from Pirates camp Monday morning. Bell, a first baseman, and Ngoepe, a shortstop, were optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis. They were...
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Rainout at McKechnie
There will be no baseball today in Bradenton as rain washed away the scheduled game between the Pirates and Minnesota Twins. When he wasn't blaming me for tweeting about the possibilities of a...
View ArticleFreese warms to challenge with Pirates
BRADENTON — The first live batting practice David Freese saw this spring came courtesy of Masahiro Tanaka, the vexing righty who is in line to start Opening Day for the New York Yankees. That same day,...
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A cold one
Well, it was bound to happen. After a spring training full of sterling weather - excluding Sunday's rainout - we have a chilly day here at McKechnie Field, where the Pirates are set to host the Atlanta...
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Let's Do The Pirates Split!
The Pirates split the squad Monday and got split results, dropping a 7-3 decision to the Atlanta Braves in Bradenton and beating the Minnesota Twins 2-0 in Fort Myers. Tidbits: - Juan Nicasio is having...
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Liriano an important piece of Pirates' puzzle
BRADENTON The first chilly day of what’s been a sun-drenched Spring Training coincided with Francisco Liriano’s first poor start of the year. The veteran lefty, already tabbed to start Pittsburgh’s...
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Birds and Buccos at McKechnie
Sarasota and Bradenton may be separated by just a handful of miles, but this is the Baltimore Orioles' first trip to Bradenton this spring. The O's brought an Alvarez with them - but it's Daniel rather...
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Place in starting rotation not quite a 'Locke' yet
BRADENTON Jeff Locke has been here before. We’re not talking about Bradenton, even though he arrived in town in 2010 as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ high Single-A affiliate, the Bradenton...
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