Mitch Keller, the longest-standing member of the Pittsburgh Pirates' starting rotation, tossed 3.0 scoreless innings against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday.

The Pittsburgh Pirates' hopes of reaching the playoffs for the first time since 2015 will lean heavily on its starting pitching. Through two starts, Mitch Keller has looked the part for Pittsburgh in spring training.

It never dawned on Mitch Keller that he took the mound for their Grapefruit League home opener a year to the day after he signed a five-year, $77 million contract extension with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

It’s pretty clear the Pirates know how to scout, sign and develop pitching. Just look at the big league rotation led by Paul Skenes, Jared Jones and Mitch Keller as examples of different homegrown paths.

Mitch Keller made his second start of the spring for the Pittsburgh Pirates in their 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at LECOM Park in Bradenton. The right-hander twirled three-scoreless innings, upping his spring total to five-shutout frames.

The Pittsburgh Pirates downed the Minnesota Twins, 5-1 on Sunday to start the 2025 exhibition season at 2-0. Mitch Keller started for the Pirates and threw two scoreless innings, and Caleb Ferguson fired two scoreless innings in his Pirates debut.

With a core of Paul Skenes, Oneil Cruz, Mitch Keller, and more, the Pirates should have made more impact moves to contend this offseason.

Mitch Keller, the longest-standing member of the Pittsburgh Pirates' starting rotation, tossed 3.0 scoreless innings against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday.

The Pittsburgh Pirates' hopes of reaching the playoffs for the first time since 2015 will lean heavily on its starting pitching. Through two starts, Mitch Keller has looked the part for Pittsburgh in spring training.

It never dawned on Mitch Keller that he took the mound for their Grapefruit League home opener a year to the day after he signed a five-year, $77 million contract extension with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Mitch Keller made his second start of the spring for the Pittsburgh Pirates in their 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at LECOM Park in Bradenton. The right-hander twirled three-scoreless innings, upping his spring total to five-shutout frames.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have gone nine years without ... velocity and lack of a long-term extension. Mitch Keller's ceiling may not be as high as Skenes, Jones or Chandler's, but he has made ...