Adam Berry
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Rays ink 3-year extension with Yandy Díaz
ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays continued their recent run on multiyear contract extensions on Tuesday by signing infielder Yandy Díaz to a three-year, $24 million deal with a $12 million club option for the '26 season. The guaranteed portion of the extension, first reported Saturday by MLB.com, will cover the → Read More
Rays agree to 3-year deal with RHP Eflin (source)
ST. PETERSBURG -- While their top priority this offseason is improving their lineup, the Rays’ first significant addition was a move meant to upgrade their already-imposing starting rotation. The Rays are in agreement on a three-year, $40 million contract with right-hander Zach Eflin \-\- the first notable strike on the → Read More
Zombro's latest milestone: a Spring Training appearance
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- For Tyler Zombro, every milestone is meaningful. Earlier this month, the 27-year-old right-hander reported to the Rays’ Minor League camp as an active pitcher less than nine months after he underwent emergency brain surgery the night he was struck on the right side of his head → Read More
Hess on the mend after cancer treatment
ST. PETERSBURG -- A few days after last season ended, David Hess decided to go for a run. He finished his workout “very, very out of breath,” a feeling he’d been experiencing after exercising. He chalked it up to COVID-19; maybe he’d had it and didn’t know, and it was → Read More
Rays expected to call up prospect Bruján
ST. PETERSBURG -- On May 22, the Rays promoted one switch-hitting top prospect, calling up shortstop Taylor Walls from Triple-A Durham. A month later came switch-hitting infielder Wander Franco, the No. 1 prospect in baseball. Now it’s time for Tampa Bay to introduce another dynamic, switch-hitting Top 100 prospect. The → Read More
MiLB pitcher discharged after liner to head
ST. PETERSBURG -- Triple-A Durham pitcher Tyler Zombro was discharged from Duke University Hospital on Wednesday afternoon, less than a week after being hit in the head with a line drive in the eighth inning of Thursday night’s game. He was taken off the field on a stretcher and transported → Read More
Wander leads Rays' first camp cuts
The Rays reassigned top prospect Wander Franco to Minor League camp while making their first round of Spring Training roster cuts on Monday morning. Franco, MLB Pipeline's No. 1 prospect for the second straight year, was not expected to break camp on Tampa Bay's Opening Day roster. He just turned → Read More
Patiño set on living up to lofty expectations
Luis Patiño was at home in Barranquilla, Colombia, when his agent made a late-night call on Dec. 27. It was actually after 1 a.m., Patiño said, that he learned he was being dealt from the Padres to the Rays -- so late, in fact, that he didn’t answer the phone. → Read More
Edwin Jackson's 2010 no-hitter revisited
Initially, Miguel Montero couldn’t figure out what they were talking about. It was June 25, 2010, and Montero was preparing for another inning behind the plate. He saw Arizona Diamondbacks manager AJ Hinch speaking with an assistant general manager in the visitors' dugout, and for some reason, the assistant GM was telling the rookie manager not to worry about Edwin Jackson’s pitch count. Why,… → Read More
Bucs weighing McCutchen trade to Giants, Mets
PITTSBURGH -- For two months, the Giants' wide-ranging search for outfield help has kept the Andrew McCutchen trade rumor mill churning. But a new team entered the conversation Thursday night, when MLB Network insider Ken Rosenthal reported that the Mets have asked the Pirates about McCutchen for the second year in a row. McCutchen would fill an obvious need for either the Mets or the Giants,… → Read More
Chase Anderson, Brewers shut out Pirates again
PITTSBURGH -- The Brewers, thanks to their strong arms on the mound and in the outfield, won another series. Now they will eye a sweep. Chase Anderson continued his string of solid starts by pitching six scoreless innings, and Domingo Santana backed him with a solo homer in a 1-0 win over the Pirates on Tuesday at PNC Park. The shutout was also aided by the burgeoning reputation of center… → Read More
Dodgers use homers to beat Pirates, win 90th
PITTSBURGH -- For 10 innings Wednesday night, the Dodgers couldn't scratch across the one run they would need to support Rich Hill's no-hit bid. They stranded 11 runners in that game and 15 more Thursday afternoon, but they found enough offense to support Hyun-Jin Ryu and secure their 90th victory, a 5-2 win over the Pirates at PNC Park. Curtis Granderson hit his third homer of the week, which… → Read More
Pirates beat Brewers to sweep 4-game series
PITTSBURGH -- While the Brewers came out of the All-Star break holding a solid lead in the National League Central, the Pirates faced a steep uphill climb. Less than a week later, the division's balance of power has shifted. Pittsburgh finished off a four-game sweep of Milwaukee on Thursday afternoon, crawling back to .500 with a 4-2 win at PNC Park. The Brewers' 5 1/2-game lead in the NL… → Read More
Pirates' Jameson Taillon set to start Monday
PITTSBURGH -- Pirates right-hander Jameson Taillon is scheduled to return to the rotation against the Rockies on Monday at PNC Park, exactly five weeks after undergoing surgery for testicular cancer. Taillon's recovery has been remarkably quick, but he is ready to get back to work. → Read More
D-backs' Robbie Ray shuts out Pirates
PITTSBURGH -- With Robbie Ray dealing his first career shutout, the D-backs only needed a few timely hits to win Tuesday night at PNC Park. But Ivan Nova was barely allowing them time to get settled, much less timely hits, as he cruised through five innings. Arizona finally broke through against Nova, supporting Ray's 115-pitch gem in a 3-0 win over Pittsburgh. “Anytime you throw a complete-game… → Read More
Cardinals defeat Pirates in series opener
ST. LOUIS -- Home from an exasperating road trip, the Cardinals played one of their crispest games of the season to halt Pittsburgh's three-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory at Busch Stadium on Monday night. Lance Lynn gave the Cardinals seven brilliant innings to outduel Ivan Nova, whose remarkable efficiency was spoiled only by a few mistakes. Nova pitched an eight-inning complete game on… → Read More
Pirates sweep series from Cubs at Wrigley
CHICAGO -- The Pirates just needed to get Jon Lester out of the game on Sunday to complete a sweep of the Cubs. Pinch-runner Alen Hanson scored the tiebreaking run on Andrew McCutchen's fielder's choice despite a throw home from Anthony Rizzo, and Adam Frazier added a three-run homer in the ninth to lift the Pirates to a 6-1 victory over the Cubs and their first sweep at Wrigley Field since… → Read More
Andrew McCutchen homers on Jackie Robinson Day
CHICAGO -- After every home run, Andrew McCutchen steps on home plate and reaches up with his right hand to tip his cap. It's a tribute to his wife, but also to the man who broke baseball's color barrier. The gesture is specifically to acknowledge his wife, Maria, but McCutchen picked it up from Jackie Robinson -- the version of Robinson depicted in the movie “42,“ at least. McCutchen watched… → Read More
Tyler Glasnow named Pirates' fifth starter
MONTREAL -- A few weeks ago, Tyler Glasnow sat down after a Spring Training outing and evaluated his chances of making the Opening Day roster. At the time, he thought they were fading away. But Glasnow turned a corner over the past two weeks, putting together two strong starts and showing the Pirates the growth they needed to see from their top prospect. On Friday night, Pittsburgh rewarded… → Read More