Gene Lamont hadn’t been in uniform since 2017, his last year as the Detroit Tigers’ bench coach. And it had been 25 years since he managed the Pittsburgh Pirates. Now 78, Lamont wasn’t necessarily looking to return to a big league dugout.

Welcome to PNC Park, the home of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Tucked into the banks of the Allegheny River, the beauty of the ‘Burgh was named the top stadium in baseball, according to a 2025 USA Today ranking. One day at the ballpark is all you need to figure out why.

Mitch Keller gave the Pittsburgh Pirates 6.0-strong innings, but the bats and bullpen let him down in a 7-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds at PNC Park on Monday night. The Reds (25-24) scored with two outs in the top of the first inning when Austin Hays plated the speedy Elly De La Cruz with a double to left field.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates MLB game to be played on May 20, 2025 on ESPN.

Jared Jones had been on a throwing program as he made his way back from an elbow strain he sustained in mid-March.

Preview the May 18 matchup between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

MLB player prop bets and odds for Gavin Thomas Lux on Monday, May 19, 2025, as the Cincinnati Reds take on the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Cornish Pirates coach Joe Walsh has agreed a new deal to stay with the club next season. The 25-year-old Irishman will take the role of lead forwards and defence coach for the Championship club. Walsh worked as a performance analyst for the Poland national team in the 2023 Rugby Europe Championship.