Welcome to Snyder's Soapbox! Here, I pontificate about matters related to Major League Baseball on a weekly basis. Some of the topics will be pressing matters, some might seem insignificant in the grand scheme of things,

While pitching for the Pirates, Luis Ortiz opened some eyes when he faced the Guardians. Now, after a trade, he's set for Cleveland's rotation.

Before the question was even asked, Bailey Falter blurted out the answer: breaking stuff. The Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander has a reputation for taking advantage of his elite extension and throwing h

Based off of first impressions, Jared Jones picked up exactly where he left off from Pittsburgh Pirates spring training last year. After a solid rookie season, Jones made his first start of spring training in the Pirates’ 2-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday and didn’t show any signs of rust.

The Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates won't be facing off at BayCare Ballpark on Monday as originally planned due to continued rain in the forecast.

It has been a long time since Baltimore Orioles pitching Tomoyuki Sugano was regarded as a rookie. He made his professional debut with the Yomiuri Giants in 201

The Pittsburgh Pirates made arguably their biggest free agency signing of the offseason, signing Andrew Heaney to a one-year, $5 million deal. Heaney earning $5 million from the Pirates ties him with Andrew McCutchen for the team's richest free agent signing of the offseason, as sad as that is to say.

The real star of the win over the Pirates was Eli White. The outfielder, who has spent the last two seasons with Atlanta after beginning his career with the Texas Rangers, started in center field for the Braves. He went 3-for-3 as the lead off hitter.

There is no shortage of Black history stories to tell throughout the history of baseball. This notion holds especially true in Pittsburgh, a city that once