The Pittsburgh Pirates are well aware of the type of talk that surrounds a team sitting in last place in the National League Central in late July, knowing that they will be sellers at the MLB trade deadline.

The Pittsburgh Pirates look to end their three-game losing streak when they play the Detroit Tigers. Pittsburgh is 39-61 overall and 26-24 in home games. The Pirates have a 20-3 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

"After a rough patch in April, All-Star reliever David Bednar entered the All-Star break with a 1.74 ERA in his last 31 innings pitched. Acquiring Bednar allows Los Angeles to move everyone down a spot in the bullpen and when Los Angeles gets Blake Treinen and Michael Kopech back, Dave Roberts will have a wealth of options."

The Pittsburgh Pirates will have a busy MLB trade deadline on July 31, with players moving around and coming in. The Pirates currently hold the thi

Miguel Vargas and Mike Tauchman hit back-to-back homers in a four-run first inning, and the Chicago White Sox cruised to a 7-2 victory over the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates for their first series sweep this season.

Pittsburgh has not yet made its first selection in the 2025 MLB Draft. In Sunday's first round, the team is slated to pick sixth overall. The Pirates have $14,088,400 in bonus pool spending, according to MLB . That money can be used to sign players drafted by the Pirates in the first 10 rounds.

As the trade deadline grows closer, the Pittsburgh Pirates have emerged as one team that could move a lot of their stars this summer.

To start the second half of the season, the Pittsburgh Pirates (39-61) were swept at home by the worst team in the American League. The Chicago White Sox (35-65) won all three games at PNC Park over the weekend by a combined score of 27-7.