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Tony Watson's recent struggles have cost the Pittsburgh Pirates reliever his job as the team's closer. Manager Clint Hurdle said Friday he is "unplugging" Watson from the role following a pair of blown saves in Baltimore earlier this week. Felipe Rivero and Juan Nicasio will share the closing duties for now. The last-place Pirates plan to use Watson in less stressful situations, hoping he can regain the form that made the team give him the job in the first place after trading away All-Star Mark Melancon last July. Watson converted his first seven save opportunities this season, but has locked down just three of his last eight save chances. An All-Star as a setup man in 2014, Watson is 4-1 with Continue to Article

June 09, 2017 6:08:pm EST

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ 6-0 rout of the Nashville Predators in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final warranted plenty of excitement inside PPG Paints Arena Thursday night. One of those overly excited fans was Chris Boswell of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Continue to Article

June 09, 2017 10:41:am EST

Less than three weeks after testicular cancer surgery, Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Jameson Taillon struck out six in three scoreless innings in his first rehab start. Taillon allowed one hit and one walk for Double-A Altoona on Sunday, throwing one wild pitch. "It was therapeutic," Taillon said of the outing,? according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "The pitching mound -- not to sound corny -- is where I feel most comfortable. That's where I spend a lot of my time. That's my job." He had surgery May 8, five days after a loss at Cincinnati in which he allowed six runs in five innings. Taillon, 25, is 2-1 with a 3.31 ERA in six major league starts. He was the second overall pick in the 2010 Continue to Article

May 28, 2017 7:35:pm EST

Jameson Taillon returned to the mound just three weeks after having surgery to for testicular cancer. Three weeks after having surgery for testicular cancer, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jameson Taillon returned to the mound. Taillon got the start for the Double-A Altoona Curve, and didn’t miss a beat. Continue to Article

May 28, 2017 5:49:pm EST

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Memorabilia from the late Pittsburgh Pirates Willie Stargell, also known as ‘Pops’, is now up for auction. However, Stargell’s children are not too happy about it. A family friend reached out to WWAY with concerns following the announcement from his widow Margaret Weller-Stargell Tuesday. Weller-Stargell announced SCP auctions will auction off her late husbands most-prized baseball memorabilia. Items up for sale include Stargell’s National League MVP award, two World Series rings and his Hall of Fame induction ring. According to a Facebook post, Stargell’s children say they were ‘blindsided’ by the auction and believe their dad’s belongings should be placed in the Baseball Continue to Article

May 24, 2017 6:51:pm EST