Vlad Guerrero Jr. was pointing toward his hamstring and openly complaining about the injury throughout Monday's contest at PNC Park.

They’re the last words you want to hear if you’re a Blue Jays fan. “Now pinch-hitting for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. …”

Preview the Aug. 19 matchup between the Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

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It's been clear for a while that the team is going to miss the playoffs, but there are still nights when 30,000 fans show up at PNC Park.

The Onion's sports section doesn't only mock the Pirates. Ahead of the piece cautioning against Pirates fandom for children, they also ran stories titled "Novelty Nachos Helmet Works Way Into Regular Dishes Rotation" and "Mavericks GM Trades Away All Of Team’s Basketballs".

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WKBN) – MLB.com is reporting that Pittsburgh Pirates top prospect Konnor Griffin is being promoted to Double-A Altoona. Griffin, who is a shortstop and centerfielder, is rated as the No. 1 overall prospect in baseball, according to MLB Pipeline.