The 22-year-old went 6-8 in 22 starts for the Pirates last year, posting a 4.14 ERA with slightly better peripheral numbers. He struck out 132 batters in 121 2/3 innings, and appeared positioned to serve as a building block for future Pittsburgh teams.

Jones made the Pirates out of spring training in 2024 and pitched well, going 6-8 with a 4.14 ERA. Pittsburgh had hoped Jones would be featured near the top of the rotation, along with reigning National League Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes and veteran Mitch Keller.

Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Jared Jones will undergo surgery on his right elbow Wednesday and is expected to miss the remainder of the season, the club's senior director of sport medicine Todd Tomczyk announced.

The Pittsburgh Pirates finally jettisoned the weak link in their starting rotation on Wednesday morning, demoting righty Carmen Mlodzinski to Triple-A. This should by all accounts be cause for celebration: Mlodzinski had put up an ugly 5.67 ERA over his first nine outings of the year, the only Pirates starter with an ERA below league average.

Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Jared Jones underwent surgery on his right elbow and will miss the remainder of the season, costing the starting rotation one of its top young pitchers. Pirates senior director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk confirmed that Jones was having surgery Wednesday but didn’t specify the type.

Ethan Kirkwood is charged with furnishing malt beverages in connection to the April 30 fall that seriously injured his friend, court records show.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Following reports that 20-year-old Kavan Markwood consumed at least two alcoholic beverages at PNC Park before falling over a 21-foot outfield wall on April 30, his friend, 21-year-old Ethan Kirkwood, has been formally charged with purchasing the drinks for him.

In many respects, Tuesday’s game was very similar to most of the ones that the Pittsburgh Pirates have played recently. They got great starting pitching while the hitting was almost entirely absent. In some other key areas,

Bailey Falter and a pair of Pirates’ relievers combined to throw a five-hit shutout of the Reds. Falter went seven innings allowing four of the five hits while striking out five to earn his third win of the season. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Bucs and a five-game winning streak for the Reds.