Pittsburgh Pirates Depth Chart 2026 - CBS Sports

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	H. DavisHenry Davis	J. BartJoey Bart	E. RodriguezEndy Rodriguez R. FloresRafael Flores
First Base	S. HorwitzSpencer Horwitz	R. O'HearnRyan O'Hearn	B. LoweBrandon Lowe R. FloresRafael Flores E. RodriguezEndy Rodriguez E. ValdezEnmanuel Valdez T. Callihan Pirates' Tyler Callihan: Sent to Pittsburgh Tyler Callihan Pirates' Tyler Callihan: Sent to Pittsburgh B. CookBilly Cook N. Yorke Pirates' Nick Yorke: Adds muscle, tweaks swing Nick Yorke Pirates' Nick Yorke: Adds muscle, tweaks swing J. TrioloJared Triolo E. ValdezEsmerlyn Valdez
Second Base	B. LoweBrandon Lowe	N. Yorke Pirates' Nick Yorke: Adds muscle, tweaks swing Nick Yorke Pirates' Nick Yorke: Adds muscle, tweaks swing	N. GonzalesNick Gonzales J. TrioloJared Triolo T. Callihan Pirates' Tyler Callihan: Sent to Pittsburgh Tyler Callihan Pirates' Tyler Callihan: Sent to Pittsburgh E. ValdezEnmanuel Valdez S. HorwitzSpencer Horwitz
Shortstop	N. GonzalesNick Gonzales	K. Griffin Pirates' Konnor Griffin: Back in lineup Friday Konnor Griffin Pirates' Konnor Griffin: Back in lineup Friday	J. TrioloJared Triolo O. Cruz Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Having strong spring Oneil Cruz Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Having strong spring N. Yorke Pirates' Nick Yorke: Adds muscle, tweaks swing Nick Yorke Pirates' Nick Yorke: Adds muscle, tweaks swing
Third Base	J. TrioloJared Triolo	E. ValdezEnmanuel Valdez	N. Yorke Pirates' Nick Yorke: Adds muscle, tweaks swing Nick Yorke Pirates' Nick Yorke: Adds muscle, tweaks swing N. GonzalesNick Gonzales T. Callihan Pirates' Tyler Callihan: Sent to Pittsburgh Tyler Callihan Pirates' Tyler Callihan: Sent to Pittsburgh
Left Field	B. ReynoldsBryan Reynolds	J. MangumJake Mangum	R. O'HearnRyan O'Hearn J. GarciaJhostynxon Garcia T. Callihan Pirates' Tyler Callihan: Sent to Pittsburgh Tyler Callihan Pirates' Tyler Callihan: Sent to Pittsburgh N. Yorke Pirates' Nick Yorke: Adds muscle, tweaks swing Nick Yorke Pirates' Nick Yorke: Adds muscle, tweaks swing B. CookBilly Cook E. ValdezEnmanuel Valdez E. ValdezEsmerlyn Valdez A. McCutchen Rangers' Andrew McCutchen: Inks NRI deal with Rangers Andrew McCutchen Rangers' Andrew McCutchen: Inks NRI deal with Rangers
Center Field	O. Cruz Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Having strong spring Oneil Cruz Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Having strong spring	J. MangumJake Mangum	J. GarciaJhostynxon Garcia N. Yorke Pirates' Nick Yorke: Adds muscle, tweaks swing Nick Yorke Pirates' Nick Yorke: Adds muscle, tweaks swing B. CookBilly Cook B. ReynoldsBryan Reynolds
Right Field	R. O'HearnRyan O'Hearn	J. MangumJake Mangum	B. ReynoldsBryan Reynolds J. GarciaJhostynxon Garcia N. Yorke Pirates' Nick Yorke: Adds muscle, tweaks swing Nick Yorke Pirates' Nick Yorke: Adds muscle, tweaks swing B. CookBilly Cook J. TrioloJared Triolo E. ValdezEnmanuel Valdez E. ValdezEsmerlyn Valdez A. McCutchen Rangers' Andrew McCutchen: Inks NRI deal with Rangers Andrew McCutchen Rangers' Andrew McCutchen: Inks NRI deal with Rangers
Designated Hitter	M. OzunaMarcell Ozuna	R. O'HearnRyan O'Hearn	E. RodriguezEndy Rodriguez B. LoweBrandon Lowe J. GarciaJhostynxon Garcia B. ReynoldsBryan Reynolds O. Cruz Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Having strong spring Oneil Cruz Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Having strong spring J. BartJoey Bart T. Callihan Pirates' Tyler Callihan: Sent to Pittsburgh Tyler Callihan Pirates' Tyler Callihan: Sent to Pittsburgh E. ValdezEnmanuel Valdez S. HorwitzSpencer Horwitz R. FloresRafael Flores

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
P. SkenesPaul Skenes	M. KellerMitch Keller	B. Chandler Pirates' Bubba Chandler: Struggles with control again Bubba Chandler Pirates' Bubba Chandler: Struggles with control again	B. Ashcraft Pirates' Braxton Ashcraft: Three clean innings Braxton Ashcraft Pirates' Braxton Ashcraft: Three clean innings	J. UrquidyJose Urquidy

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
D. SantanaDennis Santana	G. SotoGregory Soto	I. MattsonIsaac Mattson M. MontgomeryMason Montgomery J. LawrenceJustin Lawrence Y. RamirezYohan Ramirez E. SiskEvan Sisk C. SandersCam Sanders C. Fulmer Elbow: Probable for start of season Carson Fulmer Elbow: Probable for start of season