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Kid At Pirates Game Enjoys Whatever’s In That Beer Can

This is great. Last night, the Pirates’ broadcast touted Sunday’s kids day, where all fans 14 and under in attendance would be given a free baseball glove. To go along with the promotion, the broadcast showed kids in the stands.

Could This Single-A Catcher With One MLB At-Bat Make The All-Star Game?

All-star games are an inelegant but closest-we’re-gonna-get answer to beer-fueled debates on whether League’s Best Player could beat League’s Other Best Player in a game with the finest supporting casts available. Because the public gets to vote on the picks, the event is also very easy to fuck with for the sake of…

Josh Harrison Avoided The Hell Out Of This Tag

Pirates second baseman Josh Harrison tested the arm of Nationals center fielder Michael Taylor tonight, and he got beat to second base. However, Harrison, a known trickster on the base paths, beat the tag somehow.

Pirates Pitcher Jameson Taillon Treated For Suspected Testicular Cancer

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Jameson Taillon underwent surgery for suspected testicular cancer today, the team announced in a statement, adding that “further treatment will be determined after upcoming tests.”

A Conversation With Gift Ngoepe, Your New Favorite Baseball Player

Last night, the Pirates’ Gift Ngoepe became the first African-born player to appear in a major-league game. He came in to play second in the top of the fourth and hit a single off Jon Lester in his very first at-bat in the bottom of the inning. Later, he walked and helped turn the game-ending double play in the…

Gift Ngoepe, First-Ever African-Born MLB Player, Got A Hit In His First Career At-Bat

Earlier this week, the Pittsburgh Pirates were losing to the Cubs and they replaced Antonio Bastardo on the mound with Dovydas Neverauskas. The Lithuanian pitched two innings and became the first Lithuanian-born player to play in a major league game. Neverasukas was optioned back to Triple-A Indianapolis earlier this…

Andrew McCutchen Sure Seems To Think He Still Belongs In Center

Andrew McCutchen became a reluctant transplant to right field this season after he pretty much bombed out of center. The move happened after a long and cold standoff between McCutchen and the Pirates—one that very nearly led to him being traded—but eventually the Pirates “convinced” McCutchen to move over and let…

The Pirates' Pitcher-Whisperer Has Done It Again With Ivan Nova

Ivan Nova is 1-2 so far in 2017. But look closer: In 20 innings pitched with a 2.25 ERA, he’s struck out eight and walked none. Or put another way, after Monday night’s complete-game 2-1 loss to St. Louis:

Starling Marte Suspended 80 Games After Positive PED Test

All-Star Pirates outfielder Starling Marte has tested positive for the banned steroid Nandrolone and will be suspended for 80 games. Jon Heyman first reported the news and MLB confirmed shortly after.

The Pittsburgh Pirates Will Be Frustratingly Competent

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Report: Jung Ho Kang Denied Visa, In Doubt To Make 2017 Season

Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang has reportedly been denied a visa to the United States, according to Korean news outlet KBS. Kang has missed all of spring training at this point, and is now questionable to make it to the states for the 2017 season.

Pirates Place Jung Ho Kang On Restricted List As He Awaits Visa After DUI Case

The Pirates have placed third baseman Jung Ho Kang on the restricted list a week after he received a suspended prison sentence for his third DUI in seven years in South Korea.

Pirates 3B Jung Ho Kang Receives Eight-Month Suspended Prison Sentence In DUI Case

Last month, Pirates third baseman Jung Ho Kang admitted to driving under the influence in a December incident in which he ran a rental car into a guardrail, then fled the scene. Kang received his sentence today from Seoul Central District Court, which handed down an eight-month sentence. The sentence will be suspended…

Jung Ho Kang Admits To Third DUI Since 2009

Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang admitted in a court in Seoul, South Korea yesterday that he was guilty of a DUI following a December 2016 arrest after driving a rental BMW into a median in the middle of the night and leaving the scene.

Andrew McCutchen Makes The Inevitable Move To Right Field Like A Champ

Andrew McCutchen will start another year in Pirates uniform, it turns out—but it won’t be in center field.