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Pirates name director of baseball operations, scout and trainer
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The Pirates today named Tyrone Brooks as director of baseball operations, Mike Basso as a major league scout and Toshi Nagahara as assistant athletic trainer.
Coonelly defends Pirates' use of revenue-sharing dollars
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Pirates president Frank Coonelly insists the team's ownership is not pocketing money it receives from Major League Baseball's revenue-sharing system.
Pirates sign minor-league pitcher Ledezma
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The Pirates on Monday signed minor-league free agent Wilfredo Ledezma. The 28-year-old left-hander received an invitation to spring training and will be a candidate for a bullpen job.
Pirates sign left-hander Wilfredo Ledezma
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The Pirates today signed left-handed pitcher Wilfredo Ledezma as a minor league free agent. He will receive an invitation to spring training.
Pirates stars Parker, Blyleven appear on Hall of Fame ballot for 13th time
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The Pirates stars, who helped bring Pittsburgh its last World Series title in 1979, appear on the Major League Baseball ballot for the Hall of Fame for the 13th consecutive year.
Cardinals slugger Pujols unanimous NL MVP
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St. Louis first baseman Albert Pujols became the first player to repeat since Barry Bonds won four consecutive from 2001-04.
Twins' Mauer near-unanimous AL MVP
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Joe Mauer became only the second catcher in 33 years to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award, finishing first in a near-unanimous vote.
Few elite major-league free agents available
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Free agent signing season began Friday with teams competing for a dearth of stars and a large number of players nearing the end of their careers.
Pirates set roster, protect pitching
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The Pirates on Friday pieced together their 40-man roster with an eye toward protecting their pitching.
Pirates finalize 40-man roster
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The Pirates pieced together their roster with an eye toward protecting their pitching. Among the five new faces on the list are right-handers Brad Lincoln, Bryan Morris, Ramon Aguero and Chris Jakubauskas.
Cubs deal reliever Heilman to Diamondbacks
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The 31-year-old right-hander was 4-4 with a 4.11 ERA in 70 appearances last season, striking out 65 and walking 34.
Giants' Lincecum wins another Cy Young
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Tim Lincecum emerged from one of the tightest votes in the history of the honor to become the first repeat winner since Randy Johnson.
MLB commissioner: Some clubs lost money
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The MLB commissioner said final figures are still being calculated and everyone is living in the most difficult economic times since the Great Depression.
Tracy cops NL Manager of Year honor
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The Los Angeles Angels could have crumbled when pitcher Nick Adenhart was killed in a car accident in April, overcome by waves of grief and sadness.
Greenberg gears up for biggest endeavor
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Before he walked into Blair County Ballpark for the first time as the owner of the Altoona Curve, the Pirates' Double-A affiliate, Chuck Greenberg had a problem.
McCutchen finishes 4th in NL Rookie voting
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Andrew McCutchen received 25 points, including two first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
Pirates' McCutchen finishes fourth in rookie of the year voting
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Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen finished fourth in voting for the National League Rookie of the Year Award.
Pirates' Delwyn Young philosophical about demotion
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Delwyn Young's reaction to the deal that brought second baseman Akinori Iwamura to the Pirates last week is simple: It is what it is.
Yankees, Phillies on Bucs' spring schedule
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The Pirates will play 33 games including two home contests against the World Series champion New York Yankees in spring training.
Pearce, Clement use winter to heal
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Next season, either Steve Pearce or Jeff Clement could be the Pirates' starting first baseman or at least a power-hitting threat off the bench.
GMs may talk expanded replay in meetings
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Increasing the use of video replay could be a topic when the GM meetings start today, especially after a series of missed calls in the postseason.
Pirates to close spring training in Philly
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The Pirates will play the Phillies on April 1 in Clearwater, Fla., then fly to Philadelphia for two exhibition games against the two-time defending NL champs.
Pirates assign players to affiliates
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Friday, the Pirates assigned pitchers Virgil Vasquez and Eric Hacker outright to Triple-A Indianapolis and catcher Steve Lerud outright to Double-A Altoona.
Steinbrenner wins 7th title as Yankees owner
November 04, 2009 by
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Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees said throughout the postseason they wanted to win another title for George Steinbrenner.
Phillies' Howard struggles mightily in Classic
November 04, 2009 by
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Ryan Howard's World Series can be summed up like this: swing and miss. Over and over, Howard has gone down swinging against the Yankees.
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