The Pirates’ home opener vs. the Orioles on Friday (4:12 p.m. ET, MLB.TV) will be even more special, as the club intends to promote top prospect Konnor Griffin from Triple-A Indianapolis, tabbing the 19-year-old to improve production at shortstop while acknowledging an impressive developmental response.

CINCINNATI -- Brian Giles remembers seeing PNC Park for the first time prior to an exhibition series against the Mets, amazed by its beauty. Jason Kendall recalls the emotion he felt early in the morning on April 9, 2001, upon learning that Willie Stargell had died.

Both couldn’t believe it had

The Konnor Griffin era is set to begin in Pittsburgh on Friday, and anyone who has seen him play at any level, going back to his amateur days, wouldn't be surprised that it's happened.

That it has occurred so quickly? It's doubtful anyone, even the most bullish on his

When Konnor Griffin enters PNC Park for the first time on Friday for his Major League debut, he’ll be doing so from Mazeroski Way. If he looks down the road toward the Allegheny River that flows by the ballpark, he’ll see the statue that immortalizes the Pirates' Hall

Technically it stems from a conversation involving Pirates Chairman Bob Nutting and Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor, before the latter took office.

But really, the program that launched Wednesday at Herschel Field in Elliott has been decades in the making thanks to Pirates Charities’ Fields for Kids initiative and a desire for

CINCINNATI -- To Paul Skenes, rebounding from his shortest career outing was about one thing -- and one thing only -- execution. To his manager, it was all about the drive and competitiveness of his right-handed ace.

All three were on full display Wednesday, as Skenes threw

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CINCINNATI — Moments after a frustrating Opening Day loss, the Pirates entered the visiting clubhouse at Citi Field when Justin Lawrence heard something that struck him.

It was Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds.”

Don’t worry about a thing
‘Cause every little gonna be alright

Fast-forward to Wednesday. As the Pirates packed up

With the Minor League season kicking off, here's where the Pirates’ Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

1. Konnor Griffin (MLB No. 1), SS -- Indianapolis (Triple-A)
2. Bubba Chandler (MLB No. 9), RHP -- Pittsburgh (MLB)
3. Seth Hernandez (MLB <a href="https://www.mlb.com/milb/prospects/top100/seth-hernandez-815825"

The White Sox have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 Draft, which comes with an assigned value of $11,350,600, the largest since the bonus-pool era began in 2012. Yet it's the Pirates who possess the largest overall pool at $19,130,700, another record.

MLB informed the teams of the updated

CINCINNATI – Bubba Chandler was kicking himself for being on his iPad in the Pirates tunnel for the first of two Oneil Cruz missiles Tuesday that were launched to the seats at Great American Ball Park.

Knowing Cruz’s reputation for otherworldly power, he wondered how well the ball was hit.

CINCINNATI — Jake Mangum knew the request sounded strange. He also didn’t care.

When the Pirates outfielder entered the visiting clubhouse at Great American Ball Park early Tuesday afternoon, he pulled one of the attendants aside with a question, bracing himself for a cockeyed look.

“I said, ‘Hey man, I know this

The Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday officially unveiled commemorative bronze displays on the façade of PNC Park located on West General Robinson Street and Mazeroski Way. The bronze panels, 60 in total, adorn more than 10,000 fan messages that were originally displayed on bricks embedded in the sidewalks outside of the

Which Minor League ballparks are worth visiting? The answer, of course, is "all of them." Minor League Baseball's 120 teams operate out of a wide variety of locales, within a wide variety of locations, and all of them offer their own unique charms. And every year, there are different reasons

CINCINNATI -- The Pirates on Monday got a glimpse of what a fully healthy Braxton Ashcraft could mean to the starting rotation.

CINCINNATI — Braxton Ashcraft’s face and subdued tone told the story of a frustrating Pirates loss.

Yes, he delivered six strong innings and threw 87 pitches, both career-highs at this level. But nobody was happy with the Pirates falling, 2-0, to the Reds at Great American Ball Park on Monday, Cincinnati

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NEW YORK -- For the second day in a row, the Pirates and Mets found themselves in extra innings at Citi Field. But this time, Pittsburgh won the game, 4-3, in 10 innings on Sunday afternoon. It was the Bucs’ first victory of the season as they salvaged

If you can get a swing like this from Juan Soto, you know you're nasty.

Pirates reliever Mason Montgomery is. The young lefty tied Soto up in knots on Sunday for the must-see strikeout of the season so far.

Montgomery brought Soto literally to his knees in the seventh inning of Pittsburgh's

NEW YORK — A strong relay and dramatic play at the plate. A few key hits with runners in scoring position when that sort of thing proved elusive all series. A bounce-back performance from the bullpen. Another Brandon Lowe home run.

Those were just a few themes that comprised the Pirates’

NEW YORK -- The Pirates and Mets found themselves in a pitchers' duel late Saturday afternoon at Citi Field. It ended in the bottom of the 11th inning when New York broke through against Pittsburgh left-hander Hunter Barco in a 4-2 loss.

The Pirates had a 2-1 lead entering

NEW YORK — At some point in his career, Hunter Barco may look back on Saturday’s game as a pivotal moment, an area that helped him grow. But it’ll take a bit to get there

Right now, the Pirates’ 4-2 loss to the Mets at Citi Field stings. Barco