ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Endy RodrÃguez appears right at home in the majors after acknowledging he was nervous playing in his first couple of big league games.The 23-year-old rookie catcher hit his first career homer and was behind the plate as five Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers combined on a ...
PITTSBURGH — Right-hander Paul Skenes, taken by Pittsburgh with the first pick in this month’s amateur draft, agreed Tuesday to a contract that includes a $9.2 million signing bonus.The amount is the highest for a drafted player, topping the $8,416,300 Detroit agreed to with first baseman ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Muncy not only hit his 19th homer of the season Monday night, he was the first to congratulate Dave Roberts for his 700th win as the Dodgers’ manager after Los Angeles’ 5-2 in over the Pittsburgh Pirates.Even if it took a couple minutes for Roberts to realize ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Trying to make the most of his powerful swing, White Sox slugger Luis Robert Jr. lets the ball run deep into the strike zone sometimes.That’s when it happens.“When I do that, the catchers, they might think that I am not swinging (for) the ball and they try to reach the ball ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates used the seventh overall pick in the 2020 draft on Nick Gonzales in part because of the power he’s able to generate out of his slight 5-foot-9 frame.Nearly three years later, that power is finally on display in the major leagues.Gonzales tripled in ...
BRADENTON, Fla. — The Pittsburgh Pirates lost their final game of spring training, 7-5 to the Minnesota Twins, finishing the spring with a 9-17 record.The Pirates open the regular season Thursday in Cincinnati. The first pitch is slated for 4:10 p.m.One of the lingering questions over the ...
