Pittsburgh Pirates News

These are all fairly logical choices with Evan Meek and Jose Ascanio still on the 60-day DL and several prospects still waiting to be added before the Rule 5 draft, as well.

No major-league team has had a longer history in Lynchburg than the Pittsburgh Pirates, who have been the Hillcats' parent club since 1995.

Hold on to your hats folks but the Rays' have traded second baseman Akinori Iwamura, not to the Dodgers or Cubs as first speculated, but to the cash-strapped, last place Pirates.

The Tampa Bay Rays have traded second baseman Akinori Iwamura to the Pittsburgh Pirates for right-handed reliever Jesse Chavez.

Reports out of Tampa late Tuesday afternoon are that the Rays have dealt second baseman Akinori Iwamura to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Phillies had to beat the odds and buck history while attempting to topple the vaunted New York Yankees Monday night at Citizens Bank Park.

Freddy Sanchez is a good "sport." The Pittsburgh Pirates' management is not. Sanchez re-signed with the San Francisco Giants at a total of $12 million for two years, or $6 million per.

Former Pittsburgh Pirates infield Carlos Garcia has been hired as the team's first base coach and infield instructor.

In an effort to give the club another potential bullpen arm to look at for the 2010 season, the Pirates claimed left-hander Justin Thomas off waivers from the Mariners on Thursday.

Andrew McCutchne's rookie season with the Pirates went about as well as he could have hoped.

The Pirates requested outright waivers on reliever Tyler Yates, who then opted for free agency.

Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen was named major league rookie of the year by Baseball America.

Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols, left, come to the aide of a fan who was hit by a foul ball down the first baseline in the seventh inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh Friday, Aug.

Perry Hill is under contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates for 2010 after they exercised a contractual option -- but unless something changes, it appears that he will not work at all next season.

After winning their second consecutive NL pennant on Wednesday night, the Philadelphia Phillies are trying to become the eighth major league team to repeat as champions since divisional play began in 1969.

They're all off the 40-man. Sorry there's no picture for this post; the only photos that come up in SB Nation's widget when you search for these players' names is pictures of hitters homering off them.

To clear room on their 40-man roster, the Pirates outrighted right-handed pitchers Denny Bautista and Craig Hansen to Triple-A on Tuesday.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have named Ray Searage pitching coach after two seasons in the same position with Triple-A affiliate Indianapolis.

Perry Hill's work with the infielders was well received, but it didn't translate into a second season.

25, 2009. The Pirates won 3-1, with Veal pitching two scoreless innings to get his first major league win.