Barry Bonds finished his MLB career as one of the greatest hitters that ever played the game of baseball and one Pirates ...

Starlyn Caba shows elite glove skills, but will hit enough to be a regular? Plus, Cam Collier's improvement, Charlie Condon's ...

PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh Pirates prospect excelled in his past few games in the Arizona Fall League, earning recognition for ...

Pirates No. 15 prospect Esmerlyn Valdez homers for the eighth time in nine games in the seventh inning for Salt River during ...

PITTSBURGH — One Pittsburgh Pirates prospect has had an incredible campaign so far in the Arizona Fall League and put on ...

There is no professional hitter currently hotter than Esmerlyn Valdez. The Pirates’ 21-year-old outfield prospect hammered ...

PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh Pirates prospect has shown his knack for hitting home runs early on in the Arizona Fall League. Esmerlyn Valdez, playing for the Salt River Rafters, smashed a slider over the ...

Pirates slugger Esmerlyn Valdez set career highs in nearly every statistical category in 2025. He continued to impress on Tuesday, going 3-for-5 with a double, a home run, and five RBIs in Altoona’s ...

ALTOONA, Pa. – Altoona rallied for seven runs in the sixth inning and held on for an 11-5 win over the Erie SeaWolves in Game 1 of the Southwest Division best-of-3 series. Esmerlyn Valdez homered in ...

ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — For the first time in more than a decade, two Altoona Curve teammates swept the Eastern League’s weekly awards, cementing their names in franchise history. Pitcher Wilber Dotel ...

Altoona swept the Eastern League’s weekly awards for the fourth time in franchise history. Pitcher Wilber Dotel was named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week and Esmerlyn Valdez was named the ...

RICHMOND, Va. – Esmerlyn Valdez drove in both runs during Altoona's 2-0 win over the Richmond Flying Squirrels Saturday night at The Diamond. With the win, Altoona clinched a series victory over ...