Jeanmar Gomez News

The Pirates rotation has more capable arms than in years past, but with a couple of them on the mend, Jeanmar Gomez has had an opportunity to get out of his mop-up bullpen role.

The Pittsburgh Pirates dropped the first eight games they ever played at Citi Field , but they have felt right at home over their last two contests at the venue.

Duke Welker's first day in the Major Leagues just had to come with the Seattle Mariners in the opposite dugout.

Jeanmar Gomez pitched five shutout innings while making a surprise spot start and the Pittsburgh Pirates downed the Seattle Mariners 4-1 on Tuesday night.

Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ was hit in the head by a line drive and taken off the field on a stretcher during Toronto's 6-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.

There are rivals, interleague "natural" rivals, and then there are teams like the Pirates, who exist solely on the ESPN crawl, in 1979-Pops-Stargell highlights, and old Barry Bonds baseball cards.

Quincy Latimore was a big part of any success the Curve had the past two years, but while he's very familiar with Altoona, this week he finds himself in unusual surroundings.

Venezuelan right-hander Jeanmar Gomez can level his career record at .500 on Wednesday when the Pittsburgh Pirates attempt to avoid a sweep in the finale game of a three-game series at Miller Park with the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Pirates designated Sanchez for assignment Tuesday after the left-handed pitcher posted an 11.85 ERA in five appearances, four of them starts.

Confirming a move that had been anticipated, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle has given Wednesday's starting assignment to Jeanmar Gomez.

When the Pittsburgh Pirates announced that Jeanmar Gomez would be making the team out of spring training, the entire Pirates' fanbase, including myself, released a collective eye-roll and a sigh.

Hours after I wrote a piece on how terrible Jonathan Sanchez has been this season and advocating for Jeanmar Gomez to take his spot in the rotation, the Pittsburgh Pirates have decided to go that route.

Before the start of the game Friday, Clint Hurdle said he hoped to get six innings out of starter Jonathan Sanchez.