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The deal is worth $77 million, according to multiple reports.
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Over his past three starts, Keller has a 7.79 ERA and a 1.85 WHIP and a .347 batting average against.
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Johan Oviedo and Colin Holderman produced two immaculate innings — nine pitches, three strikeouts — in a span of 21 days.
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The ace right-hander was pulled with a one-run lead. The bullpen couldn't hold it.
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Here are three steps forward and three steps back from the Pirates' up-and-down first quarter of the season.
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At 27, Keller is the pitcher experts projected him to be when he was ascending prospect rankings. It just took him five years to get there.
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“That was a big-boy start right there,” manager Derek Shelton said. The game took only one hour, 55 minutes.
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Frustrations boiled over during a sloppy 8-1 loss against the Rays that led to the Pirates' first three-game losing skid this season.
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Will this season be like 2012, when the Pirates' early success fizzled? "I’m not going to let that happen again," Andrew McCutchen said.
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Reynolds' extension is the latest in a series of feel-good moments for the Pirates. So who’s next in line? And what’s next for this team?
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How the new clock influences the game in smaller ways will be seen and felt throughout the season.
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The righty was shelled at Great American Ball Park in his major-league debut. Four years later, he returns as the ace of the Pirates' staff.
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For JT Brubaker, it's the change. For Mike Burrows, it's the slider. For Mitch Keller, it's a ... well, no one is sure what to call it.
Matt Brash throws a nasty breaking ball, as only a handful of sliders in the game had a better Stuff+ last year. But can he command it?
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Second base is up for grabs and Castro says he wants the gig "really bad." Plus, items on Ortiz, Bae, Keller and much more.
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"There's true competition for some spots in the rotation," Marin said. A look at where things stand and some of the pitchers in the mix.
The right-hander has brought back a gyro-cutter and wants to pitch the March 30 opener: "I’m going to work my (butt) off to be that dude.”
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Blossoming in the nick of time, Keller has set himself up for bigger role and larger payday in 2023, thanks in part to a dominant slider.
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Which came first, the sizzling sinker or his ramped-up self confidence? Who cares? It's all working for Keller.
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The right-hander is among several pitchers who are finding success with a sideways slider nicknamed the sweeper.
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