2025 Pittsburgh Pirates season

2025 Pittsburgh Pirates
2025 Pittsburgh Pirates
League	National League
Division	Central
Ballpark	PNC Park
City	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Record	22–37 (.373)
Owners	Robert Nutting
General managers	Ben Cherington
Managers	Derek Shelton (first 38 games); Don Kelly (Interim)
Television	SportsNet Pittsburgh
Radio	KDKA-FM; Pittsburgh Pirates Radio Network
Stats	ESPN.com; Baseball Reference

The 2025 Pittsburgh Pirates season is the franchise's ongoing 144th season overall, 139th season as a member of the National League, and 25th season at PNC Park.

On May 8, manager Derek Shelton was fired after posting a 12–26 record to begin the season. Bench coach Don Kelly was named manager the same day.^[1]

Offseason

The Pirates finished the 2024 season with a 76–86 record, failing to make the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.

Transactions

2024

December 23 – Re-signed outfielder Andrew McCutchen to a one-year contract.^[2]

2025

January 10 – Signed LHP Caleb Ferguson to a one-year contract.^[3]
January 28 – Signed Adam Frazier to a one-year contract.^[4]
February 3 – Signed LHP Tim Mayza to a one-year contract.^[5]

Regular season

Season standings

National League Central

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NL Central
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	37	22	.627	—	20‍–‍11	17‍–‍11
St. Louis Cardinals	33	26	.559	4	19‍–‍8	14‍–‍18
Milwaukee Brewers	32	28	.533	5½	18‍–‍10	14‍–‍18
Cincinnati Reds	29	31	.483	8½	14‍–‍14	15‍–‍17
Pittsburgh Pirates	22	37	.373	15	13‍–‍16	9‍–‍21

National League Wild Card

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Division leaders
Team	W	L	Pct.
Chicago Cubs	37	22	.627
Los Angeles Dodgers	36	22	.621
New York Mets	37	22	.627

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Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Philadelphia Phillies	36	23	.610	+3
San Diego Padres	32	24	.571	+½
St. Louis Cardinals	33	26	.559	—
San Francisco Giants	33	26	.559	—
Milwaukee Brewers	32	28	.533	1½
Cincinnati Reds	29	31	.483	4½
Washington Nationals	28	31	.475	5
Atlanta Braves	27	31	.466	5½
Arizona Diamondbacks	28	31	.475	5
Miami Marlins	23	34	.404	9
Pittsburgh Pirates	22	37	.373	11
Colorado Rockies	9	50	.153	24

Record vs. opponents

Record vs. National League

2025 National League record v t e Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2025
Team	AZ	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	LAD	MIA	MIL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	WSH	AL
Arizona	—	1–2	3–4	0–0	0–0	2–2	3–0	2–1	3–3	1–2	0–0	0–0	1–1	0–0	1–2	5–4
Atlanta	2–1	—	0–0	3–1	2–1	1–5	1–1	0–0	0–0	2–1	1–2	1-6	0–0	2–1	2–0	5–4
Chicago	4–3	0–0	—	4–2	3–0	4–3	4–2	2–1	1–2	1–2	2–1	3–3	1–2	0–0	0–0	8–1
Cincinnati	0–0	1–3	2–4	—	3–0	0–0	1–2	1–3	0–0	0–0	3–0	0–0	3–3	2–2	1–2	5–8
Colorado	0–0	1–2	0–3	0–3	—	0–3	0–0	1–2	0–3	0–7	0–0	1–5	1–3	0–0	1–2	2–12
Los Angeles	2–2	5–1	3–4	0–0	3–0	—	5–1	0–0	0–0	1–2	2–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–2	5–2
Miami	0–3	1–1	2–4	2–1	0–0	1–5	—	0–0	2–4	1–2	3–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	3–6
Milwaukee	1–2	0–0	1–2	3–1	2–1	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–3	1–2	0–0	11–12
New York	3–3	0–0	2–1	0–0	3–0	0–0	4–2	0–0	—	3–0	2–0	0–0	0–0	5–2	2–2	7–5
Philadelphia	2–1	1–2	2–1	0–0	7-0	2–1	2–1	0–0	0–3	—	3-0	0–0	2–2	2-4	4–2	5–1
Pittsburgh	0–0	2–1	1–2	0–3	0–0	1–2	1–3	0–0	1-2	0–3	—	0–3	0–0	2–4	3–1	4–8
San Diego	0–0	6-1	3–3	0–0	5–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	3–0	—	2–0	0–0	0–0	9–11
San Francisco	1–1	0–0	2–1	3–3	3–1	0–0	0–0	3–1	0–0	2–2	0–0	0–2	—	0–0	0–0	11–7
St. Louis	0–0	1–2	0–0	2–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	2–5	3–1	4–2	0–0	0–0	—	3–0	6–6
Washington	2–1	0–2	0–0	2–1	2–1	2–1	1–2	0–0	2–2	2–4	1–3	0–0	0–0	0–3	—	3–6

Updated with the results of all games through May 13, 2025.

Record vs. American League

2025 National League record vs. American League v t e Source: MLB Standings
Team	ATH	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	HOU	KC	LAA	MIN	NYY	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR
Arizona	0–0	2–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–0
Atlanta	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	3–0	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	1–2
Chicago	3–0	0–0	0–0	3–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0
Cincinnati	0–0	2–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	1–2	0–0
Colorado	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–3	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–0
Los Angeles	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	3–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0
Miami	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0
Milwaukee	2–1	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	2–1	0–0	2–1	0–0	0–0	0–3	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
New York	2–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	3–0
Philadelphia	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Pittsburgh	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–3	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	1–2	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–0
San Diego	2–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	3–0	1–2	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–3	0–0	0–0
San Francisco	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	3–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	2–1	3–0	0–0	2–1	0–0
St. Louis	0–0	0–0	0–3	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	1–2	3–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Washington	0–0	2–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–3

Updated with the results of all games through May 4, 2025.

Game log

Legend
	Pirates win
	Pirates loss
	Postponement
Bold	Pirates team member

2025 Game Log: 22–37 (Home: 13–16; Away: 9–21) ^[6]

March/April: 12–19 (Home: 7–8; Away: 5–11)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Streak
1	March 27	@ Marlins	4–5	Tinoco (1–0)	Bednar (0–1)	—	31,534	0–1	L1
2	March 28	@ Marlins	4–3	Keller (1–0)	Gillispie (0–1)	Bednar (1)	9,590	1–1	W1
3	March 29	@ Marlins	4–5 (12)	Soriano (1–0)	Wentz (0–1)	―	10,207	1–2	L1
4	March 30	@ Marlins	2–3	Bender (1–0)	Bednar (0–2)	―	15,490	1–3	L2
5	March 31	@ Rays	1–6	Rasmussen (1–0)	Mlodzinski (0–1)	―	10,046	1–4	L3
6	April 1	@ Rays	0–7	Baz (1–0)	Harrington (0–1)	―	10,046	1–5	L4
7	April 2	@ Rays	4–2	Skenes (1–0)	Pepiot (0–1)	Santana (1)	10,046	2–5	W1
8	April 4	Yankees	4–9	Fried (1–0)	Keller (1–1)	―	36,893	2–6	L1
9	April 5	Yankees	4–10	Leiter Jr. (1–1)	Falter (0–1)	―	30,570	2–7	L2
10	April 6	Yankees	5–4 (11)	Wentz (1–1)	Williams (0–1)	―	22,898	3–7	W1
11	April 7	Cardinals	8–4	Mlodzinski (1–1)	Liberatore (0–1)	Harrington (1)	8,250	4–7	W2
12	April 8	Cardinals	3–5	Gray (2–0)	Skenes (1–1)	Maton (1)	8,291	4–8	L1
13	April 9	Cardinals	2–1 (13)	Lawrence (1–0)	Roycroft (0–2)	―	8,430	5–8	W1
14	April 11	@ Reds	3–5	Singer (3–0)	Falter (0–2)	Pagán (3)	16,375	5–9	L1
15	April 12	@ Reds	2–5	Abbott (1–0)	Heaney (0–1)	Pagán (4)	31,188	5–10	L2
16	April 13	@ Reds	0–4	Greene (2–1)	Mlodzinski (1–2)	―	24,358	5–11	L3
17	April 14	Nationals	10–3	Skenes (2–1)	Lord (0–1)	―	10,402	6–11	W1
18	April 15	Nationals	0–3	Irvin (1–0)	Keller (1–2)	Finnegan (6)	8,340	6–12	L1
19	April 16	Nationals	6–1	Falter (1–2)	Parker (2–1)	―	8,529	7–12	W1
20	April 17	Nationals	1–0	Heaney (1–1)	Williams (1–2)	Santana (2)	12,748	8–12	W2
21	April 18	Guardians	7–10	Ortiz (2–2)	Mlodzinski (1–3)	Clase (3)	27,900	8–13	L1
22	April 19	Guardians	0–3	Lively (1–2)	Skenes (2–2)	Clase (4)	37,713	8–14	L2
23	April 20	Guardians	4–5 (10)	Clase (3–0)	Santana (0–1)	Cantillo (1)	12,433	8–15	L3
24	April 22	@ Angels	9–3	Shugart (1–0)	Soriano (2–3)	―	30,439	9–15	W1
25	April 23	@ Angels	3–0	Heaney (2–1)	Kochanowicz (1–3)	Santana (3)	31,256	10–15	W2
26	April 24	@ Angels	3–4	Zeferjahn (2–0)	Shugart (1–1)	Jansen (6)	29,060	10–16	L1
27	April 25	@ Dodgers	3–0	Skenes (3–2)	Yamamoto (3–2)	Bednar (2)	53,655	11–16	W1
28	April 26	@ Dodgers	4–8	Yates (2–1)	Holderman (0–1)	―	54,012	11–17	L1
29	April 27	@ Dodgers	2–9	Casparius (3–0)	Falter (1–3)	Gómez (1)	49,512	11–18	L2
30	April 29	Cubs	0–9	Imanaga (3–1)	Heaney (2–2)	―	9,434	11–19	L3
31	April 30	Cubs	4–3	Ferguson (1–0)	Thielbar (1–1)	Bednar (3)	11,297	12–19	W1

May: 10–18 (Home: 6–8; Away: 4–10)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Streak
32	May 1	Cubs	3–8	Rea (2–0)	Skenes (3–3)	―	13,633	12–20	L1
33	May 2	Padres	4–9	Estrada (1–1)	Keller (1–3)	―	12,349	12–21	L2
34	May 3	Padres	1–2	Adam (3–0)	Bednar (0–3)	Suárez (13)	17,675	12–22	L3
35	May 4	Padres	0–4	Kolek (1–0)	Heaney (2–3)	―	17,184	12–23	L4
36	May 5	@ Cardinals	3–6	Graceffo (2–0)	Shugart (1–2)	Helsley (6)	22,369	12–24	L5
37	May 6	@ Cardinals	1–2	Liberatore (3–3)	Skenes (3–4)	Graceffo (1)	25,307	12–25	L6
38	May 7	@ Cardinals	0–5	Gray (4–1)	Keller (1–4)	―	27,453	12–26	L7
39	May 9	Braves	3–2	Falter (2–3)	Elder (2–2)	Santana (4)	19,357	13–26	W1
40	May 10	Braves	2–3 (11)	Blewett (2–0)	Shugart (1–3)	―	27,767	13–27	L1
41	May 11	Braves	4–3	Santana (1–1)	Iglesias (2–3)	―	17,845	14–27	W1
42	May 12	@ Mets	3–4	Brazobán (2–0)	Bednar (0–4)	―	35,580	14–28	L1
43	May 13	@ Mets	1–2	Kranick (3–1)	Keller (1–5)	Díaz (9)	35,926	14–29	L2
44	May 14	@ Mets	4–0	Shugart (2–3)	Holmes (5–2)	—	34,473	15–29	W1
45	May 16	@ Phillies	4–8	Suárez (2–0)	Borucki (0–1)	Alvarado (7)	44,039	15–30	L1
46	May 17	@ Phillies	2–5	Wheeler (5–1)	Mlodzinski (1–4)	—	44,164	15–31	L2
47	May 18	@ Phillies	0–1	Abel (1–0)	Skenes (3–5)	Romano (5)	44,356	15–32	L3
48	May 19	Reds	1–7	Lodolo (4–4)	Keller (1–6)	―	10,842	15–33	L4
49	May 20	Reds	1–0	Falter (3–3)	Martinez (2–5)	Bednar (4)	10,071	16–33	W1
50	May 21	Reds	3–1	Heaney (3–3)	Singer (5–3)	Santana (5)	17,308	17–33	W2
51	May 22	Brewers	5–8	Rodríguez (1-0)	Burrows (0–1)	Megill (8)	10,114	17–34	L1
52	May 23	Brewers	6–5 (10)	Borucki (1–1)	Uribe (2–1)	―	24,646	18–34	W1
53	May 24	Brewers	2–1	Shugart (3–3)	Alexander (2–5)	Bednar (5)	24,651	19–34	W2
54	May 25	Brewers	5–6	Koenig (3–1)	Borucki (1–2)	Megill (9)	18,920	19–35	L1
55	May 26	@ Diamondbacks	0–5	Nelson (2–1)	Heaney (3–4)	―	25,697	19–36	L2
56	May 27	@ Diamondbacks	9–6	Wentz (2–1)	Ginkel (0–3)	Bednar (6)	20,739	20–36	W1
57	May 28	@ Diamondbacks	10–1	Skenes (4–5)	Gallen (3–7)	―	25,202	21–36	W2
58	May 30	@ Padres	2–3	Pivetta (6–3)	Keller (1–7)	Suárez (18)	42,579	21–37	L1
59	May 31	@ Padres	5–0	Falter (4–3)	Cease (1–4)	―	42,471	22–37	W1

June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent
60	June 1	@ Padres
61	June 3	Astros
62	June 4	Astros
63	June 5	Astros
64	June 6	Phillies
65	June 7	Phillies
66	June 8	Phillies
67	June 9	Marlins
68	June 10	Marlins
69	June 11	Marlins
70	June 12	@ Cubs
71	June 13	@ Cubs
72	June 14	@ Cubs
73	June 15	@ Cubs
74	June 17	@ Tigers
75	June 18	@ Tigers
76	June 19	@ Tigers
77	June 20	Rangers
78	June 21	Rangers
79	June 22	Rangers
80	June 23	@ Brewers
81	June 24	@ Brewers
82	June 25	@ Brewers
83	June 27	Mets
84	June 28	Mets
85	June 29	Mets
86	June 30	Cardinals

July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent
87	July 1	Cardinals
88	July 2	Cardinals
89	July 4	@ Mariners
90	July 5	@ Mariners
91	July 6	@ Mariners
92	July 7	@ Royals
93	July 8	@ Royals
94	July 9	@ Royals
95	July 11	@ Twins
96	July 12	@ Twins
97	July 13	@ Twins
98	July 18	White Sox
99	July 19	White Sox
100	July 20	White Sox
101	July 21	Tigers
102	July 22	Tigers
103	July 23	Tigers
104	July 25	Diamondbacks
105	July 26	Diamondbacks
106	July 27	Diamondbacks
107	July 28	@ Giants
108	July 29	@ Giants
109	July 30	@ Giants

August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent
110	August 1	@ Rockies
111	August 2	@ Rockies
112	August 3	@ Rockies
113	August 4	Giants
114	August 5	Giants
115	August 6	Giants
116	August 7	Reds
117	August 8	Reds
118	August 9	Reds
119	August 10	Reds
120	August 11	@ Brewers
121	August 12	@ Brewers
122	August 13	@ Brewers
123	August 15	@ Cubs
124	August 16	@ Cubs
125	August 17	@ Cubs
126	August 18	Blue Jays
127	August 19	Blue Jays
128	August 20	Blue Jays
129	August 22	Rockies
130	August 23	Rockies
131	August 24	Rockies
132	August 25	@ Cardinals
133	August 26	@ Cardinals
134	August 27	@ Cardinals
135	August 28	@ Cardinals
136	August 29	@ Red Sox
137	August 30	@ Red Sox
138	August 31	@ Red Sox

September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent
139	September 2	Dodgers
140	September 3	Dodgers
141	September 4	Dodgers
142	September 5	Brewers
143	September 6	Brewers
144	September 7	Brewers
145	September 9	@ Orioles
146	September 10	@ Orioles
147	September 11	@ Orioles
148	September 12	@ Nationals
149	September 13	@ Nationals
150	September 14	@ Nationals
151	September 15	Cubs
152	September 16	Cubs
153	September 17	Cubs
154	September 19	Athletics
155	September 20	Athletics
156	September 21	Athletics
157	September 23	@ Reds
158	September 24	@ Reds
159	September 25	@ Reds
160	September 26	@ Braves
161	September 27	@ Braves
162	September 28	@ Braves

Roster

Active roster

Inactive roster

Coaches / other

Pitchers
Starting rotation

Bullpen

Catchers

32 Henry Davis
5 Endy Rodríguez

Infielders

Outfielders

Designated hitters

22 Andrew McCutchen

Pitchers

Catchers

14 Joey Bart

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

12 Don Kelly

Coaches

16 Tarrik Brock (first base)
82 Jordan Comadena (bullpen catcher)
52 Matt Hague (hitting)
90 Raul Hernandez (bullpen catcher)
54 Gene Lamont (special advisor)
96 Mendy López (infield)
47 Oscar Marin (pitching)
88 Christian Marrero (assistant hitting)
95 Stephen Morales (coach / translator)
87 Miguel Pérez (bullpen)
58 Mike Rabelo (third base)
56 Brent Strom (assistant pitching)
44 Chris Truby (coach)
98 Jonny Tucker (coach)

60-day injured list

26 active, 14 inactive
7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list
^# Personal leave
Roster and coaches updated May 28, 2025
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Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
Triple-A	Indianapolis Indians	International League	Chris Truby
Double-A	Altoona Curve	Eastern League	Andy Fox
High-A	Greensboro Grasshoppers	South Atlantic League	Blake Butler
Low-A	Bradenton Marauders	Florida State League	Jim Horner
Rookie	FCL Pirates	Florida Complex League	Jose Mendez
Rookie	DSL Pirates Black	Dominican Summer League	Joel Fuentes
Rookie	DSL Pirates Gold	Dominican Summer League	José Mosquera

Notes

^ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.

References

^ "Pirates fire manager Derek Shelton amid seven-game slide". May 8, 2025. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
^ "Pirates Re-Sign Andrew McCutchen". December 23, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
^ "Pirates Sign Caleb Ferguson". January 10, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
^ "Pirates Sign Adam Frazier". January 28, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
^ "Pirates Sign Tim Mayza". February 3, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule". MLB.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.

External links

Pittsburgh Pirates 2025 schedule at MLB.com

[1] From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.

[2] "Pirates fire manager Derek Shelton amid seven-game slide". May 8, 2025. Retrieved May 11, 2025.

[3] "Pirates Re-Sign Andrew McCutchen". December 23, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2025.

[4] "Pirates Sign Caleb Ferguson". January 10, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2025.

[5] "Pirates Sign Adam Frazier". January 28, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2025.

[6] "Pirates Sign Tim Mayza". February 3, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2025.

[7] "Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule". MLB.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.

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