(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Bailey Falter delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, May 20, 2025 (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The Pittsburgh Pirates traded their starting pitcher Bailey Falter to the Kansas City Royals on Thursday for two minor league players. The Pirates receive a first baseman, Callan Moss, who played for the Pirates’ High-A affiliate team, the Greensboro Grasshoppers. The Pirates also receive Evan Sisk, who is a left-handed reliever pitcher who appeared for the Royals five times and played for the Royals’ Triple-A affiliate team, the Omaha Storm Chasers. Falter, who is a twenty-eight-year-old left-handed pitcher, has started 22 games for the Pirates this season and has a 3.73 ERA, a WHIP of 1.18 and a 7-5 record.