Bucs start spring with Yanks
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates will open their 32-game spring training schedule against the World Series champion New York Yankees on Tuesday, March 2 and will close it with three games against the NL champion Phillies — two in Philadelphia. The Pirates will break camp eariler than usual to play the April 2-3 games in Philadelphia. Their final Florida exhibition will be April 1, against the Phillies in Clearwater, Fla. The Pirates will play 15 major league exhibitions in Bradenton. They play the Phillies six times and the Yankees and Rays four times.
» Full StoryPirates trade reliever Chavez
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays have traded second baseman Akinori Iwamura to the Pittsburgh Pirates for right-handed reliever Jesse Chavez.
The deal was announced Tuesday night.
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Pirates hire former player
PITTSBURGH — Former Pittsburgh Pirates infield Carlos Garcia has been hired as the team’s first base coach and infield instructor.
Garcia replaces Perry Hill, who recently quit after one season with the Pirates.
New faces, going places
Anybody interested in hiring help to clean their house next spring ought to consider calling Neal Huntington.
» Full StoryThe Pirates’ best and worst of 2009
Highs and lows of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 2009 season.
Final record: 62-99.
Final National League Central Division finish: Sixth place, 28¢ games behind the first-place St. Louis Cardinals.
Ohlendorf will have different offseason
PITTSBURGH – The Pirates’ players will scatter to points around North America after they play their final game of the season this afternoon at Cincinnati.
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