Bucs Dugout

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images The Pirates began the draft by selecting prep right-handed pitcher Seth Hernandez (Corona High School) No. 6 overall. We likely won’t know for 4-5 years how well the Pittsburgh Pirates succeeded or failed with their 2025 draft class, but MLB.com is filing the Bucs as winners. On Wednesday, MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis selected five teams … [Read more...] about  Pirates earn significant praise by MLB.com for 2025 draft class

Cruz sent this ball a long way. | Jordan Godfree-Imagn Images Although he didn’t win, Cruz had the most eye-popping performance on Monday night. Oneil Cruz certainly wowed the crowd at Atlanta’s Truist Park and the baseball world on Monday at the 2025 T-Mobile Home Run Derby. He was the sixth Pirate to participate in the derby, joining Bobby Bonilla (1990), Barry … [Read more...] about Oneil Cruz puts on a show in MLB Home Run Derby

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images How would you grade the Pirates draft picks? The MLB Draft has come and gone, and the Pittsburgh Pirates made it clear their intentions as an organization were to keep things simple. “We’re going to take the best player available,” General Manager Ben Cherington said. On day one of the draft the Pirates did exactly … [Read more...] about Pirates 2025 MLB Draft full recap

Brett Davis-Imagn Images Paul Skenes threw all but one fastball and four pitches over 100 mph. What do you know? Paul Skenes dominated. Again. This time, it was for the entire world to see. On Tuesday night in Atlanta, Georgia, to begin the 2025 MLB All-Star Game at Truist Park, Skenes shut the American League down. Starting his second consecutive All-Star Game, the … [Read more...] about Pirates ace Paul Skenes dominates in 2025 MLB All-Star Game

Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images Paul Skenes is representing the Pittsburgh Pirates and the NL tonight. AL All-Stars vs. NL All-Stars, July 15, 2025, 8:00 p.m. ET Location: Truist Park, Atlanta, GA TV: FOX Radio: SiriusXM Paul Skenes represents the Pittsburgh Pirates at the 95th MLB All-Star Game at Globe Life Field. Please remember our Game Day thread … [Read more...] about 2025 All-Star Game Thread