Pirates praying for Valdez, reaction to his injury

Noah Hiles: The Esmerlyn Valdez injury scare further highlights the lone weakness of the Pirates' offense

It was almost as if you could hear a collective sigh of relief echo throughout Western Pennsylvania on Tuesday afternoon. Less than 24 hours after perhaps...

Rookie Esmerlyn Valdez returns to Pirates’ lineup a night after being hit on the left hand

Pittsburgh Pirates rookie slugger Esmerlyn Valdez was back in the lineup against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night, a day after getting hit in the hand by a pitch.

Pirates Get Good News on Esmerlyn Valdez Injury

The Pittsburgh Pirates avoided the worst with their star rookie.

Pirates announce J-Hay will return to retire in August - ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA

The Pirates are going to honor one of their more popular players from more than a decade ago in August as he retires from baseball. Josh Harrison will retire as a Pirate on August 7th, and will be honored the next day prior to the game with the New York Mets. He will throw out the first pitch for that game. “J-Hay” was acquired in a trade with the Chicago Cubs in 2009, and spent the first eight seasons of his 13-year MLB career with the Bucs. He…

Pirates praying for Valdez, reaction to his injury

Pittsburgh Pirates' Esmerlyn Valdez leaves game after being hit by a pitch. No injury update yet, but team rallies for comeback win.