ISIAH KINER-FALEFA NEWS

Production slowing Kiner-Falefa went 2-for-4 with a run scored Wednesday against the Nationals.

Impact Kiner-Falefa has struggled at the plate after a relatively hot start to the year, as he has just four hits across his last 25 at-bats (eight games) after Wednesday's multi-hit effort. He's also slowed on the basepaths, failing to tally a stolen base since March 31 while being caught on his last two attempts.

8 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Oneil Cruz hits his 1st career grand slam as the Pirates beat the Nationals 6-1

Oneil Cruz hit his first career grand slam to help Bailey Falter and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 6-1

19 HOURS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pittsburgh Pirates square off against the Washington Nationals Wednesday

The Pittsburgh Pirates host the Washington Nationals on Wednesday

1 DAY AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

James Wood's leadoff homer, Jake Irvin's seven scoreless innings lift Nationals over Pirates 3-0

James Wood led off the game with a home run and Jake Irvin pitched seven scoreless innings to lead the Washington Nationals to a 3-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday...

1 DAY AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hunter Greene pitches 7 crisp innings as the Reds blank the Pirates 4-0

Hunter Greene pitched seven sparkling innings, and the Cincinnati Reds completed a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 4-0 victory

4 DAYS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Joey Bart singles in 13th to give Pirates 2-1 win over Cardinals despite 6 hitless from Fedde

Joey Bart singled in the winning run with the bases loaded in the 13th inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals despite six hitless innings from...

APRIL 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Getting afternoon off Kiner-Falefa is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.

Impact Manager Derek Shelton will give Kiner-Falefa a breather as the Pirates wrap up their series with the Cardinals with a day game after a night game. The recently promoted Tsung-Che Cheng will make his MLB debut Wednesday, starting at shortstop in Kiner-Falefa's stead and batting ninth.

APRIL 9 • ROTOWIRE

Late add to lineup Kiner-Falefa will start at shortstop and bat ninth Sunday against the Yankees after Jared Triolo (undisclosed) was scratched, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.

Impact Kiner-Falefa was poised to receive his first day off of the season but will instead end up taking his usual post at shortstop since Triolo is presumably dealing with an injury. Kiner-Falefa is batting .321 (9-for-28) with no extra-base hits and four steals in 33 plate appearances.

APRIL 6 • ROTOWIRE

Receiving first day off Kiner-Falefa is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

Impact Kiner-Falefa will get his first day off of the season after slashing .321/.424/.321 with four stolen bases, three runs and an RBI through Pittsburgh's first nine games. Jared Triolo will fill in for Kiner-Falefa at shortstop and as the Pirates' No. 9 hitter.

APRIL 6 • ROTOWIRE

Judge matches Ruth with 321 homers in first 1,000 Yankees games in 9-4 win over struggling Pirates

Aaron Judge marked his 1,000th game by hitting his sixth homer of the season and the New York Yankees beat Pittsburgh 9-4 in the Pirates’ home opener

APRIL 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

As fan angst bubbles up, the struggling Pirates are trying to stay the course

The baseball season is a week old

APRIL 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Paul Skenes dominates the Rays on the day GQ publishes profile of him and girlfriend Livvy Dunne

The only thing that flustered Paul Skenes on Wednesday was getting asked about his photo spread with girlfriend Livvy Dunne in GQ magazine

APRIL 2 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Griffin Conine's HR, Derek Hill walkoff run help Marlins beat Pirates 3-2

Griffin Conine hit a home run, Derek Hill scored the winning run from third on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth and the Florida Marlins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2

MARCH 30 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Aggressive on basepaths early Kiner-Falefa went 2-for-3 with two walks and two stolen bases Saturday against the Marlins.

Impact Kiner-Falefa was expected to lead off for a significant portion of spring, but he's instead hit ninth in all three of Pittsburgh's games. He's still found a way to be productive and has benefited from the team's aggressiveness on the basepaths by swiping three bases on three tries. Kiner-Falefa is likely to provide little other production, but he could be a streaming option for stolen bases.

MARCH 30 • ROTOWIRE

Expected to be primary shortstop Kiner-Falefa has started nine games at shortstop during spring training and is projected to begin the season as the Pirates' primary starter at the position, Kevin Gorman of the Pi...

Impact Kiner-Falefa has served as a utility player for much of his career, though 28 of his 50 appearances came at shortstop after being acquired by the Pirates. He struggled to a .587 OPS across 215 plate appearances in Pittsburgh, so there's no guarantee he'll maintain that playing time throughout the 2025 campaign. Nick Gonzales and Liover Peguero are both capable at the position defensively and have made appearances at shortstop this spring.

MARCH 11 • ROTOWIRE

How a rocky Yankees stint prepared Isiah Kiner-Falefa for another run at becoming Pirates' everyday shortstop BRADENTON, Fla. — Not long after Nick Gonzales finishes his daily pregame work at second base, the former first-round pick regularly makes t...

MARCH 8 • POST-GAZETTE.COM

Pirates' Isiah Kiner-Falefa Excited For New Hitting Coach No player on the Pittsburgh Pirates has a better understanding of what the team is getting in new hitting coach Matt Hague than infielder Is...

NOVEMBER 23, 2024 • SI.COM

Pirates' Isiah Kiner-Falefa Explains Why He Passed Up Chance at $200,000 Bonus The shortstop could have earned a performance bonus if he played in Sunday’s finale.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Sitting Sunday Kiner-Falefa is absent from Sunday's lineup against the Yankees.

Impact Jared Triolo will start at third base and bat sixth in Pittsburgh's regular-season finale. As a member of the Pirates this season, Kiner-Falefa slashed .240/.265/.322 with eight stolen bases, one home run and 10 RBI across 215 plate appearances.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Pirates and Brewers meet in series rubber match

Both the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Milwaukee Brewers are looking for a series win with a victory on Thursday

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ortiz pitches seven strong innings as Pirates cool off NL Central champion Brewers 2-1

Liover Peguero slashed a two-run double, Luis Ortiz pitched seven strong innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Brewers face the Pirates with 1-0 series lead

The Milwaukee Brewers play the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 1-0 series lead

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pirates host the Brewers to begin 3-game series

The Pittsburgh Pirates start a three-game series at home against the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

On bench Sunday Kiner-Falefa is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.

Impact Nick Gonzales will take over at shortstop and atop the batting order against right-hander Hunter Greene. Kiner-Falefa occupies those spots most days, and he's provided a .286 average this month as the Pirates' primary leadoff hitter, though it's been a rather empty batting average (five doubles, no homers, three RBI in his last 19 games).

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024 • ROTOWIRE