The Pittsburgh Pirates' savvy trade for Brandon Lowe comes with an important caveat: The All-Star second baseman is due to be a free agent next year. Can the team extend him before it gets to that point? … [Read more...] about Projecting a Brandon Lowe extension to make Pirates’ blockbuster trade worth it
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Notable Deaths in 2025
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity. … [Read more...] about Notable Deaths in 2025
Pirates counting on Cruz to take leap forward in ’26: ‘He has another level’
Pirates News: Former pitcher announces retirement, Oneil Cruz Statcast honor, strange injury
Former Pirates pitcher Andrew Heaney called it a career, Oneil Cruz set another Statcast record in 2025, and Nick Gonzales suffered one of the weirdest injuries in all of baseball. … [Read more...] about Pirates News: Former pitcher announces retirement, Oneil Cruz Statcast honor, strange injury
Mine in South Korean to offer U.S. new source of a critical war metal
China dominates the supply of critical minerals such as tungsten, but a U.S. push for alternative sources has found one, deep inside a South Korean mountain. … [Read more...] about Mine in South Korean to offer U.S. new source of a critical war metal