2023 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 2023 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the franchise's 142nd season overall, 137th season as a member of the National League, and 23rd season at PNC Park. The season was notable for the Pirates as it featured the return of Andrew McCutchen, who re-signed with the team after spending his first nine seasons with Pittsburgh before being traded following the 2017 season. Despite starting with a record of 20–9, they would regress later in the season, enduring multiple losing streaks and failing to make the playoffs after a 7-year absence, or win the NL Central for the first time. The team however did improve upon their 62–100 record from the previous season and earned their best record since 2018.

2023 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record76–86 (.469)
Divisional place4th
Other information
OwnersRobert Nutting
General managersBen Cherington
ManagersDerek Shelton
Local televisionAT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh
Local radioKDKA-FM
Pittsburgh Pirates Radio Network
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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Offseason

Rule changes

Pursuant to the CBA, new rule changes will be in place for the 2023 season:[1]

  • institution of a pitch clock between pitches;
  • limits on pickoff attempts per plate appearance;
  • limits on defensive shifts requiring two infielders to be on either side of second and be within the boundary of the infield; and
  • larger bases (increased to 18-inch squares);

Regular season

Game Log

Legend
 Pirates win
 Pirates loss
 Postponement
 Eliminated from playoff race
BoldPirates team member
2023 Game Log: 76–86 (Home: 39–42; Away: 37–44)
March/April: 20–9 (Home: 9–4; Away: 11–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
1March 30@ Reds5–4Zastryzny (1–0)Farmer (0–1)Bednar (1)44,0631–0W1
2April 1@ Reds2–6Lodolo (1–0)Hill (0–1)22,2241–1L1
3April 2@ Reds1–3Ashcraft (1–0)Velasquez (0–1)Díaz (1)14,4211–2L2
4April 3@ Red Sox7–6Underwood Jr. (1–0)Crawford (0–1)Bednar (2)28,3692–2W1
5April 4@ Red Sox4–1Contreras (1–0)Pivetta (0–1)Bednar (3)28,8423–2W2
6April 5@ Red Sox4–1Keller (1–0)Kluber (0–2)Underwood Jr. (1)24,4774–2W3
7April 7White Sox13–9Moreta (1–0)Diekman (0–1)Crowe (1)39,1675–2W4
8April 8White Sox5–11Clevinger (2–0)Velasquez (0–2)21,1625–3L1
9April 9White Sox1–0Oviedo (1–0)Kopech (0–2)Bednar (4)10,5716–3W1
10April 10Astros2–8Valdez (1–1)Contreras (1–1)10,2226–4L1
11April 11Astros7–4Bednar (1–0)Pressly (0–2)9,9967–4W1
12April 12Astros0–7Urquidy (1–0)Hill (0–2)10,0647–5L1
13April 13@ Cardinals5–0Velasquez (1–2)Montgomery (2–1)37,8058–5W1
14April 14@ Cardinals0–3Thompson (1–0)Oviedo (1–1)Gallegos (1)40,6378–6L1
15April 15@ Cardinals6–3 (10)Bednar (2–0)Hicks (0–1)Moreta (1)40,0429–6W1
16April 16@ Cardinals4–5 (10)VerHagen (1–0)Crowe (0–1)40,3469–7L1
17April 17@ Rockies14–3Hill (1–2)Freeland (2–1)20,32210–7W1
18April 18@ Rockies5–3Velasquez (2–2)Ureña (0–3)Bednar (5)19,49511–7W2
19April 19@ Rockies14–3Oviedo (2–1)Gomber (0–4)18,51112–7W3
20April 20Reds4–3Contreras (2–1)Weaver (0–1)Bednar (6)14,05113–7W4
21April 21Reds4–2Keller (2–0)Law (0–3)Bednar (7)17,27614–7W5
22April 22Reds2–1Hill (2–2)Cessa (0–3)Underwood Jr. (2)12,57515–7W6
23April 23Reds2–0Velasquez (3–2)Greene (0–1)Bednar (8)11,37216–7W7
24April 25Dodgers7–8Almonte (2–0)Holderman (0–1)Miller (1)10,56016–8L1
25April 26Dodgers8–1Contreras (3–1)Bickford (0–1)12,15217–8W1
26April 27Dodgers6–2Keller (3–0)Urías (3–3)15,87918–8W2
April 28@ NationalsPostponed (rain); Makeup: April 29
27April 29 (1)@ Nationals6–3Hill (3–2)Corbin (1–4)Bednar (9)22,09019–8W3
28April 29 (2)@ Nationals16–1Velasquez (4–2)Kuhl (0–2)17,48220–8W4
29April 30@ Nationals2–7Gray (2–4)Oviedo (2–2)16,89820–9L1
May: 8–18 (Home: 3–9; Away: 5–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
30May 2@ Rays1–4Poche (3–0)Contreras (3–2)Adam (1)10,32520–10L2
31May 3@ Rays1–8McClanahan (6–0)Keller (3–1)Anderson (1)15,24720–11L3
32May 4@ Rays2–3Eflin (4–0)Velasquez (4–3)Adam (2)12,14820–12L4
33May 5Blue Jays0–4Bassitt (4–2)Hill (3–3)24,81020–13L5
34May 6Blue Jays2–8Berríos (3–3)Oviedo (2–3)34,88220–14L6
35May 7Blue Jays1–10Kikuchi (5–0)Contreras (3–3)21,65520–15L7
36May 8Rockies2–0Keller (4–1)Freeland (3–4)9,59621–15W1
37May 9Rockies1–10Seabold (1–0)Ortiz (0–1)11,91621–16L1
38May 10Rockies3–4Hand (2–1)Stephenson (0–1)Johnson (6)13,49121–17L2
39May 12@ Orioles3–6Baker (3–0)Hernández (0–1)Bautista (9)25,68221–18L3
40May 13@ Orioles0–2Wells (3–1)Contreras (3–4)Bautista (10)21,92621–19L4
41May 14@ Orioles4–0Keller (5–1)Gibson (4–3)36,40322–19W1
42May 16@ Tigers0–4Lorenzen (2–2)Ortiz (0–2)16,48422–20L1
43May 17@ Tigers8–0Hill (4–3)Rodríguez (4–3)14,54223–20W1
44May 19Diamondbacks13–3Oviedo (3–3)Gallen (6–2)25,90324–20W2
45May 20Diamondbacks3–4Nelson (4–1)Stephenson (0–2)Castro (4)22,87624–21L1
46May 21Diamondbacks3–8Kelly (5–3)Moreta (1–1)21,41824–22L2
47May 22Rangers6–4Ortiz (1–2)Sborz (1–2)10,57425–22W1
48May 23Rangers1–6Eovaldi (6–2)Hill (4–4)12,06125–23L1
49May 24Rangers2–3Pérez (6–1)Oviedo (3–4)Smith (9)18,34725–24L2
50May 26@ Mariners11–6Keller (6–1)Kirby (5–4)32,20926–24W1
51May 27@ Mariners0–5Castillo (4–2)Velasquez (4–4)44,62426–25L1
52May 28@ Mariners3–6 (10)Saucedo (2–0)Stephenson (0–3)38,21926–26L2
53May 29@ Giants4–14DeSclafani (4–4)Hill (4–5)39,32326–27L3
54May 30@ Giants2–1Moreta (2–1)Manaea (2–3)Bednar (10)24,16627–27W1
55May 31@ Giants9–4Keller (7–1)Wood (1–1)23,82728–27W2
June: 11–15 (Home: 10–6; Away: 1–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
56June 2Cardinals7–5Ramírez (1–0)Gallegos (1–3)Bednar (11)24,38829–27W3
57June 3Cardinals4–3Moreta (3–1)Montgomery (2–7)Bednar (12)29,16130–27W4
58June 4Cardinals2–1Hill (5–5)Mikolas (4–2)Bednar (13)22,94731–27W5
59June 5Athletics5–4Perdomo (1–0)Moll (0–3)Holderman (1)11,56632–27W6
60June 6Athletics2–11Kaprielian (1–6)Keller (7–2)13,69132–28L1
61June 7Athletics5–9Harris (1–0)Contreras (3–5)May (1)14,55032–29L2
62June 9Mets14–7Hill (6–5)Megill (5–4)29,42933–29W1
63June 10Mets1–5Senga (6–3)Oviedo (3–5)35,29033–30L1
64June 11Mets2–1Keller (8–2)Carrasco (2–3)Bednar (14)26,77034–30W1
65June 13@ Cubs3–11Taillon (2–4)Ortiz (1–3)33,74034–31L1
66June 14@ Cubs6–10Smyly (6–4)Contreras (3–6)30,82334–32L2
67June 15@ Cubs2–7Stroman (8–4)Oviedo (3–6)32,88134–33L3
68June 16@ Brewers4–5Teherán (2–2)Hill (6–6)Williams (11)25,58634–34L4
69June 17@ Brewers0–5Miley (4–2)Keller (8–3)37,28334–35L5
70June 18@ Brewers2–5Megill (1–0)Moreta (3–2)Williams (12)38,07334–36L6
71June 19Cubs0–8Smyly (7–4)Bido (0–1)23,08334–37L7
72June 20Cubs0–4Stroman (9–4)Oviedo (3–7)20,66634–38L8
73June 21Cubs3–8Hendricks (3–2)Hill (6–7)22,52234–39L9
74June 22@ Marlins4–6Brazobán (2–1)Mlodzinski (0–1)Puk (10)8,26134–40L10
75June 23@ Marlins3–1Ortiz (2–3)Puk (3–2)Bednar (15)11,84335–40W1
76June 24@ Marlins3–4 (11)Nardi (5–1)Perdomo (1–1)24,66835–41L1
77June 25@ Marlins0–2Pérez (5–1)Oviedo (3–8)Puk (11)21,55235–42L2
78June 27Padres9–4Hill (7–7)Knehr (0–1)Contreras (1)16,53936–42W1
79June 28Padres7–1Keller (9–3)Snell (4–7)14,60437–42W2
80June 29Padres5–4Moreta (4–2)Hill (1–2)Bednar (16)16,87138–42W3
81June 30Brewers8–7Mlodzinski (1–1)Bush (0–2)29,17939–42W4
July: 8–16 (Home: 3–8; Away: 5–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
82July 1Brewers8–11Burnes (6–5)Oviedo (3–9)Payamps (2)35,24639–43L1
83July 2Brewers3–6Rea (5–4)Hill (7–8)Williams (17)21,88439–44L2
84July 3@ Dodgers2–5Ferguson (5–3)Keller (9–4)Phillips (12)49,65239–45L3
85July 4@ Dodgers9–7Bednar (3–0)Phillips (1–3)51,48740–45W1
86July 5@ Dodgers4–6Miller (5–1)Contreras (3–7)Hudson (1)45,40340–46L1
87July 6@ Dodgers2–5Urías (6–5)Oviedo (3–10)Vesia (1)42,03640–47L2
88July 7@ Diamondbacks3–7Gallen (11–3)Hill (7–9)26,83740–48L3
89July 8@ Diamondbacks2–3 (10)McGough (1–6)Bednar (3–1)31,80140–49L4
90July 9@ Diamondbacks4–2Bido (1–1)Davies (1–5)Bednar (17)30,02141–49W1
93rd All-Star Game in Seattle, Washington
91July 14Giants4–6Llovera (1–0)Holderman (0–2)Doval (27)33,81341–50L1
92July 15Giants1–3Rogers (5–3)Mlodzinski (1–2)Doval (28)34,23641–51L2
93July 16Giants4–8 (10)Walker (3–0)De Los Santos (0–1)21,64241–52L3
94July 17Guardians0–11Kelly (1–0)Priester (0–1)20,08041–53L4
95July 18Guardians1–10Allen (4–2)Keller (9–5)21,62241–54L5
96July 19Guardians7–5Borucki (1–0)Hentges (1–2)Bednar (18)26,54142–54W1
97July 21@ Angels5–8Ohtani (8–5)Oviedo (3–11)Estévez (22)40,30942–55L1
98July 22@ Angels3–0Bido (2–1)Detmers (2–7)Bednar (19)37,24043–55W1
99July 23@ Angels5–7Anderson (5–2)Keller (9–6)Estévez (23)28,38543–56L1
100July 24@ Padres8–4Priester (1–1)Darvish (7–7)43,41944–56W1
101July 25@ Padres1–5Snell (7–8)Hill (7–10)43,44844–57L1
102July 26@ Padres3–2Oviedo (4–11)Lugo (4–5)Bednar (20)41,39445–57W1
103July 28Phillies1–2Wheeler (8–5)Keller (9–7)Kimbrel (17)34,20245–58L1
104July 29Phillies7–6Priester (2–1)Nola (9–7)Bednar (21)38,43446–58W1
105July 30Phillies6–4 (10)Perdomo (2–1)Vasquez (2–1)34,51547–58W2
August: 14–15 (Home: 7–9; Away: 7–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
106August 1Tigers4–1Oviedo (5–11)Manning (3–3)Bednar (22)19,42748–58W3
107August 2Tigers3–6Rodríguez (7–5)Bido (2–2)Holton (1)14,37048–59L1
108August 3@ Brewers1–14Houser (4–3)Keller (9–8)25,93048–60L2
109August 4@ Brewers8–4De Los Santos (1–1)Rea (5–5)35,43849–60W1
110August 5@ Brewers2–3 (10)Williams (6–3)Perdomo (2–2)35,25049–61L1
111August 6@ Brewers4–1Oviedo (6–11)Woodruff (1–1)33,14450–61W1
112August 7Braves7–6Mlodzinski (2–2)Strider (12–4)Bednar (23)14,62751–61W2
113August 8Braves6–8Yates (6–0)Bednar (3–2)Iglesias (21)15,58351–62L1
114August 9Braves5–6Johnson (2–6)Mlodzinski (2–3)Iglesias (22)17,63951–63L2
115August 10Braves7–5Hatch (1–0)Elder (8–4)Holderman (2)16,55052–63W1
116August 11Reds2–9Abbott (7–3)Oviedo (6–12)31,52352–64L1
August 12RedsPostponed (rain); Makeup: August 13
117August 13 (1)Reds4–2Perdomo (3–2)Young (4–1)Bednar (24)28,73153–64W1
118August 13 (2)Reds5–6 (10)Díaz (4–4)Bido (2–3)Duarte (1)21,54553–65L1
119August 14@ Mets2–7Miller (1–0)Priester (2–2)23,15153–66L2
120August 15@ Mets7–4Selby (1–0)Butto (0–2)Bednar (25)35,43954–66W1
121August 16@ Mets3–8Megill (7–6)Oviedo (6–13)30,04954–67L1
122August 18@ Twins1–5López (9–6)Jackson (0–1)30,68754–68L2
123August 19@ Twins7–4Keller (10–8)Gray (6–6)Bednar (26)23,82255–68W1
124August 20@ Twins0–2Keuchel (1–1)Bido (2–4)Durán (23)25,98755–69L1
125August 21Cardinals11–1Falter (1–7)Rom (0–1)12,27056–69W1
126August 22Cardinals6–3Oviedo (7–13)Wainwright (3–9)Bednar (27)11,82357–69W2
127August 23Cardinals4–6Thompson (3–5)Ortiz (2–4)Romero (3)11,50457–70L1
128August 24Cubs4–5 (10)Palencia (4–0)Hatch (1–1)Alzolay (20)14,65157–71L2
129August 25Cubs2–1Keller (11–8)Hendricks (5–7)Bednar (28)24,37958–71W1
130August 26Cubs6–10Wicks (1–0)Bido (2–5)Alzolay (21)34,78258–72L1
131August 27Cubs1–10Assad (3–2)Falter (1–8)19,15458–73L2
132August 28@ Royals5–0Oviedo (8–13)Greinke (1–13)11,61059–73W1
133August 29@ Royals6–3Ortiz (3–4)Hernández (1–9)11,23360–73W2
134August 30@ Royals4–1Jackson (1–1)Zerpa (1–3)Bednar (29)10,59261–73W3
September/October: 15–13 (Home: 7–6; Away: 8–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
135September 1@ Cardinals4–2 (10)Selby (2–0)Romero (4–2)Bednar (30)33,84262–73W4
136September 2@ Cardinals7–6Bolton (1–0)VerHagen (4–1)Bednar (31)38,27663–73W5
137September 3@ Cardinals4–6Thompson (4–5)Oviedo (8–14)Gallegos (10)35,85663–74L1
138September 4Brewers4–2Ortiz (4–4)Burnes (9–8)Bednar (32)10,83164–74W1
139September 5Brewers3–7Woodruff (4–1)Jackson (1–2)9,32464–75L1
140September 6Brewers5–4Mlodzinski (3–3)Peguero (4–5)Bednar (33)8,59465–75W1
141September 8@ Braves2–8Elder (12–4)Keller (11–9)40,45265–76L1
142September 9@ Braves8–4Borucki (2–0)Dodd (2–2)42,86666–76W1
143September 10@ Braves2–5Hand (4–1)Selby (2–1)Iglesias (29)39,07166–77L1
144September 11Nationals2–6Corbin (10–13)Jackson (1–3)10,04566–78L2
145September 12Nationals5–1Falter (2–8)Adon (2–2)9,22267–78W1
146September 13Nationals7–6Priester (3–2)Rutledge (0–1)Bednar (34)9,88368–78W2
147September 14Nationals2–0Keller (12–9)Gray (7–12)Bednar (35)10,72869–78W3
148September 15Yankees5–7Ramirez (1–2)Holderman (0–3)Holmes (20)31,53469–79L1
149September 16Yankees3–6Brito (8–7)Ortiz (4–5)Holmes (21)31,92269–80L2
150September 17Yankees3–2Borucki (3–0)Rodón (3–6)Bednar (36)29,56570–80W1
151September 19@ Cubs1–14Assad (4–3)Falter (2–9)34,20270–81L1
152September 20@ Cubs13–7Keller (13–9)Steele (16–5)31,49171–81W1
153September 21@ Cubs8–6Oviedo (9–14)Hendricks (6–8)31,54472–81W2
154September 22@ Reds7–5Stratton (1–0)Gibaut (8–4)Bednar (37)37,55173–81W3
155September 23@ Reds13–12Hernández (1–1)Díaz (9–6)Mlodzinski (1)29,68074–81W4
156September 24@ Reds2–4Sims (7–3)Hernández (1–2)Gibaut (3)31,19174–82L1
157September 26@ Phillies2–3 (10)Hoffman (5–2)Bednar (3–3)32,11674–83L2
158September 27@ Phillies6–7Kerkering (1–0)Hernández (1–3)Soto (3)31,38874–84L3
159September 28@ Phillies3–2Ortiz (5–5)Strahm (9–5)Bednar (38)34,04675–84W1
160September 29Marlins3–4Brazobán (5–2)Selby (2–2)Scott (11)16,38775–85L1
161September 30Marlins3–7Puk (7–5)Priester (3–3)Scott (12)25,03075–86L2
162October 1Marlins3–0Moreta (5–2)Hoeing (2–3)Bednar (39)22,95476–86W1

National League Central

NL Central W L Pct. GB Home Road
Milwaukee Brewers 9270 0.568 49–32 43–38
Chicago Cubs 8379 0.512 9 45–36 38–43
Cincinnati Reds 8280 0.506 10 38–43 44–37
Pittsburgh Pirates 7686 0.469 16 39–42 37–44
St. Louis Cardinals 7191 0.438 21 35–46 36–45

National League Wild Card

Division leaders W L Pct.
Atlanta Braves 10458 0.642
Los Angeles Dodgers 10062 0.617
Milwaukee Brewers 9270 0.568


Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)
W L Pct. GB
Philadelphia Phillies 9072 0.556 +6
Miami Marlins 8478 0.519
Arizona Diamondbacks 8478 0.519
Chicago Cubs 8379 0.512 1
Cincinnati Reds 8280 0.506 2
San Diego Padres 8280 0.506 2
San Francisco Giants 7983 0.488 5
Pittsburgh Pirates 7686 0.469 8
New York Mets 7587 0.463 9
St. Louis Cardinals 7191 0.438 13
Washington Nationals 7191 0.438 13
Colorado Rockies 59103 0.364 25

Roster

2023 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
Triple-A Indianapolis Indians International League Miguel Pérez
Double-A Altoona Curve Eastern League Callix Crabbe
High-A Greensboro Grasshoppers South Atlantic League Robby Hammock
Low-A Bradenton Marauders Florida State League Jonathan Johnston
Rookie FCL Pirates Florida Complex League Jim Horner
Rookie DSL Pirates Black Dominican Summer League Ethan Goforth
Rookie DSL Pirates Gold Dominican Summer League

Notes

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

References

  1. "Pitch clocks and shift limits: MLB adopts sweeping rule changes for 2023". the Guardian. Associated Press. September 9, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
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