This is one in a series of stories breaking down members of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 40-man roster. There hasn’t been much buzz around the Pittsburgh Pirates since they lost to the Chicago Cubs in the 2015 National League Championship Series.

The Red Sox and Pirates have been frequent trade partners in the last year. Last July, the Sox sent infielder Nick Yorke to Pittsburgh in exchange for starting pitcher Quinn Priester. More recently, the Sox sent infielder Enmanuel Valdez to the Pirates in December and obtained reliever Joe Vogatsky.

The Red Sox traded righthanded reliever Chase Shugart to the Pirates on Friday in exchange for minor league righthander Matt McShane.

The Major League Baseball offseason has been filled with big-time players switching teams via trade or free agency. Some of the big moves include Juan Soto signing with the New York Mets, Corbin Burnes signing with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Blake Snell signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Pirates acquired Shugart from the Red Sox on Friday in exchange for Matt McShane, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports. Shugart had been designated for assignment. The 28-year-old reached the big leagues for the first time this past season, yielding four runs over 8.2 relief innings. Shugart will compete for a spot in the Pirates' bullpen.

A former Air Force Falcons pitcher has already become one of the best professional baseball players at his position at the MLB level after just one season. The MLB Network has released their newest edition of the top 10 players at each position entering 2025.

The Pittsburgh Pirates today acquired pitcher Chase Shugart from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for minor league right-handed pitcher Matt McShane. The 28-year-old Shugart, who was designated for assignment on January 15,

The Boston Red Sox today acquired minor league right-handed pitcher Matt McShane from the Pittsburgh Pirates, in exchange for right-handed pitcher Chase Shugart. McShane, 22, was selected by the Pirates in the 13th round of the 2024 First-Year Player Draft.

After a disappointing 2024 season, does former first-round pick Ke'Bryan Hayes really want out of the Steel City? In a word, no. When a rumor surfaced from a qu

ATLANTA — New Atlanta Braves pitching prospect Raudy Reyes won’t turn 17 until August and has a fastball that’s touched 102 mph. Even in this velocity-obsessed era in baseball, when triple-digit heaters aren’t the rarity they were years ago, topping 100 mph at age 16 remains stunning.

On Friday, former St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Matt Adams was named bench coach for the El Paso Chihuahuas, the San Diego Padres' Triple-A club.