Year | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | Rate |
2025 proj | 327 | 86 | 46 | 12 | 39 | 42 | 70 | 0 | 0.263 | 18.8 |
2025 | 220 | 58 | 29 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 51 | 0 | 0.264 | 15.6 |
2024 | 327 | 86 | 46 | 12 | 39 | 42 | 70 | 0 | 0.263 | 18.8 |
2023 | 39 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0.256 | 2.1 |
Date | News |
8/05/25 | Spencer Horwitz homers twice, drives in 6 runs to lead Pirates to a 9-5 win over Rockies. DENVER | Spencer Horwitz homered twice and drove in a career-high six runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 9-5 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, avoiding a series sweep. Horwitz hit a two-run homer in the second inning, added a three-run shot in the sixth and knocked in his sixth run with a ground out in the eighth. The Pirates' 27-year-old leadoff hitter has five homers and 31 RBIs in 61 games this season. Nick Gonzales knocked in a run with an infield single in the first inning before Tommy Pham hit a two-run homer, his fifth, for Pittsburgh. Source: https://sentinelcolorado.com/sports/spencer-horwit... |
8/04/25 | Spencer Horwitz homers twice, drives in 6 runs to lead Pirates to a 9-5 win over Rockies. Spencer Horwitz homered twice and drove in a career-high six runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 9-5 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, avoiding a series sweep. Horwitz hit a two-run homer in the second inning, added a three-run shot in the sixth and knocked in his sixth run with a ground out in the eighth. The Pirates' 27-year-old leadoff hitter has five homers and 31 RBIs in 61 games this season. Nick Gonzales knocked in a run with an infield single in the first inning before Tommy Pham hit a two-run homer, his fifth, for Pittsburgh. Source: https://www.wtae.com/article/spencer-horwitz-homer... |
8/04/25 | Spencer Horwitz homers twice, drives in 6 runs to lead Pirates to a 9-5 win over Rockies on Sunday. Spencer Horwitz homered twice and drove in a career-high six runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 9-5 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, avoiding a series sweep. Source: https://www.denver7.com/sports/rockies/spencer-hor... |
8/03/25 | Spencer Horwitz homers twice, drives in 6 runs to lead Pirates to a 9-5 win over Rockies. Spencer Horwitz homered twice and drove in a career-high six runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 9-5 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, avoiding a series sweep. Horwitz hit a two-run homer in the second inning, added a three-run shot in the sixth and knocked in his sixth run with a ground out in the eighth. The Pirates' 27-year-old leadoff hitter has five homers and 31 RBIs in 61 games this season. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/spencer-horwitz-h... |
7/23/25 | Pirates sweep Tigers as Spencer Horwitz hits 1st career grand slam. Spencer Horwitz hit his first career grand slam and Bailey Falter matched a career-high with eight strikeouts to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-1 win and sweep of the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. Horwitz drove a two-out cutter from Troy Melton (0-1) 416 feet to centerfield to make it 5-0. Source: https://www.wtae.com/article/pirates-tigers-horwit... |
7/23/25 | Pirates Infielder Crushes Grand Slam vs. Tigers. The Pittsburgh Pirates have lacked power all season, but one player came through with one of the best home runs of the season. Pirates first baseman Spencer Horwitz came up with the loaded the bases in the bottom of the second inning against the Detroit Tigers, as center fielder Oneil Cruz ledoff with a single, left fielder Tommy Pham walked, Ke'Bryan Hayes hit into a fielder's choice, then catcher Joey Bart walked. Horwitz took on Tigers right-handed starting pitcher Troy Melton, who was making his MLB debut, and hit a 91.6 mph cutter down in the middle of the plate 416 feet into the center field seats for a grand slam, extending the Pirates' lead to 5-0. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/pirates/news/pittsburgh-pir... |
7/23/25 | Pirates take home 8-5 win over skidding Tigers. Spencer Horwitz, Bryan Reynolds and Tommy Pham each had three hits and two RBIs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates hit eight doubles in an 8-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. Horwitz hit a two-run double in the second inning to open the scoring. The Pirates, who had lost 11 of their previous 12 games, have taken the first two games of the series from the AL Central leaders. Reynolds had RBI singles in the third and sixth and Pham doubled in a run in the sixth as the Pirates increased their lead to 8-3. Source: https://www.wtol.com/article/sports/pittsburgh-pir... |
7/22/25 | Horwitz, Reynolds, Pham star in Pirates' victory over Tigers. Spencer Horwitz, Bryan Reynolds and Tommy Pham each had three hits and two RBIs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates hit eight doubles in an 8-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. Horwitz hit a two-run double in the second inning to open the scoring. The Pirates, who had lost 11 of their previous 12 games, have taken the first two games of the series from the AL Central leaders. Reynolds had RBI singles in the third and sixth and Pham doubled in a run in the sixth as the Pirates increased their lead to 8-3. Source: https://www.wtae.com/article/pirates-tigers-horwit... |
7/13/25 | Pirates slip past Twins for 2-1 victory to end 8-game skid. Spencer Horwitz had a bases-loaded RBI ground out in the ninth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended an eight-game slide by beating the Minnesota Twins 2-1 Sunday. Isiah Kiner-Falefa tied a career high with four hits for Pittsburgh. Ke'Bryan Hayes singled with one out in the ninth off Twins closer Jhoan Duran (5-4). Pinch-hitter Oneil Cruz had an infield single and Kiner-Falefa singled to load the bases. Source: https://www.nhregister.com/sports/article/pirates-... |
5/22/25 | Spencer Horwitz Hits First Home Run with Pirates. Spencer Horwitz had to wait much longer than originally anticipated, but he is finally back to form with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Horwitz faced off against Milwaukee Brewers right-handed starting pitcher Aaron Civale in the bottom of the fourth inning, down 4-2 at PNC Park. On a full count and on the seventh pitch of the at-bat, Horwitz got a cutter over the middle and hit it 409 feet over the center field wall into the Miller Lite Landing for a solo shot. Horwitz hit the ball 104.8 mph and it would serve as a home run in every ballpark except Oracle Park, home of the San Francisco Giants. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/pirates/news/spencer-horwit... |
5/20/25 | Blue Jays could shockingly send $106 million All-Star to Triple-A amid struggles. The Toronto Blue Jays did not have much luck in free agency, but were able to swing a blockbuster trade for an All-Star second baseman. The Blue Jays traded Spencer Horwitz and Nick Mitchell in a deal for Andrés Giménez last offseason. Giménez was a .261 career hitter with a .715 OPS going into this season. While he could be sent to Triple-A for a rehab stint, FanSided's Edward Eng believes he could be optioned there for a longer period of time. Source: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/toronto-blue-j... |
5/17/25 | Pirates Activate Spencer Horwitz vs. Phillies. The Pittsburgh Pirates will have their most important offseason acquisition finally make their team/season debut. Pirates manager Don Kelly announced that they activated Spencer Horwitz from the Injured List and that he will start at first base vs. the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in their upcoming game on May 18. Kelly also said that they optioned first baseman/oufielder Matt Gorski to Triple-A Indianapolis, as the corresponding move so Horwitz is on the 26-man active roster for the Pirates. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/pirates/news/pittsburgh-pir... |
5/16/25 | Pirates First Baseman Joining Team Ahead of Phillies Series. The Pittsburgh Pirates will have their first baseman join the team for the first time this season. Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that Spencer Horwitz is joining the Pirates ahead of their weekend series vs. the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Horwitz has dealt with a right wrist injury, which kept him out of all Spring Training and all MLB games with the Pirates so far in 2025. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/pirates/news/pittsburgh-pir... |
5/06/25 | Pirates Move Injured Players Rehab Assignments to Triple-A. The Pittsburgh Pirates have two players who are making progress coming back from injuries. The Pirates announced that they transferred the rehab assignments of infielder Spencer Horwitz and right-handed pitcher Dauri Moreta to Triple-A Indianapolis. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/pirates/news/pittsburgh-pir... |
4/28/25 | Guardians' Polarizing All-Star Trade Was Clearly the Right Move. The Cleveland Guardians made multiple trades during the MLB offseason, and most of them were not received all that well by the fan base. Given the fact that the Guardians have become widely known for being a rather frugal organization that doesn't always make significant strides to improve their roster, you can understand fan frustration. The Guardians sent Gimenez to the Toronto Blue Jays for intriguing outfield prospect Nick Mitchell and first baseman Spencer Horwitz, the latter of which was flipped to the Pittsburgh Pirates in a deal that brought pitcher Luis Ortiz to Cleveland. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/guardians/opinion/cleveland... |
4/27/25 | Injured Pirates First Baseman Starts Rehab Assignment. An injured Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman continues making progress back to full health. Double-A Altoona Curve announced that first baseman Spencer Horwitz is starting his rehab assignment on April 27. Horwitz went down to Florida last week where he faced live pitching sessions and is already back up at Double-A beginning a rehab assignment. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/pirates/news/injured-pittsb... |
3/09/25 | Pittsburgh Pirates Trade Acquisition Takes Small Step in Return From Big Injury. Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Spencer Horwitz took a small but significant step on Sunday in his attempt to return from a "chronic wrist issue" which will have him sidelined at the beginning of the year. Brief update on Spencer Horwitz — He has started hitting off a tee. The initial timetable said that Horwitz would 6-8 weeks, and we are almost at the four week mark. The 27-year-old infielder was brought in this offseason in the three-team trade that sent Gold Glover Andres Gimenez to the Toronto Blue Jays. Source: https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/news/pit... |
2/19/25 | Pirates outfielders vocal on Oneil Cruz's 'bazooka,' move to center field. The Pittsburgh Pirates did not do much to address the team's lack of offense in 2024. Players like Spencer Horwitz, Ke'Bryan Hayes, and Oneil Cruz are expected to be the future of the franchise. Pittsburgh's 26-year-old star shortstop, Oneil Cruz, is being moved to center field full time. Thus far in his major league career, he has played 202 of his 226 games at shortstop, having made 42 errors there. Source: https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/pittsburgh-pirates/pi... |
2/12/25 | New Pirates 1B Spencer Horwitz to miss at least 6-8 weeks following wrist surgery. New Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Spencer Horwitz is expected to miss most of spring training after undergoing surgery on his right wrist. Horwitz, acquired in a trade with Cleveland in December, will be out at least 6-8 weeks. Pirates general manager Ben Cherington says while Horwitz remains a part of the team's plans in 2025, he did not put an exact timetable on a possible return. The 27-year-old Horwitz hit .265 with 12 home runs and 40 RBIs in 97 games with Toronto last season. The Blue Jays shipped him to Cleveland in December and hours later the Guardians sent him to Pittsburgh in exchange for pitcher Luis Ortiz and two prospects. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/new-pirates-1... |
2/12/25 | New Pirates 1B Spencer Horwitz to miss at least 6-8 weeks following wrist surgery. Newly acquired Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Spencer Horwitz is expected to miss most of spring training after undergoing surgery on his right wrist. Horwitz, acquired in a trade with Cleveland in December, will be out at least 6-8 weeks, though Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said Tuesday the team is not putting an exact timetable on a possible return. The 27-year-old Horwitz hit .265 with 12 home runs and 40 RBIs in 97 games with Toronto last season. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/pirates-1b-spencer-horwit... |