Posts Tagged ‘pittsburgh pirates’

S-Rod Homers as Bucs beat Jays

Bradenton, Fla. — It’s March!!! Sean Rodriguez hit a solo homer to tie the game in the home half of the 2nd.  The the Pirates tacked a single tally in the 6th and a solo homer by Austin Meadows in the 7th to take the game 4-1. Toronto lefty JA Happ started and went two […]

Yankees 4-1 over Pittsburgh in Spring One

Bradenton, Fla. —  Yankees first-baseman Billy McKinney broke a 1-1 tie in the top of the ninth with a three-run homer off the Pirates pitcher Richard Agustin Rodriguez. Mississppi State Bulldog Jonathan Holder sent the Pirates down in the bottom of the ninth for the save.  J.P. Feyereisen got the gratuitous win with a scoreless 7th and […]

Saunders has short stay with Pittsburgh

Thursday in Bradenton Eddie Michels caught up with Michael Saunders, “I’m happy to be here”, said Saunders as he came into take his first BP as a Pittsburgh Pirate, “I can’t complain.”  After being  an All Star with Toronto in 2016 Saunders signed a free agent contract with Philadelphia in 2017 but was released in […]

Saunders a Buc

Outfielder Michael Saunders signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday which includes a non-roster invite to spring training.      “Michael had a very very good year in 2016,” said Pirates GM Neal Huntington, “He is a good hitter, a dangerous left handed hitter and he has an opportunity to come […]

Another Spring for Eddie Michels

EDDIE MICHELS PHOTOS Fans Were Waiting for the Players to Arrive at Pirate City Clint Hurdle arrives first and signs for the kids Canadian Pirates Prospect Eric Wood Takes Grounders at First on Monday Recently Acquired Colan Morgan Takes Grounders at Third Nothing gets spring training going like a brand new bucket of MLB baseballs

Pirates Camp Update

Former Toronto Blue Jays first rounder Joe Musgrove threw a bullpen session on Friday for the Pittsburgh Pirates.  Drafted 46th overall in 2011 Musgrove was traded to the Astros on July 20, 2012 before being traded to the Pirates on January 13th of this year.  Pirates manager Clint Hurdle has said that he will be […]

Schultz and Tallion with the Bucs

Former Blue Jay Bo Schultz is looking to make the Pittsburgh Pirates for the 2018 season after spending the 2017 season on the DL.  As a Blue Jay in 2017 Schultz had “Tommy John Surgery on March 29 then was outrighted to Triple-A Buffalo on November 1, 2017.  On January 5, 2018 Schultz signed a […]

Hurdle returns to Montreal

BRADENTON, FLA. – -A couple of days ago, I ran into a gentleman and talked to him about his return to a city north of the border and here is how it went.      Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle is looking forward to the two games they play against the Toronto Blue Jays this Friday […]

Bucs Blank Rays

Pittsburgh Pirates starter Trevor Williams threw five shutout innings against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday in Bradenton.  Williams allowed just three hits while striking out four. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E TB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 PIT 1 0 […]

Tulo’s HR and Jays down Bucs

Toronto Blue Jays right hander Marco Estrada warms up Palm Sunday afternoon as he faces the Pittsburgh Pirates in his first appearance of the spring.  Estrada allowed two runs on two hits while walking three and striking out one over two plus innings.  Estrada did allow a two run homer to Andrew MCutchen in the first […]