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.

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

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.

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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

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.