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14 Jul

Five Pirates All-Stars Are Most Since 1972

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Sunday, July 14th, 2013 – 1:46 pm

Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Mark Melancon and San Francisco Giants closer Sergio Romo have been named National League All-Stars and will replace inactive pitchers Jeff Locke of the Pirates and Jordan Zimmermann of the Washington Nationals, National League All-Star manager Bruce Bochy announced in conjunction with Major League Baseball today. In addition, Baltimore Orioles pitcher Chris […]

 

12 Jul

Pirates Make Trade

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Friday, July 12th, 2013 – 2:48 pm

The Pittsburgh Pirates today announced they have acquired first baseman/outfielder Russ Canzler from the Baltimore Orioles organization in exchange for minor league right-handed pitcher Tim Alderson. The announcement was made by Senior Vice President, General Manager Neal Huntington. Canzler hit .276 (89-for-323) with 15 doubles, one triple, 11 home runs, 49 RBI and 46 runs […]

 

06 Jul

Four Pirates on All-Star Team

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Saturday, July 6th, 2013 – 7:04 pm

Major League Baseball announced today that Pittsburgh’s Andrew McCutchen, Pedro Alvarez, Jason Grilli and Jeff Locke have been named to the National League All-Star team for this year’s All-Star Game in New York. It’s the first time since 1981 the Pirates will send four representatives to the All-Star Game. This is also the third straight […]

 
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