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Ice Cube is producing a movie about Dock Ellis’ 1970 no-hitter. One of baseball’s most famously outrageous games is headed to the big screen with the help of Ice Cube. On June 12, 1970 — exactly 47 years ago — pitcher Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates while high on LSD. Continue to Article

June 12, 2017 5:02:pm EST

When a runner is staring down a tag play, most will do whatever they can to avoid it. Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen had a great idea: why not just jump over the catcher? Cutch’s big leap happened Sunday when the Pirates were playing the Miami Marlins. Continue to Article

June 12, 2017 12:07:pm EST

Giancarlo Stanton?left the Miami Marlins' 7-6 loss Saturday after being hit on the right wrist with a pitch by Trevor Williams of the Pittsburgh Pirates.? The team said X-rays were negative, calling the injury a right wrist contusion. He is day-to-day. Stanton took an inside fastball on a 2-2 Williams pitch off the inside part of the wrist in the top of the first inning in Pittsburgh. He left in obvious pain, with Ichiro Suzuki coming on to replace him in right field.? "The fact that there's no fractures just means basically there's going to be some swelling,'' Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. "It's going to be sore. How long's that going to be? It could be a few days.'' Stanton has been on Continue to Article

June 10, 2017 9:25:pm EST

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Jordy Mercer hit a tying two-run triple in the eighth and John Jaso followed with a go-ahead double, lifting the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Miami Marlins 7-6 on Saturday. Mercer’s double to center off reliever David Phelps (2-3) scored Andrew McCutchen and Elias Diaz, then Mercer scored on Jaso’s ground-rule double to right. Pittsburgh rallied from three deficits, including after Miami opened with a three-run first. McCutchen, Diaz and Josh Bell each had three hits for the Pirates, although Bell was thrown out at the plate in the third and the Pirates left runners in scoring position in five consecutive innings before finally breaking through. Marlins star Giancarlo Stanton Continue to Article

June 10, 2017 8:50:pm EST

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