Growing pains are going to come with development. It is true for every player at every position, and it certainly applies when a transition is being made on the fly and while playing in major-league games.
BRADENTON, Fla. — There was only one live bullpen at Pittsburgh Pirates spring training on Monday, but it sure was an important one to watch. The Prates have two open rotation spots and a handful of guys will battle during camp to fill those spots.
This is one in a series of stories breaking down members of the Pittsburgh Pirates 40-man roster. Luis Ortiz is a perplexing pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
PITTSBURGH—The Pirates fell to the New York Yankees 6-3 on Saturday night in front of a mostly packed house. After a strong outing against the Atlanta Braves last Sunday, Pirates’ starter Luis Ortiz saw his accuracy issues resurface, throwing six walks in 4.2 innings.
ATLANTA -- The silver lining is that Luis Ortiz is once again looking like the pitcher the Pirates hoped he would be when he broke out as a prospect a year ago.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are working diligently to help pitcher Luis Ortiz hone his consistency and stay a part of the rotation. On this edition of the Pirates prospect update series, we take a look at pitcher Luis Ortiz as he looks to build off of a dominant performance on Labor Day against the Milwaukee Brewers.
When Luis Ortiz burst onto the scene with the Pittsburgh Pirates last season, he immediately opened some eyes. In his major league debut, Ortiz faced the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ballpark in the second game of a doubleheader.
Reflecting on his afternoon postgame, Luis Ortiz couldn't point out what the issue was in the first inning. When he and the pitching team go through Wednesday's film, there will be plenty to watch, starting with the 40 pitches he needed to complete that first frame.
The Pittsburgh Pirates needed to make room on the active roster for right-hander Luis Ortiz and did so by optioning relief pitcher Dauri Moreta to Triple-A Indianapolis.
PITTSBURGH – In isolation, it is certainly not a make-or-break game for Luis Ortiz. However, when the 24-year-old right-hander takes the mound for the Pittsburgh Pirates to start Wednesday afternoon against the St.
About a month and a half after being optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis, right-hander Luis Ortiz was back in the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse. The right-hander was added to the Pirates’ practice squad and he’s expected to pitch in Wednesday’s game against the St.
Entering the start of the 2023 season, the Pittsburgh Pirates looked poised to receive significant contributions from a handful of their young starting pitchers.
Luis Ortiz made another start for the Indianapolis Indians (Pittsburgh Pirates Triple-A team), and he put forth a reasonably good game. There were some positive signs with Ortiz in his start on Saturday night.
Prior to Wednesday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Pittsburgh Pirates made a roster move, optioning right-hander Luis Ortiz to Triple-A Indianapolis.
The Bucs are back in the win column. The Pittsburgh Pirates finally got back into the win column. After back-to-back-to-back sweeps twice to the Chicago Cubs and once to the Milwaukee Brewers and a series-opening loss to the Miami Marlins, Luis Ortiz came in on Friday night with an absolute gem, lifting the Buccos to a 3-1 victory.
The Pirates have a need for another starter with Vince Velasquez recently landing on the 15-day injured list due to elbow inflammation.
The hard-throwing righty was added to the roster Wednesday evening. While Jarlín García will miss this year’s World Baseball Classic due to an arm injury, one Pittsburgh Pirates player was added to the Dominican Republic’s roster in his place.
While all of the talk out of the Pirates in the past few days has centered on outfielder Bryan Reynolds wanting a trade out of Pittsburgh, the team remains focused on additions.
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