Pirates No. 15 prospect Esmerlyn Valdez homers for the eighth time in nine games in the seventh inning for Salt River during ...

The Pittsburgh Pirates have had two of the best hitting prospects in the Arizona Fall League, which bodes well for the future ...

Pittsburgh Pirates outfield prospect Esmerlyn Valdez is swinging a hot bat with the Salt River Rafters in the AFL.

The temperature isn't the only thing that's been heating up in the desert with Week 2 of the Arizona Fall League in the books ...

PITTSBURGH — One Pittsburgh Pirates prospect has had an incredible campaign so far in the Arizona Fall League and put on ...

With boots on the ground at this year's Arizona Fall League, we've got the latest notes on some of baseball's bright budding ...

The Arizona Fall League is in full swing and after one week of play MLB.com writer Joe Trezza compiled his list of the top performers from the first week of action. Among his choices was Pirates’ ...

Pirates slugger Esmerlyn Valdez set career highs in nearly every statistical category in 2025. He continued to impress on Tuesday, going 3-for-5 with a double, a home run, and five RBIs in Altoona’s ...

Pirates’ affiliates swung hot bats on Tuesday night, compiling five homers and three wins in four games played. 20-year-old first base prospect Esmerlyn Valdez hit his third homer in the past two ...

Jul. 12—ATLANTA — Konnor Griffin and Esmerlyn Valdez don't look anything alike, but the two Pirates prospects shared a similar facial expression Saturday afternoon. Rather than playing for their ...

RICHMOND, Va. – Esmerlyn Valdez drove in both runs during Altoona's 2-0 win over the Richmond Flying Squirrels Saturday night at The Diamond. With the win, Altoona clinched a series victory over ...

ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — For the first time in more than a decade, two Altoona Curve teammates swept the Eastern League’s weekly awards, cementing their names in franchise history. Pitcher Wilber Dotel ...