Right-hander Camilo Doval’s return to San Francisco went about as well as possible. The reliever struck out the side against the Dodgers on Saturday. He hit 99 mph multiple times. Doval was designated for assignment by the Pirates and claimed by the Giants earlier this week. The Giants traded Doval to the Yankees at last year’s trade deadline. He struggled down the stretch with the club, fading out of a high-leverage role. The first half of 2026 didn’t go much better. New York sent Doval to th...
Right-hander Camilo Doval’s return to San Francisco went about as well as possible. The reliever struck out the side against the Dodgers on Saturday. He hit 99 mph multiple times. Doval was designated for assignment by the Pirates and claimed by the Giants earlier this week. The Giants traded Doval to the Yankees at last year’s […]
Well folks, the final game of the 2026 regular-season schedule has finally arrived. On Sunday afternoon, the Detroit Tigers and Pittsburgh Pirates will face off at Comerica Park for the final time this year, officially marking the end of summer for Major League Baseball fans. The good guys have already won the first two games […]
Kirby Yates picked an unusual way to end a 12-year career. The Pirates right-hander made the first start of his major league life on Saturday at Comerica Park, worked 1 2/3 scoreless innings against the Tigers, and announced afterward that he is retiring. “I don’t have anything left. Let’s put it that way,” Yates said […]
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SAN FRANCISCO — Camilo Doval’s second act with the Giants is off to a good start. Get tickets for Giants-Dodgers on Fan Appreciation Weekend Two days after returning to the organization via a waiver claim, Doval stepped back on the Oracle Park mound and showed a glimmer of his old All-Star form, striking out the side in the seventh inning of the Giants’ 4-3 loss to the Dodgers on Saturday afternoon. Doval hadn’t pitched in a week after being designated for assignment by the Pirates on Tuesday,...
Veteran right-hander Kirby Yates announced his retirement this afternoon following the Pirates’ 4-3 walk-off loss to the Tigers in Detroit. In a game that featured Justin Verlander’s final career start for the Tigers, the Pirates opted for a bullpen game, and manager Don Kelly gave Yates the nod as the opener. It was the first “start” of his big league career after 517 appearances as a reliever. Yates recorded five outs, including a strikeout of Dillon Dingler, before being lifted for Yohan Ra...
Veteran right-hander Kirby Yates announced his retirement this afternoon following the Pirates’ 4-3 walk-off loss to the Tigers in Detroit. In a game that featured Justin Verlander’s final career start for the Tigers, the Pirates opted for a bullpen game, and manager Don Kelly gave Yates the nod as the opener. It was the first […]
Kirby Yates announced his retirement Saturday after making the first start of his 12-year MLB career, receiving an emotional ovation from the Detroit crowd.
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DETROIT — Justin Verlander got an unexpected hook in his major league finale, when the 7-year-old daughter of the pitcher and model Kate Upton came to the mound with Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch in the sixth inning of Saturday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. After Brandon Lowe hit a foul pop-up starting the sixth, Hinch walked from the dugout toward the plate and pointed toward the seats. Genevieve Verlander, wearing a Tigers jersey with her dad’s name and number, sprinted to the m...
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Eduardo Valencia hit a two-out, two-strike walk-off home run as the Tigers beat the Pirates 4-3 in Justin Verlander’s final MLB game.
The Detroit Tigers bid Justin Verlander farewell on Saturday in his final start against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Altogether, he pitched 5.1 innings with 6 strikeouts. In the bottom of the 6th, with the Tigers trailing 2-0, the Tigers removed Verlander from the game. As he left, his young daughter stood by his side. Then, the […]
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By Mark Polishuk | at September 26, 2026 2:40pm CDT Pirates GM Ben Cherington discussed his own future along with many other topics as part of a season wrap-up interview with reporters (including the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s Kevin Gorman and MLB.com’s Aiden Stephansky) on Saturday. In regards to his status, Cherington said he expects to return for his eighth year in charge in the Bucs’ front office, as owner Bob Nutting hasn’t given Cherington any indication otherwise. “Every conversation I...
Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander exits after making his final major-league start against the Pirates Saturday at Comerica Park. #Pittsburgh #Pirates #LetsGoBucs #MLB #DKPS Hear award-winning columnist Dejan Kovacevic’s Daily Shot of Pirates every weekday morning! SUBSCRIBE TO CHANNEL ► https://www.youtube.com/@DKPS_Pirates?sub_confirmation=1 MEMBERSHIP TO CHANNEL ► https://www.youtube.com/@DKPS_Pirates/join OUR APPS ► https://DKPS.net/apple | https://DKPS.net/android OUR WEBSITE ► http://www.DK...
Pirates GM Ben Cherington discussed his own future along with many other topics as part of a season wrap-up interview with reporters (including the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s Kevin Gorman and MLB.com’s Aiden Stephansky) on Saturday. In regards to his status, Cherington said he expects to return for his eighth year in charge in the Bucs’ front […]
During the 2025-26 MLB offseason, one of the more prominent rumors around the baseball industry was that the Pittsburgh Pirates were looking to increase payroll. Given their previous hesitance to spend, this type of commitment to the team by way of external pieces was nothing short of unprecedented. They ended up making a flurry of moves by Opening Day, with arguably the most pivotal move taking place on December 19th, as the Pirates pulled off a blockbuster trade with the Tampa Bay Rays. In t...
Justin Verlander made the final start of his legendary MLB career Saturday when the Detroit Tigers hosted the Pittsburgh Pirates at Comerica Park.
The legendary broadcaster brought plenty of hockey energy to the Pirates booth while reconnecting with the team he's loved for more than 60 years.
During the 2025-26 MLB offseason, one of the more prominent rumors around the baseball industry was that the Pittsburgh Pirates were looking to increase payroll. Given their previous hesitance to spend, this type of commitment to the team by way of external pieces was nothing short of unprecedented. They ended up making a flurry of […]
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Ben Cherington didn't come right out and say it, but he's operating as if he will return as the Pirates' general manager in 2027. He addressed that and more Saturday morning before a loss to the Tigers at Comerica Park.
Detroit Tigers (75-85) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (81-79) Time/Place: 1:10 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: Bucs DugoutMedia: Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Juston Verlander (0-1, 12.27 ) vs. RHP Kirby Yates (2-5, 3.32 ERA)
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Detroit Tigers, September 26, 2026, 1:10 p.m. ET The Pittsburgh Pirates are the answer to a unique baseball trivia question following today’s game against the Detroit Tigers. The Pirates will be the final team legendary pitcher Justin Verlander faces in his epic 21-year career that will almost certainly end with enshrinement into […]
Justin Verlander’s final start comes against Pirates manager Don Kelly, who was his teammate when he made his Double-A debut in 2005.
The Detroit Tigers have revealed their starting lineup for Justin Verlander's final career start Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates.