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BRADENTON, Fla. — The Pittsburgh Pirates lost their final game of spring training, 7-5 to the Minnesota Twins, finishing the spring with a 9-17 record.The Pirates open the regular season Thursday in Cincinnati. The first pitch is slated for 4:10 p.m.One of the lingering questions over the ...

’72 Bucs broke the hearts of Pirates fans

Twenty years before Rafael Cabrera hit and Sid slid, there was a wild pitch and a race home by George Foster. Cincinnati went bananas. Pittsburgh grieved.Soon after throwing away their chance to win back-to-back World Series titles, the Pirates burgeoning dynasty was no more.Their great right ...

Reaction came from around the baseball world, and the entire sporting world for that matter, when iconic broadcaster Vin Scully died Tuesday at the age of 94.Two well known sports announcers in the area recalled their interactions with Scully and expressed their feelings and opinions about the ...

“And there used to be a ballpark where the field was warm and green. And the people played their crazy game with a joy I’d never seen. And the air was such a wonder from the hot dogs and the beer. Yes, there used to be a ballpark right here.” --<strong>Frank ...

The Pirates went with a high school pitcher in the first round of the MLB Draft on Monday night in Secaucus, New Jersey.Pittsburgh selected Quinn Priester, an 18-year-old right-hander from Cary-Grove (Ill.) High School with the 18th overall pick. He has a big fastball and a multi-sport ...