Pittsburgh has not yet made its first selection in the 2025 MLB Draft. In Sunday's first round, the team is slated to pick sixth overall. The Pirates have $14,088,400 in bonus pool spending, according to MLB . That money can be used to sign players drafted by the Pirates in the first 10 rounds.

Hernandez was considered the best right-handed high school pitcher in the draft after a sensational senior season in which he struck out 105 batters in 53 1/3 innings while walking only seven using a 99-mph fastball. His ERA was 0.39.

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Corona High School (California) right-hander Seth Hernandez with the No. 6 overall pick Sunday with the first of their four picks over the opening

Vanderbilt baseball's top signee will almost certainly not make it to campus as right-handed pitcher Seth Hernandez was selected sixth overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first round of the 2025 MLB Draft on July 13. Hernandez was widely believed to be going pro rather than joining the Commodores throughout his senior season of high school.

The Twins and Pirates played to a draw through eight innings on Sunday as MLB wraps up its first half. The Pirates rallied against Jhoan Duran in the ninth, however, and held on for a 2-1 victory and avoiding a sweep in Minneapolis.

After getting dealt their eighth consecutive loss at the hands of the Minnesota Twins, the Pittsburgh Pirates dropped to 10,877-10,877 across their entire 144-year history.

The Pirates (38-58) mercifully have just one game left before the All-Star break. They’ll look to at least put an end to their eight-game losing streak against the Twins (47-48) on Sunday. Click here to read more from PGHBaseballNOW.com.