Pittsburgh Pirates News & Updates

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Pirates fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. With the 2026 MLB season upon us, we wanted to know how excited you are for Buccos baseball. […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates are going into the season with a lot of hype as Paul Skenes and Konnor Griffin highlight the team’s bright future. ESPN is projecting that the Pirates should win close to 80 games this season, which would mark the team’s best record since the 2018 campaign. “The starting rotation should rank in […]

Feb. 16: Pittsburgh has officially announced the Ozuna deal. Outfielder Jack Suwinski was designated for assignment to clear a 40-man roster spot for the new DH. Feb. 9: The Pirates and slugger Marcell Ozuna are reportedly in agreement on a one-year, $12MM contract, pending a physical. The CAA client will be paid a $10.5MM salary this…

10:50 am: Pittsburgh has confirmed the Suwinski DFA. Ozuna will take his spot on the 40-man roster. The club has a week to either find a trade partner for Suwinski or try to pass him through waivers. 9:28 am: The Pirates are designating outfielder Jack Suwinski for assignment, reports Robert Murray of FanSided. The 27-year-old…

Full-squad workouts in Spring Training have begun, and there will be several players looking to prove themselves after injuries, underperformance or other factors put them in a more precarious position than they'd like to be entering the 2026 season.

BRADENTON, Fla. -- The Pirates entered the offseason viewing Ryan O'Hearn and Marcell Ozuna as, essentially, an either/or. They came out of it with both of them. That’s a good thing for a lineup that ranked last in runs (583) and dingers (117) last year, but it does create crowding