With a hot start to the 2025 season, Cruz, one of the more athletic players in baseball, is in some elite company.

Pirates reliever David Bednar has also had a disastrous start to the campaign. In one inning pitched over three appearances, the 6-foot-1 righty has allowed three earned runs on four hits and walked two batters. In addition, he has a 0-2 record.

“Sources: The Pirates are optioning closer David Bednar to Triple-A,” Robert Murray said in a post. “Bednar, who made the All-Star team in 2022 and 2023, struggled in 2024 and has allowed three earned runs in three appearances this season.”

The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten off to a shaky start in 2025, losing three of their first four games, all by walk-offs from the Miami Marlins.

Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star and reigning National League Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes is proud to continue his support of the Gary Sinise Foundation and its mission to honor and serve our nation’s defenders,

The Pittsburgh Pirates have an important piece of their starting rotation out for the next few weeks after a recent injury. Jones experienced elbo

Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes is primed for a huge year this season and one MLB writer predicts he could break a strikeout record, too.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WKBN) – The Pittsburgh Pirates have optioned closer David Bednar to Triple-A Indianapolis and designated catcher Jason Delay for assignment. The moves make room on the 26-man active roster for starting pitcher Thomas Harrington, who will make his Major League debut on Tuesday night.

Torpedo bats are the talk of baseball, thanks to the number of New York Yankees using them while smashing records in the opening weekend.

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays will try to keep their three-game home win streak intact when they face the Pittsburgh Pirates. Tampa Bay had an 80-82 record overall and a 42-39 record in home games last season. The Rays averaged 7.7 hits per game in the 2024 season with 2.6 extra base hits per game.

The Miami Marlins scored a walk-off victory against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday (box score), in the process becoming the first MLB team in more than two decades to record their first three victories via walk-offs.