The Pittsburgh Pirates should be desperate to add hitters to their organization at the MLB trade deadline and this offseason. Meanwhile, the New York Mets could use another starting pitcher for the 2025 stretch run. So, at least on paper, the two teams appear to be a match to make a trade.

Paul Skenes made an interesting bit of history in the first-half of the season and it’s all because the Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh has not yet made its first selection in the 2025 MLB Draft. In Sunday's first round, the team is slated to pick sixth overall. The Pirates have $14,088,400 in bonus pool spending, according to MLB . That money can be used to sign players drafted by the Pirates in the first 10 rounds.

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As the White Sox look for positives in the season's second half, they will look to right-handed starter Adrian Houser to continue delivering them when Chicago faces the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the second game of a three-game series on Saturday.

As is usually the case around the All-Star break, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred pops up quite a bit with annual “state of the league” media interactions. Often, his quotes come with some sort of player-salary cost control messaging.

Chicago White Sox's Luis Robert Jr., right, is greeted by third base coach Justin Jirschele (17) as he rounds third after hitting a solo home run off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Bailey Falter during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Friday, July 18, 2025. Credit: AP/Gene J. Puskar

The Pittsburgh Pirates have brought back an infielder, who fills a vacant role on the MLB roster. The Pirates announced that they recalled infielde