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PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA – MAY 9: Pittsburgh Pirates manager Don Kelly #12 looks on from the dugout in the first inning during the game against the Atlanta Braves at PNC Park on May 9, 2025 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a> will play the second game of their series with the Detroit Tigers<\/a> at PNC Park.<\/p>\n They will look to bounce back after losing by a score of 8-5 on Monday.<\/p>\n UPDATE: The Pirates won 4-1.<\/p>\n Pirates Release 28-Year-Old GettyDominic Fletcher #8 of the Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on July 01, 2023 in Anaheim, California.<\/p>\n During their series with the Tigers, the Pirates announced the news that they had released Dominic Fletcher<\/a> from their organization.<\/p>\n MLB.com wrote<\/a> (on August 18): \u201cIndianapolis Indians released RF Dominic Fletcher.\u201d<\/p>\n GettyDominic Fletcher #26 of the Pittsburgh Pirates poses for a portrait during the 2026 Pittsburgh Pirates Photo Day at LECOM Park on February 18, 2026 in Bradenton, Florida.<\/p>\n Fletcher did not appear in a game for the Pirates at the MLB<\/a> level.<\/p>\n He played 67 games<\/a> for their Minor League affiliates.<\/p>\n Looking At Fletcher\u2019s MLB Career GettyDominic Fletcher #7 of the Chicago White Sox<\/a> hits a sacrifice fly against the San Diego Padres<\/a> during the second inning of a spring training game at Peoria Stadium on March 11, 2025 in Peoria, Arizona.<\/p>\n Fletcher was picked in the 2nd round of the 2019 MLB Draft.<\/p>\n He spent his rookie season with the Arizona Diamondbacks.<\/p>\n The 28-year-old then spent the last two seasons (2024-25) with the Chicago White Sox.<\/p>\n GettyDominic Fletcher #5 of the Chicago White Sox makes a catch against the New York Yankees<\/a> during their game at Yankee Stadium on September 23, 2025 in New York City.<\/p>\n Over 112 career games, Fletcher is batting .233 with 81 hits, four home runs, 33 RBIs, 29 runs and one stolen base.<\/p>\n It will be interesting to see if he gets signed by another team before the end of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n Looking At The Pirates Right Now GettyThe Pittsburgh Pirates celebrate following the 8-4 win over the Boston Red Sox<\/a> during the game at PNC Park on August 14, 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n The Pirates are the fourth-place team in the National League Central with a 61-66 record in 127 games.<\/p>\n They have gone 4-6 over their last ten games (and are 32-32 in 64 games at home).<\/p>\n After two more games with the Tigers, the Pirates will head on the road to visit the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n GettyRonny Simon #63 of the Pittsburgh Pirates is greeted by manager Don Kelly<\/a> #12 after coming around to score in the fourth inning during the game against the Boston Red Sox at PNC Park on August 14, 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n The Pirates are 6.5 games back of the final playoff spot in the National League.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tBen Stinar<\/a> Ben Stinar has been covering the NBA for over seven years.\u00a0
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\nHe has written for OnSI, Forbes, Amico Hoops, The Big Lead and had a podcast with former All-Star Jameer Nelson. More about Ben Stinar<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA – MAY 9: Pittsburgh Pirates manager Don Kelly #12 looks on from the dugout in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":266078,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[73,75,74],"class_list":["post-268024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268024"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268024\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/266078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}