Pirates Release Pitcher Nelson Figueroa
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The Pirates unconditionally released right-handed pitcher Nelson Figueroa on Tuesday.
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Barry Larkin homered in his final at-bat on a noteworthy night &#151; perhaps one of his last in a Cincinnati Reds uniform &#151; and got a curtain call that capped a 5-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.
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Ryan Doumit hit a game-winning single in the ninth inning after the umpires took away what looked to be a game-winning home run by Pittsburgh&#039;s Jose Castillo and called both teams back onto the field, and the Pirates finished off a four-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers with a bizarre 4-3 victory Thursday.
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Primera Liga side Villarreal has confirmed the signing of Luciano Figueroa from Mexican club Cruz Azul in a transfer worth a reported three million euros ($A5.1million).
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The Pittsburgh Pirates had been the only pre-expansion franchise not to have a rookie of the year winner. Slugging outfielder Jason Bay changed that Monday.
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Baseball National League batting champion Freddy Sanchez chose not to go to arbitration and agreed to a $2.75 million, one-year contract yesterday with the suddenly active Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates, who made almost no player moves for the first 3 1/2 months of their offseason, signed former Brewers All-Star reliever Dan Kolb to a minor league contract. Kolb is expected ...
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com. The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired veteran catcher Benito Santiago on Thursday from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for minor league right-hander Leo Nunez.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (Sports Network) - Anaheim Angels  outfielder Vladimir Guerrero was drilled on the left side of  his head by a pitch from Mariners pitcher Ryan Franklin,  forcing him out of Monday's game in the first inning.
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The Pirates and Indians completed a deal that had been rumored for weeks, trading reliever Arthur Rhodes and right fielder Matt Lawton.
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ANAHEIM, Calif., (Sports Network) - The Pittsburgh Pirates  have traded relief pitcher Arthur Rhodes to the Cleveland  Indians for outfielder Matt Lawton.
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Second baseman Freddy Sanchez and the Pittsburgh Pirates agree Tuesday on an $11 million, two-year contract.
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PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Shopping for a veteran catcher after trading Jason Kendall last month, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Benito Santiago from the Kansas City Royals on Thursday.
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Jon Lieber agreed to a deal with the Philadelphia Phillies, Al Leiter returned to the Florida Marlins, and Woody Williams went back to the San Diego Padres as major league teams moved quickly to grab starting pitchers yesterday after the first free-agent deadline of the offseason passed.
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Ronny Paulino's bases-loaded double highlights the Pirates biggest inning in nearly three years, as Pittsburgh scores eight runs in the 10th inning to beat the Reds, 10-4.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates, bottom of the Central Division of baseball's National League, dismissed their general manager Dave Littlefield on Friday.
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After rewriting the Pirates&#39; record book, Jason Bay was named the National League Rookie of the Year yesterday by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
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Mets General Manager Omar Minaya left baseball's winter meetings happy after acquiring a hard-throwing reliever and gauging the marketplace for free agent Barry Zito and other top starters.