Crow-Armstrong didn’t miss and pulled the pitch down the line, but it wasn’t immediately clear if he stayed back on it enough to keep the ball fair.

After the Pittsburgh Pirates’ poor start to 2025, the fanbase wonders what the front office will do with its best player.

"No, it's not part of the conversation at all," Cherington said flatly.

Hunter Greene was scheduled to throw a maximum of 80 pitches in what was his return appearance from the 15-day injured list, but he was still on pace to get through five innings until Chicago's Nico Hoerner worked a 12-pitch at-bat in the fourth inning.