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Milwaukee Brewers reach historic milestone with victory over the Pirates

The Milwaukee Brewers continued to separate themselves from the rest of baseball on Tuesday, becoming the lone club with 70 victories this season. They also put an end to a brief two game slide by defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 at American Family Field, evening the series on their home field. 70 WINS pic.twitter.com/9XXPbRlYhR — [...]

Chicago Cubs history unpacked — August 5

Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Tim Federowicz, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 1921 – KDKA radio station provides its listeners with the first-ever broadcast of a major league game. Harold Arlin becomes baseball’s first play-by-play announcer as he details the action as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Phillies at Forbes Field, 8-5, and other […]

VOTE: Has Mitch Keller pitched his last game as a Pirate?

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Pirates fans and fans across the country. Mitch Keller is done for the year, but before that, he was having an awful season with a 6-8 record, 5.26 ERA, and a 1.37 WHIP. What […]

Pirates’ Jared Jones keeps it 100% real on ‘dogs**t’ start vs. Brewers

The Pittsburgh Pirates need to get every win they can as they look to keep up with their peers in the NL Wild Card race. Losses like the one they suffered on Tuesday against the Milwaukee Brewers don’t help whatsoever. On Tuesday, the Pirates lost to the NL Central leader, 4-2, with starting pitcher Jared […] The post Pirates’ Jared Jones keeps it 100% real on ‘dogs**t’ start vs. Brewers appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Pirates To Select Ronny Simon

The Pirates are selecting outfielder Ronny Simon onto the MLB roster, reports Alex Stumpf. Pittsburgh will need to clear space on both the active and 40-man rosters. Simon played his way back to the big leagues with an excellent season in Triple-A. The switch-hitter has a .330/.419/.470 slash line across 99 games with the Bucs’ affiliate […]

Yankees’ biggest mistake after 2026 MLB trade deadline

The New York Yankees were active at the trade deadline as Brian Cashman made several moves. He traded reliever Camilo Doval to the Pirates for a pair of prospects in Omar Alfonzo and Luis Cruz. On deadline day itself, the Yankees acquired Luis Garcia Jr. from the Washington Nationals for four pitchers, including Jack Cebert, […] The post Yankees’ biggest mistake after 2026 MLB trade deadline appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Padres’ biggest mistake after 2026 MLB trade deadline

The San Diego Padres deserve credit for addressing their biggest weakness at the 2026 MLB trade deadline. General manager A.J. Preller landed two proven starting pitchers in Robbie Ray and Casey Mize, dramatically improving a rotation that desperately needed reinforcements behind Michael King. Preller also traded for reliever Hunter Stratton from the Pittsburgh Pirates and […] The post Padres’ biggest mistake after 2026 MLB trade deadline appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Pirates add at deadline, bolster bullpen

For the first time in a long time the Pittsburgh Pirates were buying at the MLB trade deadline instead of selling. The Pirates addressed the biggest issue the team was facing by adding to their struggling bullpen. The biggest move the Pirates made was trading for reliever Luke Weaver from the New York Mets. This […]

Mets Morning News: Meet the new Mets

Meet the Mets The trade deadline came and went yesterday, and the Mets were very busy. After making additonal trades over the weekend, they completed their fire sale by shipping off Brooks Raley to the Phillies, Ben Rortvedt to the Dodgers, Luke Weaver to the Pirates, and Clay Holmes and Tyrone Taylor to the Cubs […]

Mitch Keller placed on IL by Pirates, out for season

The Pittsburgh Pirates are going to be without one of their top starting pitchers for the rest of the season. The team announced that Mitch Keller has a teres major muscle injury in his right shoulder and that he will be out.  Keller won’t be eligible to be activated back on the active roster till […]

Pirates projected to be outside of playoffs

The Pittsburgh Pirates are on a bad streak of games since coming back from the All-Star break, and could be slipping out of the playoff race. FanDuel Sportsbook has released their current odds for teams to make the postseason, and currently project Pittsburgh being on the outside looking in come October. The Pirates have the […]

Brandon Sproat struggles once again as Brewers fall to Pirates 4-3

Box Score On a night where your job appears to be on the line, that was not the performance Brewers right-hander Brandon Sproat was needing to have. Sproat struggled to finish innings once again, getting the first two outs in the first, before allowing a single and a walk. Then he put together his first […]

Pirates Find Their Closer, Acquire Luke Weaver From the Mets

After an incredibly quiet morning for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the club struck with its first move on deadline day, and it was an impactful one. The Pirates acquired RHP Luke Weaver from the New York Mets. Weaver is currently in the midst of arguably the best season of his career, pitching to a 1.84 ERA […] The post Pirates Find Their Closer, Acquire Luke Weaver From the Mets appeared first on Just Baseball .

Breaking down the Mets’ return for Luke Weaver

With their lower value trade chips gone on deadline day, the Mets moved on to trading players with more significant value. The Pirates were the eventual landing spot for the first of these deals, landing Luke Weaver— along with some coverage of his contract—for infield prospect Sammy Stafura. Stafura was drafted in the second round […]

Pirates Acquire Lake Bachar

In yet another move to address their bullpen, the Pirates acquired right-handed reliever Lake Bachar from the Marlins before Monday’s trade deadline, per an announcement from Pittsburgh. The Marlins received three prospects – righty Brandan Bidois, infielder Hyun Seung Lee and outfielder Brian Sanchez – in return. With the Pirates currently sitting at 56-57 and […]

Pirates Place Mitch Keller On 60-Day Injured List

The Pirates announced that right-hander Mitch Keller has been placed on the 60-day injured list due to a right arm teres major muscle injury. He won’t be eligible to return during the remainder of the regular season. Left-hander Brandon Eisert has been recalled to take his place on the active roster. It’s a blow to […]

Yankees GM Brian Cashman’s Adley Rutschman admission after trade deadline will frustrate fans

The New York Yankees were not overly active at the MLB Trade Deadline. The team got prospects from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Camilo Doval. They also added Luis Garcia Jr. from the Washington Nationals. The Yankees also added Heliot Ramos in a trade with the San Francisco Giants. While the moves made were […] The post Yankees GM Brian Cashman’s Adley Rutschman admission after trade deadline will frustrate fans appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Padres Acquire Hunter Stratton, Move Jason Adam To 60-Day IL

The Pirates and Padres have each announced that right-hander Hunter Stratton has been traded to San Diego for minor league right-hander Andrew Moore.  Both players have been assigned to Triple-A by their new teams, and the Padres moved Jason Adam from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL to create a 40-man roster spot […]