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Pirates agree to $7.75 million deal with reliever Soto

By Will Graves AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates and two-time All-Star reliever Gregory Soto have agreed to a $7.75 million, one-year contract, a person with knowledge of the deal told the Associated Press late Tuesday night. The person spoke to the AP on condition of ...

Pirates strike out in lottery, will draft 5th

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Chicago White Sox won Major League Baseball's amateur draft lottery Tuesday and will have the top selection for the first time since taking Harold Baines in 1977. Coming off a 102-loss season, Chicago had the highest odds to win the weighted lottery at 27.73 ...

Ducks beat buzzer to force OT, then beat Penguins in shootout

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Beckett Sennecke scored a short-handed goal with 1 second remaining to force overtime, Leo Carlsson scored in the shootout and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Tuesday night for their fifth win in seven games. The 19-year-old Sennecke eluded three ...

Penguins’ Malkin heads to IR

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins placed center Evgeni Malkin on injured reserve Tuesday with an upper-body injury. The move comes after the 39-year-old Malkin sat out a shootout loss to Dallas on Sunday. Malkin, in the final season of his contract with the Penguins, is off to one ...

Metcalf expected to play vs. Miami after needing hospital trip

By Will Graves AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH — A brief hospital visit won't keep Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf from playing next week against Miami. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Metcalf was hit in the abdomen at some point during Pittsburgh's 27-22 victory in Baltimore on ...

Wild Things sign 3 pitchers for 2026

The Wild Things have been busy building their pitching staff for next season’s spring training and beyond. They recently announced the res-signing of two key relief pitchers from last season and the addition of a former standout at the NCAA Division II level. Washington will be bringing ...