The Pittsburgh Pirates made their second round of cuts in spring training, reducing their roster at big league camp to 50 players. The Pirates optioned right-handed pitchers Braxton Ashcraft, Mike Burrows and Chase Shugart,

The Pittsburgh Pirates got back to winning ways in Spring Training, as star pitcher Paul Skenes led the way in a 9-1 victory over the New York Yankees at LECOM Park in Bradenton, Fla. The Pirates end a three-game losing streak and improve to 10-8 in the Grapefruit League with the win,

Paul Skenes didn’t get another showdown with Aaron Judge, but the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander got something almost as rare and just as valuable as the two-time AL MVP slugger: Run support. Skenes