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,
Stanton’s average bat speed of 81.3 mph was by far the fastest in the majors in 2024. The second-fastest bat in the game belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Oneil Cruz at 78.6 mph. The 2.7 mph difference between Stanton and Cruz was also the distance between Cruz and the No.
Livvy Dunne may be away from boyfriend Paul Skenes right now, but she was certainly swooning over his latest social media post. The viral LSU gymnast and her Pittsburgh Pirates ma
The East Carolina baseball team will open its season with a doubleheader on Friday due to poor weather expected this weekend.
Endy Rodriguez wore Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses under his mask while catching Johan Oviedo’s bullpen, giving a backstop view of the imposing Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander. It was the first bullpen of spring training for Oviedo,
Former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Scott Sauerbeck has died at the age of 53. Sauerbeck pitched for the Pirates for five seasons and still holds the team record for the most games pitched in a season by a left hander.
It doesn't look like baseball season outside, but some local athletes got a taste of spring training Monday. Jon Schwind of Hilton, a former player and coach in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, hosted his seventh annual Challenger/Miracle League Spring Training event at Salmon Creek Country Club.
Bryce Harper is with Philadelphia and Manny Machado is with San Diego, but we can’t always tell what general manager Brian Cashman has in mind. The Yankees have an ace in Gerrit Cole and had Juan Soto hitting ahead of Aaron Judge,
Pittsburgh Pirates legend Andrew McCutchen would rather former NFL MVP Cam Newton stick to football. Newton made waves in December when he proclaimed the WNBA would be more popular than baseball in 20 years.
The BriefThe Pittsburgh Pirates and the City of Bradenton unveiled improvements to their spring training home, Lecom Park, ahead of the 2025 MLB season.The improvements include expanded locker room space,