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Being one of the premier baseball programs in the nation means getting drafted high at the MLB Draft. LSU baseball has become one of these programs. Paul Skenes, their latest departure, is headed for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He hopes to emulate the same success in college. The MLB Draft is one of the most-anticipated events […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates take on the San Diego Padres. Our MLB odds series has our Pirates Padres prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Pirates Padres. The San Diego Padres are rapidly running out of time to make a push for a National League wild card spot. The one saving grace for the Padres […]

The oldest active Major League Baseball player could be on the move again after ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported that both the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers are interested in potentially acquiring Rich Hill. The Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher signed a one-year, $8 million contract with the team back in January, after his fourth stint […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates are currently dead last in the National League Central division and over 10 games behind the first-place Milwaukee Brewers. It won’t be surprising to see the Pirates be a seller ahead of the 2023 MLB trade deadline this August, and if that’s the case, eyes should be on All-Star pitcher Mitch Keller. […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates are in Southern California to take on the San Diego Padres. Check out our MLB odds series as we hand out a Pirates-Padres prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Pirates swept the Padres earlier this season, but that was when they were playing […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates were leading the National League Central at one point this season, but have come crashing back down to earth over the past few weeks, and will now enter the 2023 MLB Trade Deadline as clear cut sellers. While there are a handful of players the Pirates could unload, one guy drawing a […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates take on the Los Angeles Angels. Our MLB odds series has our Pirates Angels prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Pirates Angels. The Los Angeles Angels are gaining ground in the American League wild card hunt. They swept the New York Yankees earlier in the week. They beat the Pittsburgh […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates take on the Los Angeles Angels. Our MLB odds series has our Pirates Angels prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Pirates Angels. The Los Angeles Angels are staying in the American League wild card race. They had a very bumpy ride before the All-Star break, but their sweep of the […]

The Cleveland Guardians look to complete the sweep today of the Pittsburgh Pirates. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Guardians-Pirates prediction, pick, and how to watch. Both teams opened up the second half by being swept over the weekend. The Guardians’ offense struggled against Texas, scoring just nine runs in […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates had a difficult decision to make for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft. A pair of teammates, LSU baseball’s Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews, were the favorites to be selected first overall. Pittsburgh opted for the pitcher, drafting Skenes with the No. 1 overall selection. The Pirates made […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates continue to struggle as they head into the second game of the series with the Cleveland Guardians. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Guardians-Pirates prediction, pick, and how to watch. Both teams opened up the second half by being swept over the weekend. One of them had […]

On Monday, July 17th, we have a great slate of baseball and FanDuel is running a no runs first inning parlay that’s paying out over 2-1 odds. We take a look at this no runs first-inning parlay on our MLB prop odds series this Monday, July 17th. With a ton of options on the board, […]

It is interleague baseball to start the week as the Cleveland Guardians visit the Pittsburgh Pirates. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Guardians-Pirates prediction, pick, and how to watch. For the Guardians, the second half of the season did not start as planned. They were swept over the weekend by […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates will be putting a couple of their top prospects to work in the big leagues, with the club promoting catcher Endy Rodriguez and infielder Liover Peguero from Triple-A, according to Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Rodriguez is ranked as the No. 3 prospect of the Pirates over at MLB.com. He is […]

Nobody expected the Texas Rangers to have baseball’s fifth-best record entering the second half of the 2023 MLB season. But here they are at 54-39, 3 games ahead of the Houston Astros for first place in the AL West. The Rangers’ eagerness to spend in recent years has paid off, but now it’s time for […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates activated OF/DH Andrew McCutchen off the 10-day IL Sunday, the team announced on Twitter. The Pirates moved McCutchen to the IL on July 8 for right elbow discomfort, but he was eligible to return today, as the Pirates’ initial roster move acted retroactively to July 6. McCutchen missed several games in June […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates are calling up yet another top prospect to the Majors. Manager Derek Shelton revealed Saturday that No.4 prospect Quinn Priester is coming up to the big leagues to make his MLB debut on Monday against the Cleveland Guardians. The Bucs even dropped an epic video to announce Priester’s arrival: Get ready 👀 […]

The 2023 MLB All-Star break is over, and regular-season action is back on the schedule. The San Francisco Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates are set to meet in the first nationally televised game of the second half. Baseball fans can watch the Giants and Pirates play their first post-All-Star game on Apple TV+ with the latest […]

The San Francisco Giants are looking to make a playoff push as they face the Pittsburgh Pirates. It is now time to continue our MLB odds series with a Giants-Pirates prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Giants ended the first half of the season winning two of three from the Rockies. Still, they won […]

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller still probably can’t believe that he just played in the 2023 MLB All-Star Game. At some point in his career, the thought of being part of the Midsummer Classic was nothing but just a fantasy for him. “There’s light at the end of the tunnel,”  said Keller when the first-timer […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates made star pitcher Paul Skenes from LSU the first overall selection in the 2023 MLB Draft, and it sounds like his new teammates are ready to welcome him to the show sooner rather than later. All-Star pitcher Mitch Keller, who was once the top prospect in the Pirates pipeline himself, told Jason […]

David Bednar was the Pittsburgh Pirates’ All-Star representative in 2022, he was showing face for a bad team with some interesting young players but little to show for it. Now, as an injury replacement for Clayton Kershaw, he joins fellow pitcher Mitch Keller on the 2023 National League All-Star team, representing a Pirates squad in […]

It isn’t often that arguably a sport’s best player isn’t in their Hall of Fame. Michael Jordan is obviously an NBA Hall of Famer, and LeBron James will be one day. In the NFL, Tom Brady is a Hall of Fame lock. However, Barry Bonds, who holds MLB’s all time home run record, is not […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates got their man Sunday at the 2023 MLB Draft, using their No. 1 overall pick to select LSU Tigers product Paul Skenes. The former LSU star pitcher was confident in his abilities, but he was still left in a state of disbelief when he heard his name come out of the mouth […]

LSU baseball superstars Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews just became the first pair of teammates to go first and second overall in MLB draft history. They’re also just the third pair of teammates to be selected in the top three. These two young studs won the College World Series less than two weeks ago and […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates are looking to avoid being swept on the road as they take on the Arizona Diamondbacks. This game will continue our MLB odds series with a Pirates-Diamondbacks prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Pittsburgh has not been able to get anything going in the […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates take on the Arizona Diamondbacks. Our MLB odds series has our Pirates Diamondbacks prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Pirates Diamondbacks. The Arizona Diamondbacks have lost four straight games. In previous seasons, that would have been a very normal thing for a team which regularly failed to produce winning seasons […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates are looking for a series split on Thursday night as they take on the Los Angeles Dodgers. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Pirates-Dodgers prediction and pick while letting you know how to watch, as well. The season series between these two teams is not […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates are currently staring down different realities in the National League. The Dodgers are two games behind Arizona for first place in the NL West. The Pirates are seven games out of first place in the NL Central, staring up at the Cincinnati Reds. Recently, Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates head on the road to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in game two of a four-game series Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. So let’s check out our MLB odds series, which includes our Pirates-Dodgers prediction and pick. Pittsburgh (39-45) is coming off a three-run loss at the […]

Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes appears to be close to a return from injury. Hayes, who has not seen action since June 25, was healthy enough to be seen on the field taking batting practices prior to the series opener at Dodger Stadium against the Los Angeles Dodgers this Monday. Ke’Bryan Hayes, currently on […]

Major League Baseball released the full rosters for the 2023 MLB All-Star Game on Sunday, with representatives from all 30 teams earning the honor to play among the league’s best in Seattle on July 11. With only 32 roster spots per league, there are bound to be some players that miss out on the Midsummer […]

It is an NL Central battle as the Milwaukee Brewers face the Pittsburgh Pirates. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Brewers-Pirates prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Brewers come in after taking three of four from the Mets and now sit in a tie for first in the NL Central at 43-38. […]

The Pittsbugh Pirates and San Diego Padres are currently in the middle of their series finale, with the Pirates looking to pick up a sweep over the Padres. However, there was concern over whether or not the game would be played earlier in the day due to the poor air quality currently plaguing Pittsburgh. While […]

As smoke related to Canadian wildfires continues to spread across the United States, MLB players are growing concerned that the air quality in some cities is not safe enough to play in. Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen expressed his displeasure with the way the league is handling the situation to Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh […]

The San Diego Padres look to avoid the sweep at the hands of the Pittsburgh Pirates. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Padres-Pirates prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Not a lot has gone right for the Padres in this series. In the first game, Yu Darvish was a late scratch due to […]

If the Pittsburgh Pirates are serious about making a playoff push, having Bryan Reynolds on the field will be crucial. Luckily for the Pirates, Reynolds isn’t planning to be away from the team much longer. Reynolds was able to hit on Tuesday and is planning on throwing on Wednesday, via Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh […]

The San Diego Padres look to bounce back today after a game-one loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Padres-Pirates prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Padres lost two of three to the Nationals over the weekend and were set for the bounce back with Yu Darvish on […]

Pittsburgh Pirates designated hitter Andrew McCutchen seems like a logical candidate to be moved at the 2023 MLB trade deadline. That doesn’t necessarily mean that the Pirates are going to trade the veteran this summer. It sounds an Andrew McCutchen trade won’t happen unless the Pirates’ star signs off on such a deal. Pittsburgh will […]