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Major League Baseball named its 2013 Mangers of the Year on Tuesday, with Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona winning the award in the American League, while Pittsburgh Pirates skipper Clint Hurdle took home the honor in the National League.

New York Yankees relief pitcher Mariano Rivera and Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Francisco Liriano were named the American League and National League Players of the Year, respectively, on Monday.

Major league baseball lost one of their great managers to retirement today.

Third Straight NLCS for Birds

It was a wild Monday, in Major League Baseball playoff action, as the Los Angeles Dodgers advanced to the next round, while the Oakland Athletics grabbed a series lead, and both the St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay Rays survived possible elimination.

The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Los Angeles Dodgers took one-game leads in their respective National League Divisional Series' on Sunday.

After getting clobbered in game 1 of the NLDS, the Pittsburgh Pirates rebounded in a big way Friday, putting a clobbering of their own on the St. Louis Cardinals. Pedro Alvarez was money at the plate, going...

Carlos Beltran's three-run homer sparked a seven-run third inning and the St. Louis Cardinals got seven stingy innings from Adam Wainwright, delivering a reality jolt to the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 9-1 rout Thursday in their NL division series opener.

This is video of a Pittsburgh Pirates fan, who jumped off the Roberto Clemente Bridge on Tuesday night, after his favorite team defeated the Cincinnati Reds, 6-2, in the National League Wild-Card game at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

First postseason win in 21 years for Bucs

The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs, 2-1, on Monday night, and clinched their first playoff berth in 21 years in the process.

The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Milwaukee Brewers, 4-3, at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Tuesday night, giving them their 81st victory of the year, and ensuring them of their first non-losing season since 1992.

The Pittsburgh Pirates haven't had a winning season in 21 years. As a result, they've become a punch line for sports fans. Perhaps the Pirates are playing up to that punchline. How else would you explain their Saturday Night Live spoof?

Monday was opening day for a number of Major League Baseball teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates, who has the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

In earlier segments of my 2013 Major League Baseball Preview, I took a look at the American League East, the National League East, and the American League Central. In this segment, I preview the National League Central.

Here's a definite "Catch of the Year" candidate. It's outfielder Travis Snider of the Pittsburgh Pirates robbing Mike Baxter of the New York Mets of a home run.

We’ve pulled off some impressive examples of multitasking ourselves. (You should see us type and eat at the same time.) But this dad, who catches a foul ball during a game between the Giants and the Pirates while simultaneously holding his daughter, puts us to shame. Oh, and did we mention that he catches the ball one-handed? He must be some sort of super dad!

When the New York Yankees shipped A.J. Burnett to Pittsburgh last week they actually paid the Pirates $18 million of the $31 million left on his contract so they would agree to take the underachieving pitcher off of their hands. If that wasn’t insult enough, the Yanks took a final jab at Burnett in this hysterically awkward press release announcing the trade: Burnett, 35, was signed by the Yankees

After Tuesday night's horrible call by umpire Jerry Meals, in the Braves' 4-3 win over the Pirates, a lot of people are demanding that Major League Baseball use more instant replay.

For years at the trading deadline, the Pittsburgh Pirates have been active participants. But, for the last twenty years, they've been the ones trading off established players in exchange for prospects. This year, the Pirates might be buyers, not sellers...