The team that forever will be known through baseball history as “The Fam-a-lee” almost was lost to baseball history. Then came Game 5.
Mike DeCourcy
Hurdle, 62, became Pittsburgh's 39th manager in November 2010.
Chelsea Howard
Gerardo Parra hit a grand slam in a whopping nine-run second inning to highlight the victory, which is Washington's seventh consecutive win.
Alexis Mansanarez
The Nationals topped the Phillies 4-1 before beating them 6-5 later on in the day.
Ameer Tyree
The Rays sit in the second spot in the wild-card race, with a one-game lead over the Indians, after a 5-4 win over the Red Sox.
The Pirates All-Star pitcher admitted to police that he had a sexual encounter with a 13-year-old girl, according to a criminal complaint.
Bob Hille
The Brewers and Cubs both have 82-69 records and are now tied for the second National League wild-card spot.
The Cubs first baseman was attempting to field a bunt Sunday when he slipped and twisted his ankle.
Rajai Davis hit a three-run double in the eighth inning to give his team the lead, helping keep the Mets' postseason hopes alive.
Cueto, who last pitched in the big leagues on July 28 of last year, allowed one hit over five innings against the Pirates.
Los Angeles' offense was powered by Corey Seager, who hit two home runs and tallied five RBIs in the contest.
"The behavior exhibited by these two players last night is unacceptable," Pirates GM Neal Huntington said in a statement.
E.Jay Zarett
New York also got a strong showing from Jacob deGrom, who tallied 11 strikeouts in seven innings of work while only giving up three hits.
Arizona has gone 11-1 in its last 12 games with its most recent win Saturday over Cincinnati.
After waiting 10 years to be called up from the minors, the 30-year-old pitcher made MLB history in Thursday's game.
Lorenzen did it all in a win over Philadelphia on Wednesday.
Thomas Lott
Verlander struck out 14 and walked only one in the Astros' 2-0 win over the Blue Jays and is now 17-5 this season.
While LeMahieu went 1 for 5 on the day, he came up big when his team needed him most.
The Cardinals' hits matched their RBIs on the night, as they notched 12 of each. They also got home runs from Yadier Molina and Paul DeJong.
The Mets had an impressive pitching performance against the Braves on Friday, but fell short 2-1 in the end.
Cervelli has played in just 34 games this season after suffering the sixth concussion of his career in May.
The two teams have played 12 games this year, resulting in nine hit batters, 15 ejections, and a couple of major benches-clearing incidents.
Arthur Weinstein
Christian Yelich and Cody Bellinger have stolen the headlines this year, but Freddie Freeman and Anthony Rendon have been fantastic, too.
Archer had a pitch sail high on him warming up for the second inning Tuesday night and immediately knew something was wrong.
Dakota Hudson pitched 6 2/3 no-hit innings before he handed it over to the bullpen
The feat came exactly one year and one day after Justin Verlander joined the 200 club.
The Pittsburgh standout, despite strong numbers, almost certainly isn’t going to win the NL Rookie of the Year award and he’s probably not going to finish second or third, either.
Ryan Fagan
Jameson Taillon made a trip to the PNC Park bullpen Monday night that was five weeks in the making. In the visitor’s dugout was the Rockies’ Chad Bettis — another testicular cancer survivor who was there for Taillon when he faced a career crossroads several weeks earlier.
Alex Stumpf
The Cubs fell to the Phillies 11-1 on Wednesday making them 0-10-2 in their last 12 road series.
Taillon also underwent Tommy John surgery in 2014.
Seager became the 11th Mariner in team history with three home runs in a single game.
The Indians are heating up at the right time.
The ace pitched six innings, allowing five runs off seven hits while striking out two and walking two in his debut.
"I just asked (manager) Joe (Maddon) to be patient with me. Just give me a shot and here we go," Heyward said.
Keone Kela got the largest ban with 10 games, while Reds manager David Bell was hit with six and Pirates skipper Clint Hurdle got two.
Gabrielle McMillen
The Phillies have been in need of outfield help since Andrew McCutchen went down and they just got it.
The 11-8 Atlanta victory came a day after Washington won with a similar margin of victory, 6-3, and was led by the efforts of Adam Duvall.
The Nationals third baseman hit a grand slam in the sixth inning to put his team ahead for good.
"All our goals are still here," J.T. Realmuto said after the game. "We feel like we have a team here to do something special."
The trade would send Noah Syndergaard to the Padres while getting pieces to New York that would help land Marcus Stroman.
The Red Sox had this game locked up in the first inning.
The Cardinals scored nine runs in the second inning and that might have been the least impressive stat of the night.
Few details were conveyed by the reliever.
Dan Bernstein
Cano went 4 for 4 with three home runs and drove in all five of his team's runs.
Minnesota turned a 5-4-3 triple play in the first inning against New York.
These guys are not available yet, and as of right now, it doesn't appear they will be. But if for some reason they are, teams will pounce.
The Cardinals topped the Reds 12-11 at Great American Ball Park, despite trailing 7-0 entering the sixth inning.
There's usually a home run in Little League when the coach or the parents realize a kid’s got something extra to him. Or the one in high school that gets the first scout to write down his name. But for Josh Bell, there isn’t one. There are actually too many to recall.
Jared Wyllys
Bellinger managed to steal the show after he hit two home runs to now lead the major league with 33 on the season.
Tampa Bay was close to pitching the first combined perfect game in MLB history.
The Dodgers beat the reigning MLB champions handily on Saturday, and on Cody Bellinger's birthday no less.
Felipe Vazquez is 2-1 with a 2.11 ERA in 35 games for Pittsburgh this year. He is 20 for 21 in save opportunities.
Cervelli is looking to switch positions after his latest concussion, which has had him sidelined since May 25.
A day after the Yankees scored five runs in the 10th inning, they scored four runs in the 11th on Friday night to topple the Rays again.
Maddon tried (and failed) to charge Clint Hurdle.
Mike Trout is having a truly special season and that should not be ignored.
It was the 20th three-homer game in franchise history, according to MLB.com, and the first ever by a switch-hitter.
Didi Gregorius added an insurance run in the eighth and extended the team's home run streak to 31 consecutive games.
Yelich "broke" the news during a recorded conversation with Pirates first baseman Josh Bell, another Derby contestant.
Tom Gatto
"It was fun to watch,'' Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "Just the way he carried himself, it was kind of unflappable.''
The Twins and Rays were tied 2-2 after the top of the second, but followed with 31 consecutive scoreless half innings.
The Astros have led the Rangers by more than 10 games at multiple points this season but Texas continues to chip away at the deficit.
Although the Marlins are last in the NL East standings, they beat the second-place Phillies three times in a row this weekend.
Gio Urshela's home run kept the historic streak going against the Astros as the Yankees went on to win 7-5.
Keuchel pitched in an MLB game for the first time since last year’s American League Championship series.
Two home runs came from outfielder Teoscar Hernandez, raising his 2019 total to six.
Shohei Ohtani may not be pitching this year, but he is helping the Angels win.
The Blue Jays have added a righty to their pitching staff.
Think before you speak, even in baseball.
Jason Foster
The Astros have played 25 innings in the last two days, but they were once again able to come away with a win.
Color commentator Steve Blass made it clear that he doesn't like how Acuna acts on the field.
The Rockies topped the Blue Jays, 5-1, with the help of David Dahl and Nolan Arenado, who both finished 2 for 4 at the plate.
Hiura hit the game-tying two-run home run in the ninth to force extra innings against the Pirates on Saturday.
Pirates broadcaster John Wehner is upset with Derek Dietrich's home run celebrations and says the grandfather of the Reds player is "rolling in his grave."
Jordan Heck
Chris Paddack has been virtually unhittable since making his MLB debut.
There are many examples of MLB teams finding value in the middle or near the end of a draft.
The 29-year-old infielder blasted three home runs and finished with six RBIs.
Dietrich now has eight home runs in 22 at-bats against Pittsburgh this season.
Thomas Schlarp
Oakland won its 10th consecutive game after topping Los Angeles, 8-5.
It is the first time the Twins (36-16) are 20 games over .500 since the end of the 2010 season.
Mary and John weren't able to attend Mary's high school prom, so they celebrated at PNC Park instead.
Alyssa Sconzo
In PNC Park's 19-year history, only five homers have hit the Allegheny River on the fly. Bell has done it twice in two weeks.
After homering in the sixth inning, Kinsler crossed home plate and twice appeared to thrust his arms at the crowd and curse.
Mike Soroka and Austin Riley might have been the stories of the day in MLB.
Sale became the first pitcher in MLB history to strike out at least 17 batters in seven or fewer innings, according to USA Today.
Taillon, the Pirates Opening Day starter, had Tommy John surgery in 2014 and battled cancer in 2017.
Chicago has homered in 15 straight games, matching its best run since 2002.
Kirstie Chiappelli
You may not know these players, but they're all doing more than enough to deserve some attention.
"Those situations don't happen a lot, but there's something special about them," Marte said after the game.
The Athletics left fielder made a great catch on a foul ball against the Pirates, but crashed into the railing in foul territory.
Ryan Braun sealed the deal for Milwaukee with a double in the bottom of the 18th that brought two runners home.
The Nationals had not one, not two, but three players 21 or younger hit home runs against the Padres on Sunday.
The Pirates right-hander had his worst start of the season Friday against the Dodgers, giving up six runs and six hits in four innings.
The Diamondbacks are 15-11. Their lone remaining star is a big reason why.
Tucker, who was unexpectedly called up from the minors Saturday, drove a 431-foot home run into the wind to center for the game winner.
Freddy Galvis stole the show with his no-glove catch, but there were a lot of other entertaining moments among baseball's coolest happenings Saturday.
Jacob Janower
In order to try to help a struggling offense, the Pirates called up two top-10 prospects
Home runs were aplenty Friday night as a few pitchers had nights to forget.
A South Korean court found Bae guilty in October 2018 of assaulting his then-girlfriend on New Year’s Eve 2017.
Arrieta, 33, gave up just one run in seven innings pitched. He has the 22nd most wins among active pitchers.
The Athletics outfielder had his 17th multi-home run game since 2016 against the Orioles.
The Cubs, in honoring their past, put up art from the past throughout Wrigley Field, but this one piece drew a lot of attention.
Five players have been ejected from the Pirates-Red game after Chris Archer threw a pitch behind Reds first baseman Derek Dietrich’s back, causing the benches to clear.
The 444-foot homer was the last of New York's runs in its 7-3 victory over Miami.
Philadelphia started the Bryce Harper-era off on the right note.
Sporting News tracked all the action from Opening Day for the 2019 MLB season. Catch up on the scores and highlights with our updates from Thursday's games.
The normally well-spoken Manfred had difficulty enunciating words during a live spot with the Pirates' television crew.
Every MLB team will be playing on Opening Day in 2019 for a second straight year. Here is everything to know about the unofficial national holiday for baseball fans, including first pitch times and TV information for all 30 clubs.
Separate from those changes, players and owners will begin negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement more than two years before the agreement is set to expire.
Each National League team has at least one designated hitter candidate on its roster, and a lot of those options are making serious money. SN lists the best in-house option ahead of spring training.
Jason Bay, Ryan Dempster, Rob Thomson and Gord Ash will be inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame June 15 in St. Mary's, Ont.
Matt Hornick
Drivers headed north on Interstate 279 in Pittsburgh are known to take an unplanned stop not long after they curve past the Allegheny River. A mural on the outside of Verdetto’s Bar is to blame.
The two men reportedly were traveling from Caracas to Barquisimento after playing for Lara.
The NL East outfielders figure to be rivals for years to come. The competition began in 2018, when each became top-of-the-order producers.
Baseball's greatest living player publicly campaigns for his godson on the night the Giants retire Bonds' No. 25.
It's difficult to gauge who wins and loses at the MLB trade deadline now, but we can project how some players will play and their value the rest of the season.
Christopher Carelli
It takes years to accurately gauge moves, but there can still be initial observations. That's our basis for examining trades made during the two weeks leading to the 2018 non-waiver deadline.
After years of speculation, Chris Archer is on the move. The Pirates got their Robin to Jameson Taillon's Batman and set themselves up for the future.
Joe Rivera
It appeared Bucs starter Joe Musgrove was responding to Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo's slide into Pirates catcher Elias Diaz two days earlier.
Andrew McCutchen is embracing his return to the city where he became a star and turned around a franchise. Pirates fans are eager to return that embrace in an emotional at PNC Park.
Andrew Lawrence
Roberto Clemente was more than a humanitarian, more than our spiritual team leader, more than a baseball angel.
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The Bucs' big offseason moves don't scream "Fire sale!" In fact, Pittsburgh already has what rebuilding clubs work to compile: a young core filling key roles.
Andrew McCutchen never gave Pirates fans any reason to be anything other than proud to call him their own, because McCutchen understood what it meant to represent his team and his community.
The Giants can start forgetting about 2017 after adding Andrew McCutchen and Evan Longoria in a pair of offseason trades.
Gerrit Cole is on his way to Houston, and the light haul Pittsburgh got in return leaves the Pirates in a relatively precarious situation.
Gary Phillips
The Pirates haven’t even reached 80 wins the past two seasons, and the front office has difficult decisions to make.
The teams in the middle of the pack in baseball don’t have the luxury of recent success to celebrate or an active rebuild to pin hopes on, but both the Pirates and Mariners have young outfielders who could make their mark next season regardless.
By the time Sid Bream beat Barry Bonds’ throw to the plate to send the Braves to the World Series, the Pirates and Braves had played a dramatic 8 2/3 innings that included other big moments and themes that were soon overshadowed.
Though nearly 45 years have passed since Roberto Clemente’s untimely death, locals in the Pittsburgh area raised more than $56,000 and filled two 43-foot tractor trailers full of water and supplies to be donated to his home commonwealth in his honor.
In a normal season, Josh Bell would be in the mix for Rookie of the Year. But the best-case scenario for him this year is to finish a distant second.
Harvey Haddix's loss to the Braves is one of the greatest pitching performances in history.
