Matt Press

He was the first Black reporter to sit in the press box at Forbes Field. He was crucial in building the dynastic Steelers of the 1970s. From a newspaperman to a pioneering scout enshrined in the Hall of Fame, on the enduring legacy of Bill Nunn: post-gazette.com/sports/2026-nf…

“He’s fearless.” “He’s realized he has really good stuff.” “It says a lot about the player he is probably going to grow into.” The sample size is small, but the Pirates believe rookie Wilber Dotel can carve out a reliable role in the bullpen ⬇️ post-gazette.com/sports/pirates…

Henry Davis’ 7th-inning homer lifts Pirates to series-opening win over Cubs post-gazette.com/sports/pirates…

Henry Davis had four hits in 38 at-bats this month (.105). Now, in the bottom of the seventh, he hits a two-out solo homer to left field to put the Pirates ahead, 2-1.

Memorial Day attendance today at PNC Park: 22,174.

Wilber Dotel coming on for the sixth. Carmen Mlodzinski's final line: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K. His ERA is down to 3.76. Michael Busch's solo homer was Mlodzinski's only major blemish.

Cubs tie it up. Michael Busch goes yard off Carmen Mlodzinski and it's 1-1 in the top of the fifth. 409 feet, 105.5 off the bat to center field.

1-0 Pirates. Brandon Lowe hits a 401-foot double to drive in Spencer Horwitz in the bottom of the third.

what Replay review did not show enough to overturn this Konnor Griffin non-HBP, and Don Kelly has been ejected.

Carmen Mlodzinski retired the first five batters he faced in 10 pitches. He gave up two singles and issued a walk to load the bases with two outs, but gets Dansby Swanson down swinging to escape the jam. Still scoreless heading into the bottom of the second.

Pete Crow-Armstrong pops out on the first pitch of the game and we're underway at PNC Park.

Good to be back. First of four against the Cubs coming up this afternoon. Carmen Mlodzinski on the mound to open the series.

“Oh, we’ve got to do anything for that ball” Esmerlyn Valdez hit his first career homer yesterday in Toronto. He didn’t realize that hitting the homer would be the easy part — the hard part would be getting it back. Inside the Pirates’ negotiations: post-gazette.com/sports/pirates…

Officially landed in Canada. In other news, Oneil Cruz currently leads baseball in strikeouts. He’s on pace for the most in MLB history. Is it time to worry about it? And more in this week’s Pirates mailbag: post-gazette.com/sports/pirates…

It took months to track down the Shaolin Warrior monk, Master Yan’an, who trained Victor Wembanyama last summer, but we finally spoke on the night the San Antonio Spurs superstar turned in a legendary performance in Game 1 of the WCF. espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

Lonnie White Jr is out of Greensboro. Finally. Once a top draft pick, White started 3 consecutive seasons there and watched his prospect ranking fall. He’s now in Altoona, leading all Pirates minor leaguers in HRs. He credits a new mentality for the shift:post-gazette.com/sports/pirates…

Sources: Jhostynxon García is expected to join the Pirates tomorrow in St. Louis. “The Password” is heading to the major leagues.

Bubba Chandler: “I’m just being soft. That’s about it.” Updated story from the Pirates’ 6-0 loss to the Phillies, including more on Chandler, Cristopher Sanchez’s complete game, an injury update on Ryan O’Hearn and more @PGSportsNow: post-gazette.com/sports/pirates…

Bubba Chandler's struggles persist, Pirates shut out in loss to Phillies post-gazette.com/sports/pirates…

Today's paid attendance: 31,296. Looks like a whole heck of a lot of them are Phillies fans.

Ryan O’Hearn was removed from today’s game with right quad discomfort. He is currently being evaluated and treated by the club’s medical staff.