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Talk the Plank Podcast: Pirates prospect, Bethel Park native Justin Meis talks working with Jared Jones

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Hear Justin tell his story on living and working with the Pirates’ young fireballer!

From living together in the minor leagues to working together on the baseball diamond, Pirates prospect and current pitcher for the Altoona Curve Justin Meis knew Jared Jones would catch on quickly in MLB. In this episode, Meis and Austin Bechtold break down Meis and Jones’s time together in Bradenton and more!

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Pittsburgh Pirates Receive Underwhelming April Grade

April was a tale of two halves for the Pittsburgh Pirates. They jumped out of the gates, winning their first five games of the season and not losing any of the first five series they played.

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Pirates’ Replacement for Rowdy Tellez Ready In Triple-A

The Pittsburgh Pirates have scored less than 2 runs per game over their past 16 games, dating back to their April 15th contest with the New York Mets.

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Pirates need to shake roster up before Rockies come to town

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With most of the roster in a slump, the Pirates could benefit by bringing up new or new-ish faces.

Let’s face it, the Pittsburgh Pirates looked abysmal in the Bay Area this week.

Starting pitchers and Ke’Bryan Hayes aside, no one on the roster stood out. Lots of strikeouts, watched strikes and weak contact were noticed as the Pirates lost both series to San Francisco and Oakland. That said, changes must be made before the Bucs come home to host...

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Pirates Prospect Owen Kellington Undergoes Tommy John Surgery

Pittsburgh Pirates pitching prospect Owen Kellington underwent Tommy John surgery on Wednesday morning, he announced on his Instagram account. The operation was performed by Dr.

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The Pirates Have Problems. Here’s One Thing That Won’t Solve Them.

One common criticism of Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton is his unwillingness to stick with a set lineup every day. The Pirates offense has been pathetic lately and is a chief reason why they’re 5-16 in their last 21 games.

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Pirates Prospect Watch: Indians, Grasshoppers Light It Up

Pirates’ minor league affiliates went 2-2 on Wednesday with scoring outbursts from the Indianapolis Indians and the Greensboro Grasshoppers. Triple-A Indianapolis saw their offense explode against the Buffalo Bisons despite managing just one home run, a solo shot from Andrés Alvarez.

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Bucs Arghticles: Pirates must call up Paul Skenes soon

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Everything you need to know about MLB news, Pirates and other Pittsburgh teams for Thursday, May 2, 2024.

Pittsburgh Pirates News

When will the Pirates call up Paul Skenes and his ‘best-stuff-in-the-world type of stuff’? (Yahoo! Sports)

Pirates prospect Paul Skenes works 6 scoreless innings for Triple-A Indianapolis (Trib LIVE)

Yankees give up top 20 prospect to complete trade for veteran pitcher (NJ.com)

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Twins’ 10th straight win...

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Miserable Bay Area trip caps 5-16 plunge, 191 Ks in that span

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Pirates concluded their six-game West Coast trip in the same way they started it: By squandering scoring opportunities, failing

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‘What Happens When You’re Negative?’: Pirates’ Andrew McCutchen Doesn’t See Value in a Pessimistic Attitude

OAKLAND — Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton wasn’t in the best of moods following the first of what turned out to be three straight losses in Oakland.

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Shutout in Oakland: Pirates Blanked by A’s Capping Off 3-Game Sweep

OAKLAND — Despite three Oakland A’s errors, the Pittsburgh Pirates couldn’t score a single run and thus couldn’t avoid being swept in Oakland, falling 4-0 in Wednesday’s series finale.  The Pirates were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left ten on base.

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Pirates Injury Updates: Marco Gonzales, Ryan Borucki and Others

OAKLAND — Pittsburgh Pirates Director of Sports Medicine and Todd Tomczyk gave updates on several injured players before media in Oakland prior to Wednesday’s series finale against the A’s.

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Game #32: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Oakland Athletics

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The Pirates are on the road looking to grab a win this afternoon.

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Oakland Athletics, May 1, 2024, 3:37 p.m. ET

Location: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA

Broadcast: KDKA AM/FM, AT&T Sports Network

The Pittsburgh Pirates are at visiting the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum this afternoon looking for a win.

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The Pirates stink right now: A guide for who to blame for what

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A guide of who to blame for what as the Pirates continue to struggle.

As the Pirates’ offense continues to sink to new lows, they’re dead last in runs, batting average, slugging percentage, OPS (they trail the second worst team over that stretch by a staggering 32 points) and wRC+ as a unit across all of MLB from April 9 onwards after starting 9-2, much discourse has been had about who, exactly, is to blame.

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The Survey Says — Bring Paul Skenes to the Big Leagues

The survey was neither scientific nor a deep dive. The results were revealing, though. I talked to a cross-section of five baseball people on Tuesday morning — a general manager, a manager, a pitching coach, a player development director and a scouting director.

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Paul Skenes admits to warming up for a game to an audiobook

Every player has their own routine to warm up for a game. However, top MLB pitching prospect Paul Skenes certainly has a unique method of warming up for a game to an audiobook.

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Former Yankees infielder rips team after loss to Orioles

The New York Yankees crushed the Milwaukee Brewers over the weekend, but their bats have gone silent in the first two games of their AL East showdown with the Baltimore Orioles.

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Aroldis Chapman can still help Pirates

A seven-time All-Star and two-time World Series winner, Chapman is a player who could help teach the young pitchers how to win. 

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Pirates Takeaways: ‘I Don’t Think too Many People in Here are Happy’

OAKLAND — The 1993 film “Groundhog Day” is a classic, so it’s probably safe to assume that many Pittsburgh Pirates fans are also fans of that film. The main character, Bill Murray, is a based newscaster, which is an added bonus.

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Pittsburgh Pirates Q&A submissions: May

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Submit your questions here!

As the Pirates drop games in miserable unwatchable fashion to AAA quality rosters, it’s once again time for our monthly Q&A.

Normally this is where I request that you keep your questions strictly Pirates or baseball adjacent, but this team has been so vapid recently that if you have anything remotely interesting to say, it’s probably got a chance of getting answered. Would probably enjoy having this one go off topic a little...

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