If there was optimism for the Pittsburgh Pirates to put a disappointing first half behind them, it was because they opened the second half against one of baseball’s worst teams: the Chicago White Sox.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have reportedly given a rather straightforward answer to a team that called about a Paul Skenes trade.

Though Pittsburgh Pirates' ace Paul Skenes had just four wins in the first half, he's aiming for some unique baseball history in the second half of the season,

Pittsburgh has not yet made its first selection in the 2025 MLB Draft. In Sunday's first round, the team is slated to pick sixth overall. The Pirates have $14,088,400 in bonus pool spending, according to MLB . That money can be used to sign players drafted by the Pirates in the first 10 rounds.

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The Yankees could bolster their infield defense by trading for Pirates third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes in this potential MLB blockbuster deal ahead of the trade deadline.

Peguero appeared in four games for the Pirates earlier in the season and collected a pair of hits in nine at-bats.