The Pittsburgh Pirates kicked off their 2025 draft buy selecting high school right-hander Seth Hernandez with the sixth pick of the first round. The Pirates had three more picks on the first day of the draft.

The Pittsburgh Pirates just drafted a guy with a very familiar name. The newest Pirates pick: Jared Jones, out of LSU. Not to be confused with right-handed pitcher Jared Jones, who has already shown he might be an MLB star before getting injured.

Jim Callis of MLB.com rated his top five 2025 MLB Draft Classes and placed the Pirates at second best, with the Baltimore Orioles in first place. The Tampa Bay Rays came next in third, the Colorado Rockies ranked fourth and the Boston Red Sox came in at fifth.

When the MLB Draft started with stunners for the first two selections, the Pittsburgh Pirates were prepared to pivot in a number of different directions with the No. 6 overall pick. They believed the odds were against Seth Hernandez slipping to them,

The Pittsburgh Pirates won baseball's first draft lottery Tuesday night and will get the top pick of eligible amateur players in July. Skip to content NOWCAST Pittsburgh's Action News 4 at 5pm

PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Pirates had a good night at the MLB Draft Lottery at the MLB Winter Meetings in Dallas, as they landed the No. 6 overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Pirates will have the ninth pick in the 2024 MLB Draft. The 2024 MLB draft lottery was held on Tuesday in Nashville, and the Pirates landed just inside the Top 10.

The question entering the 2023 MLB draft wasn't whether the Pittsburgh Pirates would select a player from the LSU Tigers first overall.. The question was which of the top two prospects – right ...

The 2022 MLB Draft is set to begin on July 17 in Los Angeles, with the Pittsburgh Pirates set to make 21 picks. The Athletic will have comprehensive live coverage of the 20-round, three-day event ...

On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Pirates will make the No. 1 pick in Major League Baseball's amateur draft for the sixth time in their franchise history. The Pirates have previously selected Henry Davis ...

The Pirates have the sixth-best odds among the 16 teams eligible to land the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft at 5.31 percent. Pittsburgh trails the Colorado Rockies (22.45 percent), Miami ...

The Pittsburgh Pirates made their first significant mid-season trade with implications to the big-league roster Wednesday, shipping infielder/outfielder Adam Frazier to Kansas City for Royals prospect Cam Devanney.