Griffin has starred with High-A Greensboro since his promotion on June 10, slashing .302/.409/.490 for an OPS of .899 in 25 games, with 29 hits in 96 at-bats, six doubles, four home runs, 17 RBIs, 14 walks to 23 strikeouts and 15 stolen bases on 20 attempts.

The losing streak has now reached a season-high eight games after getting blown out 12-4 by the Minnesota Twins on Saturday afternoon at Target Field.

Paul Skenes is the best pitcher in the National League. The Pittsburgh Pirates should be ashamed of how they're using the former LSU star.

This isn’t Justin Horowitz’s first rodeo running the Pirates’ Draft room, but it is the first time the director of amateur scouting has been at the helm for the entire Draft process. It’s a year-long journey,

Konnor Griffin took this one running away with 72 percent of the vote. It’s understandable with Pittsburgh’s lack of hitting. Jonathan Mayo thinks he’ll be up in 2026. The next closest was pitcher Bubba Chandler with 19 percent, and they were the only two with double-digit vote percentage.

After 144 years, the Pittsburgh Pirates are back in neutral. Somehow, the Pirates have won exactly as many games as they've lost, a stretch that dates back to their inaugural season as 1992. They've fallen back to .500 all-time because of an eight-game losing streak. The Twins and cycle-hitting Byron Buxton beat Pittsburgh on Saturday.

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz exited his most recent game earlier than expected after an injury. Cruz, facing the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on July 12, hit a single in the top of the eighth inning, but limped afterwards, still getting to first base.

Former TS Galaxy striker Dzenan Zajmovic has been linked to Kaizer Chiefs and other PSL clubs. He is currently a free agent.