Pittsburgh Pirates fans are frustrated after a MLB insider reported that the team is planning a 30 million dollar payroll increase for 2026.

The Pittsburgh Pirates saw the final player of the trade for Josh Bell leave the franchise, marking the end of one of their worst trades in recent

Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington addressed speculation regarding the future of NL Cy Young award winner Paul Skenes.

Skenes reiterated that his goal is to win with the Pirates, and general manager Ben Cherrington told reporters in Las Vegas that the organization will not trade Skenes this offseason. However, that won’t stop the trade speculation, though the Yankees aren’t the team that baseball fans should be worried about.

Former Cincinnati Reds infielder Kristopher Negron was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates to be their bench coach, according to Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Negron, 39, has spent the last four seasons as a coach with the Seattle Mariners. In 2025, he was promoted to be their third base coach.

Major League Baseball is over for the season, and one of the most irrelevant teams in baseball surprisingly received a lot of air time Saturday during ESPN College GameDay when Pat McAfee delivered an unhinged monologue talking about the franchise the missed the playoffs for the 10th straight season.

Ex-MLB player Trevor Plouffe advised Pittsburgh Pirates fans to play 'MLB The Show' if they ever want to see Paul Skenes in the playoffs.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have filled a major vacancy on their coaching staff, as they ready for the 2026 season. Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-

He was selected as a finalist for the National League Cy Young Award alongside Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cristopher Sanchez of the Philadelphia Phillies. The Pirates shared his nomination on X, congratulating their emerging star. “Dominant on the hill, and now Paul Skenes is officially a Cy Young Finalist,” the team posted.

Pirates owner Bob Nutting may be adding to the payroll to surround Paul Skenes with legit talent, according to a recent report.

Paul Skenes isn't going anywhere. His name is thrown around in trade rumors because of how good he is relative to how bad the Pirates are. But those in the know say Skenes is staying put. USA Today's Bob Nightengale wrote this on Monday: "The Pirates won’t even listen to trade proposals for Skenes,

The Pittsburgh Pirates got an incredible showing from one of their best prospects this past month at the Arizona Fall League, who earned recognitio