The Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft is volatile. Unlike other professional leagues such as the National Football League (NFL) or National Basketball Association (NBA), where rookies are sometimes ...

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The Pittsburgh Pirates teased the baseball world last season when they went into the All-Star break holding a one-game lead atop the National League Central. Forget ...

Erik Bedard was masterful. Roy Halladay was slightly better. The Pirates and Phillies opened up their seasons with a 1-0 pitchers' duel between two of the best pitchers in the National League. At this ...

It would be unfair to label the Pittsburgh Pirates’ current slide as a collapse just yet, given that the club still could dig itself out of a season-worst eight-game losing streak. But things are ...

The Pittsburgh Pirates were shuffling toward their dugout at PNC Park following an open workout on Wednesday afternoon when a fan yelled “we still believe.” Yep, must be Opening Day. How else to ...

Clint Hurdle's 2012 mantra for the Pittsburgh Pirates comes with its own T-shirt. And it's the latest fashion staple in the team's clubhouse. The black-and-gold shirts emblazoned with the words ...

PITTSBURGH - AUGUST 06: Paul Maholm #28 of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitches against the San Diego Padres during the game on August 6, 2011 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jared ...

MILWAUKEE — At this time last year, a prevailing sense of optimism seemed to follow the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise. After taking the lead in the NL Central one game into the second half of the 2011 ...

In Neal Huntington's first couple years with the Pirates, their drafts were defined by high spending and getting a balanced mix of quality high school and college players. That would not always be the ...