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Pittsburgh Pirates flame throwing reliever Aroldis Chapman was suspended for two games, after being ejected earlier this week for arguing the strike zone with an umpire. I wrote about the ejection earlier in the week, noting how...
I normally limit the featured section of this article to a single player. On Thursday night, the Pittsburgh Pirates had top pitching prospects Paul Skenes and Bubba Chandler on the mound, so it felt appropriate to...

This Date in Pirates History: June 15- The Trades

In an extremely busy day for Pittsburgh Pirates transactions, we split up the "This Date" article in to two separate ones. The first covers...

This Date in Pirates History: June 5

Just two former Pittsburgh Pirates players born on this date, although one of them went on to the Hall of Fame. It has also...

This Date in Pirates History: April 5

On this date in 1975, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded pitcher Wayne Simpson to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for outfielder Bill Robinson. Simpson, a...