Pirates agree to 1-year, $7.75 million deal with reliever Gregory Soto, AP source says

I have the Cy Young now, uh, what else do I have to accomplish in this game, um, you know, World Series championship, so we just gotta get everybody pushing in the same direction. Um, I think it’s going to be better next year, but, you know, talk is cheap. We have to show up and do it. One more. I personally love that if if we’re losing, the fans don’t show up in the in the same numbers. It’s not like Chicago or or Saint Louis, like, if you want fans, you gotta win. um. And they just they they deserve it. That’s kind of what I think we need to, to get back to is that gritty, um, blue collar personality that Pittsburgh is. Um, so I’m gonna push for that. I know there are others that are going to push for that, and then whoever’s new to the organization, they’re gonna realize real quick that that’s what, that’s what the goal is.


WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer

The Pittsburgh Pirates and two-time All-Star reliever Gregory Soto have agreed to a $7.75 million, one-year contract, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Tuesday night.The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the agreement was subject to a successful physical.VIDEO ABOVE: Pirates star Paul Skenes wins Cy Young Award, now sets sights on a World Series championshipSoto gives the Pirates an experienced left-handed option in a bullpen that will get a makeover in 2026 after relievers Colin Holderman and Dauri Moreta were designated for assignment last month.The 30-year-old Soto is 15-34 with a 4.26 ERA and 56 saves over seven seasons with five teams. He was an All-Star in 2021 and 2022 for Detroit. He spent 2025 with Baltimore and the New York Mets, who acquired him in late July just before the trade deadline.Soto struggled in New York, going 1-3 with a 4.50 ERA in 25 appearances. His departure is the second significant subtraction from the Mets bullpen in free agency after closer Edwin Díaz agreed to a three-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers earlier Tuesday.Pittsburgh appears to be settled at the back end of the bullpen, where Dennis Santana performed well after two-time All-Star David Bednar was traded to the New York Yankees last season. Soto gives the Pirates a pitcher who has filled a variety of roles, including closer.

PITTSBURGH (AP) —

The Pittsburgh Pirates and two-time All-Star reliever Gregory Soto have agreed to a $7.75 million, one-year contract, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Tuesday night.

The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the agreement was subject to a successful physical.

VIDEO ABOVE: Pirates star Paul Skenes wins Cy Young Award, now sets sights on a World Series championship

Soto gives the Pirates an experienced left-handed option in a bullpen that will get a makeover in 2026 after relievers Colin Holderman and Dauri Moreta were designated for assignment last month.

The 30-year-old Soto is 15-34 with a 4.26 ERA and 56 saves over seven seasons with five teams. He was an All-Star in 2021 and 2022 for Detroit. He spent 2025 with Baltimore and the New York Mets, who acquired him in late July just before the trade deadline.

Soto struggled in New York, going 1-3 with a 4.50 ERA in 25 appearances. His departure is the second significant subtraction from the Mets bullpen in free agency after closer Edwin Díaz agreed to a three-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers earlier Tuesday.

Pittsburgh appears to be settled at the back end of the bullpen, where Dennis Santana performed well after two-time All-Star David Bednar was traded to the New York Yankees last season. Soto gives the Pirates a pitcher who has filled a variety of roles, including closer.