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31 January 2012 at 16 : 44 PM

PNC Park to debut Bowtie Bar

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PITTSBURGH -- With 2012 opening day just a little over two months away, PNC Park announced that with a new multi-year renewal with Budweiser, the ballpark will have a new bar for fans to enjoy this season. The Pirates will debut the Budweiser Bowtie bar --which is an expansive bar and lounge area open to all ticket holders on a daily basis --on opening day, ...

26 January 2012 at 11 : 08 AM

Taillon leads four Bucs prospects in MLB’s Top 100

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PITTSBURGH -- The future continues to look bright for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com revealed his Top 100 prospects list on Wednesday and four Buccos made the cut. They included right-handers Jameson Taillon (Ranked No. 8), Gerrit Cole (No. 11), and outfielders Starling Marte (No. 40) and Josh Bell (No. 69). Only one other club, the ...

24 January 2012 at 11 : 41 AM

Huntington discusses trading All-Star outfielder Andrew McCutchen

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PITTSBURGH -- Pirates General Manager Neal Huntington was a guest on MLB Network radio this morning. Here are a few quotes from what was discussed. On trading All-Star outfielder Andrew McCutchen: “Once it gets reported in the media, then the GM’s have to do their due diligence and they reach out and, ‘hey. I just wanted to put our name on your ...

20 January 2012 at 18 : 28 PM

Catching prospect Sanchez learned a lot from 2011 season

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PITTSBURGH -- The 2011 season wasn’t what catching prospect Tony Sanchez expected from himself. A first round pick by the Pirates in the 2009 draft, Sanchez hadn’t hit below a .300 average in his prior two seasons in the minors. Despite struggling at the plate in his first season in Double-A, the 23-year-old learned a lot about himself, and improved on ...

18 January 2012 at 11 : 20 AM

Pirates sign Slaten to minor league deal

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PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Pirates announced on Tuesday the signing of left-hander Doug Slaten to a minor league contract. The deal also includes an invitation to big league spring training. Slaten, 31, posted a 2.19 ERA in 22 games with the Washington Nationals through June of the 2011 season. Slaten then missed nearly three months of the season with ...