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• How Analytics Marginalized Baseball’s Superstar Pitchers

  26-03-2025 15:36 via nytimes.com
  
  Why has pro baseball made it so hard for today’s pitchers to achieve greatness?
  
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• Bill Mazeroski, 89, Whose 9th-Inning Blast Made Pirates Champs, Is Dead

  21-02-2026 16:52 via nytimes.com
  It was Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, when an infielder known for his glove, not his bat, crushed the powerful Yankees with one swing, bringing joy to Pittsburgh.
  
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• ElRoy Face, Ace Forkballer and Effective Closer for Pirates, Dies at 97

  14-02-2026 18:30 via nytimes.com
  Face was one of the first major-league hurlers to make the closer job a specialty. Not an overpowering pitcher, he finagled outs with a tricky forkball.
  
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• Dave Parker, Power Hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Dies at 74

  29-06-2025 19:08 via nytimes.com
  Parker, a towering outfielder who helped propel the Pirates to the World Series in 1979, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame last year.
  
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• Where Did All of Baseball’s Superstar Pitchers Go?

  26-03-2025 10:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Why has pro baseball made it so hard for today’s pitchers to achieve greatness?
  
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• Bob Veale, Towering Fireballer for the ’60s Pirates, Dies at 89

  10-01-2025 01:00 via nytimes.com
  
  A 6-foot-6 strikeout king, he was a star of the Pittsburgh rotation who left batters wary of both his fastball and his wildness.
  
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• Bounty for Paul Skenes Topps Rookie Card Inspires Treasure Hunt

  06-12-2024 17:32 via nytimes.com
  
  The Pittsburgh Pirates offered 30 years of season tickets in exchange for a Paul Skenes rookie card, and collectors say it could sell for $1 million. First, someone has to find it.
  
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• Honor Roberto Clemente With a Coin, Congressman Says

  11-01-2024 11:01 via nytimes.com
  The right fielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates deserves to be commemorated with a coin, Representative Adriano Espaillat says.
  
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• Vic Davalillo, Venezuelan All-Star and Gold Glove Winner, Is Dead

  12-12-2023 00:29 via nytimes.com
  Over 16 seasons in the major leagues, he won two World Series titles in the 1970s and had a reliable bat. He was revered in his native country.
  
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• Joe Christopher, an Original Met Who Was Amazin’ in ’64, Dies at 88

  05-10-2023 21:22 via nytimes.com
  
  He hit .300 in the expansion franchise’s third season, a rarity for a team better known for finishing in last place than for great on-field achievements.
  
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• LSU Teammates Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews Go 1-2 in MLB Draft

  10-07-2023 02:01 via nytimes.com
  
  After winning the College World Series, Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews of Louisiana State were the first two players off the board Sunday in Seattle.
  
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• Andrew McCutchen Is Thriving in Return to Pittsburgh Pirates

  07-05-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Andrew McCutchen led the last successful era of Pittsburgh Pirates baseball. The veteran outfielder is back and thriving — and so is the team.
  
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• Dick Groat, Hoops Whiz Who Became a Star Shortstop, Dies at 92

  27-04-2023 19:59 via nytimes.com
  
  He insisted he was better at basketball, but as a shortstop he won the National League batting championship and M.V.P. Award and was a five-time All-Star.
  
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• John Jaso Gave Up Baseball to Enjoy Life on a Boat

  14-02-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  John Jaso walked away from Major League Baseball at 34, potentially leaving millions of dollars on the table. The sea was calling.
  
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• Mets Control Their Destiny in Division Race With Braves

  19-09-2022 14:32 via nytimes.com
  Looking postseason-ready in a sweep of the Pirates, the Mets have thus far stayed ahead of Atlanta in the N.L. East.
  
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• Ron Necciai, Who Struck Out 27, Is Still a Little Bit Famous

  18-08-2022 02:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Ron Necciai whiffed a whole game’s worth of hitters, then disappeared from the sport. Our writer’s connection to him goes back to his childhood.
  
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• Rodolfo Castro of Pirates Suspended 1 Game for Cellphone Mishap

  17-08-2022 01:12 via nytimes.com
  
  As Rodolfo Castro slid into third base, his phone shot out of his pocket. He has appealed his suspension for violating M.L.B.’s electronic device policy.
  
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• Hunter Greene and Reds Allow No Hits in Loss

  15-05-2022 23:00 via nytimes.com
  
  For just the sixth time in baseball’s modern era, a team allowed no hits and lost. In the Reds’ attempt at history, they allowed Hunter Greene, a rookie, to throw 118 pitches.
  
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• MLB Season Preview: Money Talks Dominated Offseason

  04-04-2022 09:02 via nytimes.com
  
  A contentious lockout came in the middle of an off-season with record spending. The gaps between the richest and poorest clubs have only grown wider.
  
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• Bill Virdon, Quiet Manager of Four M.L.B. Teams, Dies at 90

  23-11-2021 22:01 via nytimes.com
  
  As a player, mainly for the Pirates, he was an outstanding center fielder and hit a catalytic ground ball in the 1960 World Series against the Yankees.
  
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• World Series: 1979 Pirates, 1985 Royals and 2016 Cubs Recount Overcoming 3-1 Deficits

  02-11-2021 00:25 via nytimes.com
  
  The Houston Astros are trying to pull off a feat that has been done only six times in the World Series. Players from the teams that did it happily recalled their thrilling comebacks.
  
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• 50 Years Later, the Pirates' Lineup of Color Still Resonates

  29-08-2021 15:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Fifty years ago, the Pittsburgh Pirates started a game using only Black and Latino players. It was a first in the National or the American League, and it still manages to stand out.
  
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• Tom Reich, Who Negotiated Big Deals for Baseball Stars, Dies at 82

  05-07-2021 22:13 via nytimes.com
  
  In the early days of free agency, he won multimillion-dollar salaries for players. Among his clients were Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey and Dock Ellis.
  
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• Javier Baez and Cubs Baffle Pirates Infielders in Wild Play

  28-05-2021 01:50 via nytimes.com
  
  With a wily bit of baserunning, Javier Baez confounded Pittsburgh’s infield, allowing a run to score. The Pirates could have just touched first.
  
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• Rennie Stennett, Pirate Who Had Seven Hits in a Game, Dies at 72

  20-05-2021 00:53 via nytimes.com
  
  A second baseman, he was part of baseball’s first all-minority lineup in 1971, along with the future Hall of Famers Roberto Clemente and Willie Stargell.
  
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• Twins Rally in 9th to End Boston’s Nine-Game Winning Streak

  15-04-2021 23:17 via nytimes.com
  
  With teams throughout baseball wearing No. 42 for Jackie Robinson Day, there were plenty of dramatic finishes.
  
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• How Each Baseball Stadium Will Handle Fans to Start 2021

  31-03-2021 14:58 via nytimes.com
  
  Every major league stadium will let in fans to start the season, but capacities vary, ranging from just over 1,000 to 40,300.
  
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• 2021 MLB Season Preview: Team-by-Team Capsules

  29-03-2021 06:01 via nytimes.com
  
  Reasons for optimism and pessimism abound. Catch up with where each team stands ahead of opening day.
  
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• Grant Jackson, Relief Pitcher for Six Teams, Dies at 78

  04-02-2021 22:34 via nytimes.com
  
  A left-hander, he had a 3-0 record in the postseason, including the victory in Game 7 of the World Series for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He died of ations of Covid-19.
  
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• Jameson Taillon Traded to Yankees

  24-01-2021 20:23 via nytimes.com
  
  The right-hander, who missed 2020 after Tommy John surgery, joins a boom-or-bust rotation of pitchers working their way back.
  
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