Just weeks into his South Carolina baseball career, pitcher Brendan Sweeney was given a nickname by head coach Paul Mainieri: “The Bulldog.” “It really just started in practice a couple ...

For the second year in a row, the Pirates and Marlins will open their season at loanDepot Park, but with different Opening ...

The second time around the order, Jones got Sweeney to ground out before ... and Thayron Liranzo (off Chase Shugart). … The Pirates reassigned left-handed pitcher Anthony Solometo, infielders ...

198 batting average — the lowest ever by a Pirates starting pitcher with at least 16 starts — in 133 innings over 23 starts, our partners at the Trib reported. It’s the lowest ERA by a ...