New York Knicks guard Josh Hart is sick of the Pittsburgh Pirates and wants Major League Baseball to force a Paul Skenes trade.

Manfred praised the Pirates fans for their passion and their care for a strong franchise. He said that he wants them competitive and that he understands their desire for a system that allows teams like the Pirates to go out and win ball games consistently.

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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.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Rob Manfred: MLB Needs to Deal With 'Issue' of Pirates, Other Non-Competitive Teams. It hurts to be a Pirates fan these days.

Former Pirates pitcher Dan Serafini has been found guilty of murdering his father-in-law and attempting to murder his mother-in-law.

In the 11th round of the 2025 MLB Draft, the Pittsburgh Pirates selected Dylan Palmer with the 323rd overall pick. In Palmer’s senior season (2022) at Notre Dame, he batted .577 with 45 hits, 43 runs, and 29 stolen bases to land on the All-State Second Team.

First baseman Jared Jones, who followed in Paul Skenes' footsteps by helping LSU win the Men's College World Series, is set to join a Pittsburgh Pirates farm system that already developed a pitcher named Jared Jones.