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Former MLB pitcher sentenced to life in prison without parole for shooting his in-laws

Serafini, 51, was convicted in July 2025 of first-degree murder of his father-in-law, Gary Spohr, attempted murder of his mother-in-law, Wendy Wood, and first-degree burglary. Spohr was killed and Wood survived, though she died a year after the shooting.

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Tyler Callihan

PIT Left Fielder #32

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Pirates acquired INF/OF Tyler Callihan from the Reds for RHP Kyle Nicolas.

It’s an extremely rare intra-divisional trade between longtime rivals. Callihan ascended to the big leagues early last season before suffering a gruesome fractured left forearm on a sliding collision with the left-field wall in just his fourth big-league game. He batted .303/.410/.528 with four homers and six steals in 24 games at the Triple-A level prior to his major-league debut. The 25-year-old’s defensive versatility gives him some appeal for the Pirates in a reserve role.
Kyle Nicolas

CIN Relief Pitcher #66

Reds acquired RHP Kyle Nicolas from the Pirates for INF/OF Tyler Callihan.

Nicolas fortifies Cincinnati’s middle relief depth in exchange for Callihan, a utility specialist coming off a major injury without a spot on the club’s big-league roster heading into the regular season. The hard-throwing 27-year-old righty is consistently in the upper-90’s with his fastball and has struck out 22 percent of the batters he’s faced in the big leagues since 2023. He posted a pedestrian 4.74 ERA — 4.14 xERA — 1.37 WHIP and 34/18 K/BB ratio across 38 innings over 31 appearances for the Pirates last year.
Paul Skenes

PIT Starting Pitcher #30

Pitching for Team USA, Paul Skenes allowed one run over three innings and fanned four versus the Giants on Tuesday.

Willy Adames led off the top of the first with a double, the lone hit against Skenes, and then came around to score on a pair of groundouts. Skenes needed just 40 pitches to get through three, so he threw a few more in the bullpen afterwards. He’ll make his next start for Team USA against Team Mexico.
Jake Mangum

PIT Outfield

Jake Mangum went 2-for-3 with two RBI in a 7-0 win over Colombia on Tuesday.

Mangum hit at the top of the lineup and was able to drive in a pair in the process. The 29-year-old was acquired in the three-team trade that sent Brandon Lowe to Pittsburgh as well, and he’ll likely see playing time at all three outfield positions; albeit not necessarily as a starter to begin the season.
José Urquidy

PIT Starting Pitcher #65

José Urquidy worked three scoreless frames in his start Tuesday against Team Colombia.

It’s a nice bounceback for Urquidy after he struggled in his spring debut against Minnesota (three runs allowed in 1 1/3 innings). The right-hander is attempting to win one of the final spots in the Pittsburgh rotation, and this will certainly not hurt. Hunter Barco and Carmen Mlodzinski will have something to say about it, however.
Yordany De Los Santos

PIT Shortstop

Yordany De Los Santos hit a two-run homer in a 4-1 win for the Pirates over the Rays on Monday.

That’s the first spring homer for De Los Santos. The 21-year-old is coming off a season where he stole 51 bases while hitting 11 homers in the minors, but it came with an OPS of just .695. Still, De Los Santos power/speed potential makes him a prospect worth keeping an eye on for the coming years.
Mike Clevinger

PIT Starting Pitcher #52

Mike Clevinger fired three scoreless frames against the Rays on Monday.

Clevinger allowed just one hit, struckout three and walked two. The 35-year-old is trying to win a spot in the Pittsburgh rotation, and while these are the type of results he’ll need, he still has a long way to go. Even if Clevinger gets one of those starting gigs, he is a must-avoid in fantasy formats.
Jhostynxon Garcia

PIT Outfield #34

Jhostynxon Garcia went 2-for-2 with a walk, a home run, and two runs scored against the Cardinals on Sunday.

The prospect known as “The Password” came over from the Red Sox in the offseason and has had a solid spring so far, going 7-for-13 with one home run, two strikeouts, and three walks. Garcia does most of his damage against left-handed pitching, and his home run came off lefty reliever JoJo Romero, so the Pirates may put him in a small-side platoon role to start, but he could emerge into a bigger role as the year goes on.
Konnor Griffin

PIT Shortstop #85

Konnor Griffin went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run against the Cardinals on Sunday.

Griffin got the scoring started by clubbing a hanging sweeper from Kyle Leahy 408 feet at 108 mph off the bat for his third home run of the spring. It’s also only his third hit of the spring, as Griffin has now gone 3-for-15 in six games. He also has only two strikeouts, but has yet to draw a walk. There are certainly still some areas for the game’s top prospect to work on, but Griffin has prodigious raw tools and is making it hard for the Pirates to deny him a spot on the Opening Day roster.
Hunter Barco

PIT Starting Pitcher #45

Hunter Barco threw three shutout innings against the Cardinals on Sunday, allowing no hits and walking two while racking up three strikeouts.

The two walks are not ideal, and Barco had just a 57 percent strike rate overall in this one, but his stuff was electric. He induced 11 whiffs on 20 swings, including posting a 47 percent whiff rate on his four-seam fastball. The 25-year-old is a long shot to make the Pirates out of spring training, but he did post a 2.81 ERA and a 116/49 K/BB in 99 1/3 innings between Double- and Triple-A last year and is one of the top prospects in the Pirates organization. He should pitch MLB innings this season.

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