In three starts where Skenes allowed two earned runs or less, the Pirates were shutout and the reigning NL Rookie of the Year took the loss.

New York Knicks guard Josh Hart is sick of the Pittsburgh Pirates and wants Major League Baseball to force a Paul Skenes trade.

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As is usually the case around the All-Star break, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred pops up quite a bit with annual “state of the league” media interactions. Often, his quotes come with some sort of player-salary cost control messaging.

Clarke was a high-level hitter for the Pirates from 1900-11, but he was also the team's manager from 1900-15. Under — and with — Clarke, the Pirates won

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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Rob Manfred: MLB Needs to Deal With 'Issue' of Pirates, Other Non-Competitive Teams. It hurts to be a Pirates fan these days.

Former Pirates pitcher Dan Serafini has been found guilty of murdering his father-in-law and attempting to murder his mother-in-law.