New Pirates 1B Horwitz out at least 6-8 weeks
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Newly acquired Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Spencer Horwitz is expected to miss most of spring training after undergoing surgery on his right wrist.
Fri, Mar 28
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Pirates can’t protect late lead, lose season opener
MIAMI (AP) — Kyle Stowers hit a run-scoring single in the ninth inning and the Miami Marlins spoiled the first opening day start for Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes with a 5-4 victory over the Pirates on Thursday.
Thu, Mar 27
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Skenes to make his first opening-day start
NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Soto, Blake Snell and Clay Holmes debut for new teams, Paul Skenes makes his first opening-day start at age 22 and Sandy Alcántara returns from Tommy John surgery.
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Sun, Mar 23
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Skenes sharp in final tune-up, but Bucs no-hit by Baltimore
Paul Skenes pitched 3 ⅓ scoreless innings in his final spring training start, but the Pirates’ bats went silent as they were no-hit in a 4-0 loss to Baltimore in Grapefruit League play Saturday.
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Fri, Mar 21
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One-of-a-kind Skenes card purchased by Dick’s Sporting Goods for $1.11 million
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer A one-of-a-kind Paul Skenes baseball card was purchased by Dick’s Sporting Goods for $1.11 million after a two-week auction.
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Mon, Mar 17
Mon, Mar 10
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Pham Homers, leaves game with injury in Pirates loss
Tommy Pham hit a solo home run in the third inning, but had to leave the game with a hip injury in the Pirates’ 5-3 loss to Detroit in Grapefruit League play Sunday.
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Sat, Mar 8
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Pirates’ Skenes could be MLB’s ticket to Gen Z
By Will Graves AP National Writer BRADENTON, Fla.
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Thu, Mar 6
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Cruz Homers, Pirates beat Blue Jays
O’Neil Cruz hammered a three-run homer in the bottom of the fifth inning to break a 1-1 tie and the Pittsburgh Pirates went on to defeat Toronto, 7-6, in Grapefruit League play Wednesday in Bradenton, Fla.
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