Pirates make improbable Pittsburgh baseball history not done since 1943
It's been a great year in Pittsburgh so far.
Pirates make improbable Pittsburgh baseball history not done since 1943 originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Pittsburgh Pirates believed heading into this season that they'd have a quality starting pitching rotation.
So far, so good. In fact, historic. The Pirates' starting pitchers haven't allowed a home run in the first nine games of the campaign.
In this modern, homer-happy baseball world, that's almost impossible. The last time a streak lasted this long to begin a season was the 2018 San Francisco Giants , according to MLB Network's Sarah Langs. For the Pirates, it's been much longer.
They haven't had a streak of homers not giving up homers to start the season since 1943 -- when they went the first 17 games without allowing a four-bagger. The Pirates' starting rotation is the only one in MLB without a homer allowed Longest streak by PIT SP to start a season since 1943 (17g) PIT’s current 9-game streak is longest to start a season in MLB since 2018 Giants (10g) h/t @MLBNetwork research squad — Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) April 5, 2026 MORE: Jo Adell robbed 3 home runs in the same game Paul Skenes, Mitch Keller, Braxton Ashcraft and Carmen Mlodzinski have each made two starts this season. Bubba Chandler has made one.