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The Cubs made Taillon’s four-year deal official on Monday.

SEATTLE — Way back in 1990, San Francisco Giants general manager Al Rosen raged that MLB was headed for "Armageddon" based on the outrageous free-agent contracts being handed out. What really piqued Rosen's ire was the four-year, $10 million contract given to middling left-handed pitcher Bud Black (given to him…

PITTSBURGH — You know the drill. Every time Major League Baseball has a labor squabble, or another 3 1/2-hour game, or a dip in attendance, or a low-rated World Series game, the doomsayers do their thing.

The mental picture is not one VaLynda Mooney will soon forget.

The team are up against the best sides in the country this weekend, aiming to improve on a third place finish last year

Pittsburgh will make the first selection in the 2023 MLB draft.

SAN DIEGO — Bryan Reynolds remains under contractual control through the 2025 season, but it's hard to see him remaining a Pirate for that long.

The center fielder has been one of Pittsburgh's best players for four seasons.

It was one of the underrated developments of the 2022 season. Amid another 100-loss campaign, the Pirates began to see the makings of a fairly strong rotation.

PITTSBURGH — It’s awfully tough at this point to accuse the Pirates of ignoring first base, a disastrously deficient position for them in 2022. What they did Friday also makes a ton of sense from a team identity and leadership standpoint.

PITTSBURGH — The Pirates have further addressed their offensive shortage at first base by signing Carlos Santana to a one-year, $6.7 million deal pending the passing of a physical, a source confirmed to the Post-Gazette on Friday night.