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Home-cooking once again kind to Jack Suwinski during Pirates' victory over Reds

PITTSBURGH — The ball landed with a thud when it struck the FedEx sign in right-center field. For Jack Suwinski, it must have felt strange to hit something to that part of PNC Park and have it actually stay in play. Seems all Suwinski does these days at home is…

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Pirates fall to Cubs, as bullpen, offense can't support terrific PNC Park debut from Luis Ortiz

PITTSBURGH — What Luis Ortiz did Sunday during his first PNC Park start was outstanding. His velocity overpowered Cubs hitters. That snappy slider produced some goofy swings, too. In the second inning, Ortiz came a foul ball short of an Immaculate Inning.

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Bullpen, walks sink Pirates in 6-5 loss to Cubs as losing streak hits 8

PITTSBURGH — Bryan Reynolds and Jack Suwinski supplied the homers. Ji Hwan Bae picked up his first MLB hit and stole two bases, and the Pirates showed plenty of fight during Friday's game against the Cubs. Shoot, Oneil Cruz even drove one to the warning track in the ninth, giving…

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Mets overcome rare glitch by Jacob deGrom to sweep Pirates

NEW YORK — Jacob deGrom did what you would expect him to do against the Pirates on Sunday: He deGrominated.

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Daniel Vogelbach hits homer against former team as Mets beat Pirates, 4-3

NEW YORK — A second straight win, a wish fulfilled, a team that looks to be discovering itself again.

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A Citi Field security guard had the most hilarious reaction to avoiding an Oneil Cruz flying bat

This was scary!

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Three C's — Cruz, Castro and Contreras — steal show; Pirates complete sweep of Cincinnati

CINCINNATI — As Pirates players walked back and forth with plates of breakfast and others prepared for batting practice Wednesday morning, Oneil Cruz and Rodolfo Castro chatted quietly in one corner of the visiting clubhouse at Great American Ball Park. Wearing a set of gray headphones as he listened to…

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Albert Pujols hits 696th homer to tie for fourth on all-time list as Cardinals rally to beat Pirates

PITTSBURGH — Albert Pujols continued his trek toward to 700 home runs Saturday night but he stopped by Alex Rodriguez’s house first.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Roansy Contreras, Oneil Cruz flash brilliance in Pirates' win over Cardinals

PITTSBURGH — Roansy Contreras has a long way to go and a lot of years to succeed before he turns in anything approaching Jose Quintana’s career.

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MLB Power Rankings: The Mariners Are Climbing Out of a Playoff Drought

A seven-game winning streak means Seattle might finally make it to October, while the AL Central race gets closer and the Orioles’ youth shines.

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Johan Oviedo shows signs in (short) first start with Pirates; offense again quiet

PITTSBURGH — Friday’s game featured plenty of what the Pirates have seen this season: an inability to generate offense. The hope for the rest of the season and into 2023 should be focused more on the brief glimpses they saw against the Blue Jays at PNC Park.

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Defensive miscues, ugly 7th inning doom Pirates in loss to Brewers

MILWAUKEE — The Pirates saw a one-run lead dissolve Wednesday against the Milwaukee Brewers without allowing an earned run.

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Castro, Cruz come up big again as Pirates defeat Brewers

MILWAUKEE — When Pirates fans envision late-game heroics from their rookie players, they probably imagine clutch base hits, maybe even a homer.

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Pirates’ Oneil Cruz let his bat go in a near-disaster that led to a fan getting a signed Bryce Harper jersey

This could have been A LOT worse!

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Oneil Cruz is 6ft 7in and can blast a baseball 122mph. But can he play?

Pirates rookie Oneil Cruz is already setting StatCast records but struggling at the plate. Does the 6ft 7in shortstop have what it takes to be baseball’s next star?

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Roman Reigns on Vince McMahon Retiring, Triple H Taking Over, Match With The Rock

WWE's Roman Reigns reveals shock at recent shakeup, teases match with The Rock

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Pirates rookie Oneil Cruz reaches highest exit velocity ever recorded

PITTSBURGH — In the end it'll go down as a third-inning single, but anyone who saw it will remember it differently.

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Pirates’ O’Neil Cruz Records Hardest Hit in Statcast History

The Pirates shortstop set a new record.

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Oneil Cruz hit the hardest-batted ball in the Statcast era at 122.4 mph and MLB fans were justifiably impressed

How is that possible?!

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Roansy Contreras impresses, Oneil Cruz homers, but Pirates still lose to Braves

PITTSBURGH — Roansy Contreras paid for his one big mistake against the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.

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Lopsided innings doom Pirates in blowout loss against Reds

PITTSBURGH — For as strange as it may seem, the Pirates’ experiment using right-hander Tyler Beede in the starting rotation hasn’t been all bad.

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Michael Chavis helps Pirates complete walk-off victory over Reds

PITTSBURGH — Michael Chavis sprinted toward first base and raised his right fist in the air, the emotion evident as his line drive into left field easily finding some grass, the Pirates walking it off for one of their more enjoyable victories during a frustrating season.

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Lopsided 7th inning dooms Pirates in 9-3 loss to Diamondbacks

PHOENIX — Teams don’t win many games when they allow seven runs in an inning.

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Pirates lose game, Rodolfo Castro loses phone in 6-4 defeat against Diamondbacks

PHOENIX — The more pessimistic Pirates fans in Pittsburgh might argue the team phoned it in a while ago this season. Even if one doesn’t subscribe to that theory, the evidence in Wednesday night’s 6-4 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks was a little on the nose.

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Bryan Reynolds walk-off homer carries Pirates to roller-coaster win over Brewers

PITTSBURGH -- The Pirates promised roster changes after the trade deadline.

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