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The Ax Finally Falls – Steel City Pirates
5-8-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X It’s finally happened. After 746 games at the helm where he lost 440 of them, Derek Shelton is officially out as skipper of the Pittsburgh Pirates. What Comes Next? Well, for starters, Don Kelly has been named the interim manager after working as Shelton’s Bench Coach since 2020.…
Starter Spotlight: Gray and Getting Grayer – Steel City Pirates
5-7-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X I’m bald. I’ve been bald for nearly 15 years - partly by choice and partly because of genetics mostly forcing my hand. But one thing that has been outside of both my and my genetics control is how quickly this team is turning what few hair I have…
Starter Spotlight: Put The L In Liberatore – Steel City Pirates
5-6-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X The Pirates are looking in all the wrong places to find wins but hopefully a rematch against an opponent they’ve already defeated this year in Matthew Liberatore. Pirates faced Liberatore once already this season on April 7th and got to him for 5 runs off 8 hits with…
Starter Spotlight: Miles Away From Where We Need To Be – Steel City Pirates
5-5-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X As the losing streak stretches to four games, the fan morale has never been lower. After entering this season with the team expressing confidence that they would be in playoff contention, there have been nothing but ineffective offense and inconsistent defense. Nevertheless, the Pirates head west to face…
Starter Spotlight: Peak Pivetta – Steel City Pirates
5-4-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X ***Disclaimer: The starting pitcher was changed to Stephen Kolek, who was recalled to start today’s game. It’s his first MLB game this season but he had a 5.21 ERA and a 1.52 WHIP last season in 46.2 innings pitched. He has control issues that Pirates may want to…
Starter Spotlight: Let’s Get Randy, Baby! – Steel City Pirates
5-3-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Through very different ways, the Pirates were able to get Dylan Cease and Fernando Tatís Jr out of the game early last night; however, they were unable to capitalize as they lost once again. Today, they will square off against Randy Vasquez as they try to get the…
Starter Spotlight: Cease and Persist – Steel City Pirates
5-2-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Pirates fans may breathe a sigh of relief that the Cubs have left town but the homestand won’t get any easier as they welcome the San Diego Padres and former Cy Young-winner, Dylan Cease on the docket today. Cease has had a slow start to his 2025 campaign…
Series Preview: San Diego Padres (19-11) at Pittsburgh Pirates (12-19) – Steel City Pirates
5-2-2025 – By Corey Shrader - @CoreyShrader on X The Friars come to town for a three day weekend. Fresh off of a disappointing series with the division foe Cubs, Pittsburgh will look to get the ship righted before hitting the road for St. Louis. This series sees Pittsburgh missing staff ace Michael King, but…
Starter Spotlight: Rea Day – Steel City Pirates
5-1-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X It’s the first day of May and while panic is setting in as the season continues slipping away, there’s always another day and another game to try to win. In the matinee finale of the Cubs series today, the Bucs have a chance at a series victory with…
Starter Spotlight: The Boyd is Back in Town – Steel City Pirates
4-30-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Rough game on both sides of the ball yesterday but Pirates will look to end a bad month on a high note against veteran lefty, Matthew Boyd. The long-time Tiger has a career 4.78 ERA over 11 years in MLB, totaling 936.2 innings and is in the first…
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (17-12) at Pittsburgh Pirates (11-18) – Steel City Pirates
04-29-25 - By Josh Poe - @DaRealHanYolo on X The Pirates are back home to welcome their division rival, the Chicago Cubs. This will be the first time these two rivals square off this year. The Cubs have been red hot, so the Pirates will have their work cut out for them. But, the Pirates…
Starter Spotlight: Sho-Time – Steel City Pirates
4-29-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X The Cubs may have a red hot offense which leads MLB in runs scored but they also have some stellar pitching led by today’s starter, Shota Imanaga. The sophomore southpaw Imanaga had a strong showing in 2024 after signing with the Cubs following six seasons in Japan’s NPB…
Starter Spotlight: Heart of Glasnow – Steel City Pirates
4-27-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X With an unexpected chance at a series win over the host Dodgers, the Bucs will have to go through former Pirate, Tyler Glasnow. A former top prospect in Pittsburgh, Glasnow had his former team’s number the two times facing them last year, pitching a combined 13 innings with…
Starter Spotlight: Roki Roll – Steel City Pirates
4-26-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X The Pirates effectively deconstructed Yoshi Yamamoto last night, taking four walks and spraying hits all around the field. Can they do the same to his home country counterpart, Roki Sasaki? https://twitter.com/pitchingninja/status/1908642192429666625?s=46&t=uS-wvKiQUPugLtQFzfMtqQ The 23-year old international wunderkind and pre-season Rookie of the Year favorite has had a mixed start…
Starter Spotlight: Yoshi Yama-Oh No! – Steel City Pirates
4-25-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Heading into the Dodgers series with slightly less momentum but still feeling good following a series victory in Anaheim, the Pirates will face off against one of the hottest pitchers in MLB, Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Coming off a World Series-winning rookie season where Yamamoto went 7-2 with a 3.00…
Series Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates (10-16) at Los Angeles Dodgers (16-9) – Steel City Pirates
4-25-2025 - By Corey Shrader - @CoreyShrader on X Pittsburgh will take the California Road Show 30 odd miles North up I-5 to Dodger Stadium for a three game set beginning today. Never an easy task to take on the reigning World Champs, but from a fan perspective it is enjoyable to watch that collection…
Starter Spotlight: We Meet Again, Mr. Anderson – Steel City Pirates
4-24-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Following a stellar start by Andrew Heaney, the Pirates are poised to get not only their first sweep of the season but their first time winning 3 games straight. Opposing them to halt that momentum, old friend in journeyman lefty, Tyler Anderson, who pitched for Pittsburgh in 2021.…
Starter Spotlight: Rack Em, Jack! – Steel City Pirates
4-23-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X As the Pirates look to build off their offensive peak in last night’s game, they will face off against the 6-7 right-handed Jack Kochanowicz, who enters with a 1-2 record and 6.20 ERA over 20.1 innings pitched. Kochanowicz has strong similarities to yesterday’s starter, Jose Soriano, in that…
Series Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates (8-15) at Los Angeles Angels (11-10) – Steel City Pirates
4-22-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X The Bucs are quickly heading the wrong way this season and their opponents this week will be looking to take advantage to turn things around after a hot start to their 2025 campaign as the Los Angeles Angels [of Anaheim] play host to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a…
Starter Spotlight: Sorry Not Soriano – Steel City Pirates
4-21-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X There’s no bad blood between the Pirates and their former Rule 5 draft pick, Jose Soriano - who will oppose the Bucs in tonight’s game. Selected by the Pirates 1-1 in the 2020 MLB Rule 5, Soriano was injured before he could debut with the Bucs and ended…
Why Firing Your Manager Mid-Season Is A Bad Idea – Until It Isn’t – Steel City Pirates
4-21-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X The Pirates are off to their worst start since 2020, when they started 6-17 en route to the worst record in MLB. While they don’t technically have the worst record in baseball currently, beginning a season 8-15 when you are in year 6 of a rebuild isn’t going…
Starter Spotlight: All-In On Allen – Steel City Pirates
4-20-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Looking to avoid being swept for the second weekend in a row, the Pirates will have to face off against Cleveland’s surging southpaw, Logan Allen. Allen is in his third MLB season, entering play today with a 1-1 record and 2.30 ERA over his first 15.2 innings pitched,…
Starter Spotlight: A Very Lively Pitch Mix – Steel City Pirates
4-19-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Pirates turned in a too-little, too-late offensive outburst last night but will try to get more done against the starting pitcher today as Paul Skenes will look to oppose visiting veteran righty, Ben Lively. Now in his second season with Cleveland, Lively is coming off a career-best year…
Starter Spotlight: Louie, Louie! – Steel City Pirates
4-18-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X As the Pirates welcome the Cleveland Guardians to town this weekend, they’ll be seeing the return of Luis Ortiz, who was traded to Cleveland this past offseason as part of the Spencer Horowitz deal. Ortiz was signed out of the Dominican Republic in 2018, working his way through…
Starter Spotlight: The Williams To Win – Steel City Pirates
4-17-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Offense broke out yesterday behind a solo shot by Henry Davis and a grand slam by Oneil Cruz, the latter of which followed a benches-clearing incident involving a certain glove-tossing pitcher, the bats are showing signs of life. Can they continue it and secure a series victory? They’ll…
Starter Spotlight: Try To Park-er One – Steel City Pirates
4-16-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X As the offense slumped once again last night, the team will look to turn the page as they face Nationals lefty Mitchell Parker, who has had a strong start to his 2025 campaign. Parker had an inconsistent rookie season last year with a 4.29 ERA over 151 innings…
Starter Spotlight: Make Or Jake Time – Steel City Pirates
4-15-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X After finally breaking through with a big offensive outburst yesterday, the Pirates will look to continue the hot hitting against Jake Irvin. Irvin enters with a 5.63 ERA through his first three starts, which came against some solid offensive opposition in the Phillies, Diamondbacks and Dodgers. Additionally, he…
Starter Spotlight: Oh, Lord, We Need Some Runs – Steel City Pirates
4-14-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Prayers from fans have gone unanswered as Pirates appear steadfast in maintaining the worst offense in MLB. With Paul Skenes on the mound, you feel like maybe there’s a chance, but you HAVE to score runs and that’s been the hang-up for this squad. Today’s matchup welcomes the…
Series Preview: Nationals (6-9) at Pirates (5-11) – Steel City Pirates
4-14-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Heading back home after the road series in Cincinnati, the Pirates welcome a third straight sub-.500 team with hopes to jump start the offense. The Nationals are coming off dropping a series on the road to the Miami Marlins but had won series against each the Los Angeles…