Mar 13
Thu
01:05pm
Hammond Stadium at Lee Health Sports Complex
Fort Myers, FL
Spring Training: Pittsburgh Pirates at Minnesota Twins
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Mar 17
Mon
01:05pm
Publix Field At Joker Marchant Stadium
Lakeland, FL
Spring Training: Pittsburgh Pirates (Split Squad) at Detroit Tigers
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Mar 17
Mon
01:05pm
LECOM Park
Bradenton, FL
Spring Training: Minnesota Twins at Pittsburgh Pirates (Split Squad)
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Mar 19
Wed
01:05pm
Charlotte Sports Park
Port Charlotte, FL
Spring Training: Pittsburgh Pirates at Tampa Bay Rays
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Mar 22
Sat
01:05pm
LECOM Park
Bradenton, FL
Spring Training: Baltimore Orioles at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Mar 23
Sun
01:07pm
TD Ballpark
Dunedin, FL
Spring Training: Pittsburgh Pirates at Toronto Blue Jays
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Mar 24
Mon
01:05pm
Hammond Stadium at Lee Health Sports Complex
Fort Myers, FL
Spring Training: Pittsburgh Pirates at Minnesota Twins
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Mar 28
Fri
04:10pm
loanDepot Park
Miami, FL
Pittsburgh Pirates at Miami Marlins
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Mar 30
Sun
10:40am
loanDepot Park
Miami, FL
Pittsburgh Pirates at Miami Marlins
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Apr 07
Mon
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Apr 08
Tue
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Apr 09
Wed
12:35pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Apr 12
Sat
06:40pm
Great American Ball Park
Cincinnati, OH
Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds
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Apr 13
Sun
01:40pm
Great American Ball Park
Cincinnati, OH
Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds
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Apr 14
Mon
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Washington Nationals at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Apr 15
Tue
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Washington Nationals at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Apr 16
Wed
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Washington Nationals at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Apr 17
Thu
12:35pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Washington Nationals at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Apr 18
Fri
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Cleveland Guardians at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Apr 20
Sun
01:35pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Cleveland Guardians at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Apr 22
Tue
06:38pm
Angel Stadium
Anaheim, CA
Pittsburgh Pirates at Los Angeles Angels
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Apr 23
Wed
06:38pm
Angel Stadium
Anaheim, CA
Pittsburgh Pirates at Los Angeles Angels
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Apr 24
Thu
06:29pm
Angel Stadium
Anaheim, CA
Pittsburgh Pirates at Los Angeles Angels
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Apr 29
Tue
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Apr 30
Wed
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates
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May 01
Thu
12:35pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates
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May 02
Fri
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
San Diego Padres at Pittsburgh Pirates
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May 03
Sat
04:05pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
San Diego Padres at Pittsburgh Pirates
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May 04
Sun
01:35pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
San Diego Padres at Pittsburgh Pirates
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May 05
Mon
06:45pm
Busch Stadium
St. Louis, MO
Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals
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May 06
Tue
06:45pm
Busch Stadium
St. Louis, MO
Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals
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May 07
Wed
12:15pm
Busch Stadium
St. Louis, MO
Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals
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May 09
Fri
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates
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May 10
Sat
04:05pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates
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May 11
Sun
01:35pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates
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May 12
Mon
07:10pm
Citi Field
Queens, NY
Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets
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May 13
Tue
07:10pm
Citi Field
Queens, NY
Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets
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May 14
Wed
07:10pm
Citi Field
Queens, NY
Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets
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May 18
Sun
01:35pm
Citizens Bank Park
Philadelphia, PA
Pittsburgh Pirates at Philadelphia Phillies
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May 19
Mon
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates
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May 20
Tue
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates
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May 21
Wed
12:35pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates
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May 22
Thu
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Milwaukee Brewers at Pittsburgh Pirates
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May 23
Fri
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Milwaukee Brewers at Pittsburgh Pirates
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May 24
Sat
04:05pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Milwaukee Brewers at Pittsburgh Pirates
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May 25
Sun
01:35pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Milwaukee Brewers at Pittsburgh Pirates
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May 26
Mon
05:10pm
Chase Field
Phoenix, AZ
Pittsburgh Pirates at Arizona Diamondbacks
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May 27
Tue
06:40pm
Chase Field
Phoenix, AZ
Pittsburgh Pirates at Arizona Diamondbacks
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May 28
Wed
12:40pm
Chase Field
Phoenix, AZ
Pittsburgh Pirates at Arizona Diamondbacks
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May 31
Sat
06:40pm
Petco Park
San Diego, CA
Pittsburgh Pirates at San Diego Padres
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Jun 01
Sun
02:10pm
Petco Park
San Diego, CA
Pittsburgh Pirates at San Diego Padres
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Jun 03
Tue
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Jun 04
Wed
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Jun 05
Thu
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Jun 06
Fri
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Jun 08
Sun
01:35pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Jun 09
Mon
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Miami Marlins at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Jun 10
Tue
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Miami Marlins at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Jun 11
Wed
12:35pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Miami Marlins at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Jun 12
Thu
07:05pm
Wrigley Field
Chicago, IL
Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs
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Jun 15
Sun
01:20pm
Wrigley Field
Chicago, IL
Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs
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Jun 17
Tue
06:40pm
Comerica Park
Detroit, MI
Pittsburgh Pirates at Detroit Tigers
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Jun 18
Wed
06:40pm
Comerica Park
Detroit, MI
Pittsburgh Pirates at Detroit Tigers
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Jun 19
Thu
01:10pm
Comerica Park
Detroit, MI
Pittsburgh Pirates at Detroit Tigers
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Jun 20
Fri
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Texas Rangers at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Jun 21
Sat
04:05pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Texas Rangers at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Jun 22
Sun
01:35pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Texas Rangers at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Jun 24
Tue
06:40pm
American Family Field
Milwaukee, WI
Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers
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Jun 25
Wed
01:10pm
American Family Field
Milwaukee, WI
Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers
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Jun 27
Fri
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Jun 28
Sat
04:05pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Jun 29
Sun
01:35pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Jun 30
Mon
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Jul 01
Tue
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Jul 02
Wed
12:35pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Jul 04
Fri
01:10pm
T-Mobile Park
Seattle, WA
Pittsburgh Pirates at Seattle Mariners
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Jul 05
Sat
07:10pm
T-Mobile Park
Seattle, WA
Pittsburgh Pirates at Seattle Mariners
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Jul 06
Sun
01:10pm
T-Mobile Park
Seattle, WA
Pittsburgh Pirates at Seattle Mariners
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Jul 07
Mon
06:40pm
Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City, MO
Pittsburgh Pirates at Kansas City Royals
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Jul 08
Tue
06:40pm
Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City, MO
Pittsburgh Pirates at Kansas City Royals
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Jul 09
Wed
06:40pm
Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City, MO
Pittsburgh Pirates at Kansas City Royals
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Jul 11
Fri
07:10pm
Target Field
Minneapolis, MN
Pittsburgh Pirates at Minnesota Twins
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Jul 12
Sat
01:10pm
Target Field
Minneapolis, MN
Pittsburgh Pirates at Minnesota Twins
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Jul 13
Sun
01:10pm
Target Field
Minneapolis, MN
Pittsburgh Pirates at Minnesota Twins
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Jul 18
Fri
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Chicago White Sox at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Jul 19
Sat
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Chicago White Sox at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Jul 20
Sun
01:35pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Chicago White Sox at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Jul 21
Mon
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Detroit Tigers at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Jul 22
Tue
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Detroit Tigers at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Jul 23
Wed
12:35pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Detroit Tigers at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Jul 25
Fri
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Arizona Diamondbacks at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Jul 26
Sat
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Arizona Diamondbacks at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Jul 27
Sun
01:35pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Arizona Diamondbacks at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Jul 28
Mon
06:45pm
Oracle Park
San Francisco, CA
Pittsburgh Pirates at San Francisco Giants
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Jul 29
Tue
06:45pm
Oracle Park
San Francisco, CA
Pittsburgh Pirates at San Francisco Giants
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Jul 30
Wed
12:45pm
Oracle Park
San Francisco, CA
Pittsburgh Pirates at San Francisco Giants
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Aug 01
Fri
06:40pm
Coors Field
Denver, CO
Pittsburgh Pirates at Colorado Rockies
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Aug 02
Sat
01:10pm
Coors Field
Denver, CO
Pittsburgh Pirates at Colorado Rockies
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Aug 03
Sun
01:10pm
Coors Field
Denver, CO
Pittsburgh Pirates at Colorado Rockies
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Aug 04
Mon
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
San Francisco Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Aug 05
Tue
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
San Francisco Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Aug 06
Wed
12:35pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
San Francisco Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Aug 07
Thu
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Aug 08
Fri
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Aug 09
Sat
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Aug 10
Sun
01:35pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Aug 11
Mon
06:40pm
American Family Field
Milwaukee, WI
Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers
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Aug 12
Tue
06:40pm
American Family Field
Milwaukee, WI
Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers
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Aug 13
Wed
01:10pm
American Family Field
Milwaukee, WI
Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers
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Aug 15
Fri
01:20pm
Wrigley Field
Chicago, IL
Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs
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Aug 16
Sat
01:20pm
Wrigley Field
Chicago, IL
Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs
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Aug 17
Sun
01:20pm
Wrigley Field
Chicago, IL
Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs
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Aug 18
Mon
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Toronto Blue Jays at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Aug 19
Tue
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Toronto Blue Jays at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Aug 20
Wed
12:35pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Toronto Blue Jays at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Aug 22
Fri
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Colorado Rockies at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Aug 23
Sat
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Colorado Rockies at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Aug 24
Sun
01:35pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Colorado Rockies at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Aug 25
Mon
06:45pm
Busch Stadium
St. Louis, MO
Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals
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Aug 26
Tue
06:45pm
Busch Stadium
St. Louis, MO
Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals
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Aug 27
Wed
06:45pm
Busch Stadium
St. Louis, MO
Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals
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Aug 28
Thu
01:15pm
Busch Stadium
St. Louis, MO
Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals
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Aug 29
Fri
07:10pm
Fenway Park
Boston, MA
Pittsburgh Pirates at Boston Red Sox
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Aug 30
Sat
04:10pm
Fenway Park
Boston, MA
Pittsburgh Pirates at Boston Red Sox
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Aug 31
Sun
01:35pm
Fenway Park
Boston, MA
Pittsburgh Pirates at Boston Red Sox
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Sep 02
Tue
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Los Angeles Dodgers at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Sep 03
Wed
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Los Angeles Dodgers at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Sep 04
Thu
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Los Angeles Dodgers at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Sep 05
Fri
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Milwaukee Brewers at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Sep 06
Sat
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Milwaukee Brewers at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Sep 07
Sun
01:35pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Milwaukee Brewers at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Sep 09
Tue
06:35pm
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Baltimore, MD
Pittsburgh Pirates at Baltimore Orioles
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Sep 10
Wed
06:35pm
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Baltimore, MD
Pittsburgh Pirates at Baltimore Orioles
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Sep 11
Thu
01:05pm
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Baltimore, MD
Pittsburgh Pirates at Baltimore Orioles
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Sep 12
Fri
06:45pm
Nationals Park
Washington, DC
Pittsburgh Pirates at Washington Nationals
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Sep 13
Sat
04:05pm
Nationals Park
Washington, DC
Pittsburgh Pirates at Washington Nationals
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Sep 14
Sun
01:35pm
Nationals Park
Washington, DC
Pittsburgh Pirates at Washington Nationals
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Sep 15
Mon
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Sep 16
Tue
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Sep 17
Wed
12:35pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Sep 19
Fri
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Athletics at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Sep 20
Sat
06:40pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Athletics at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Sep 21
Sun
01:35pm
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Athletics at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Sep 23
Tue
06:40pm
Great American Ball Park
Cincinnati, OH
Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds
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Sep 24
Wed
06:40pm
Great American Ball Park
Cincinnati, OH
Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds
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Sep 25
Thu
12:40pm
Great American Ball Park
Cincinnati, OH
Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds
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Sep 26
Fri
07:15pm
Truist Park
Atlanta, GA
Pittsburgh Pirates at Atlanta Braves
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Sep 27
Sat
07:15pm
Truist Park
Atlanta, GA
Pittsburgh Pirates at Atlanta Braves
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Sep 28
Sun
03:15pm
Truist Park
Atlanta, GA
Pittsburgh Pirates at Atlanta Braves
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League: National League (NL)
Division: NL Central
Stadium: PNC Park (capacity 38,747)
Manager: Derek Shelton (2020-present)
Star Players: Bryan Reynolds, Ke'Bryan Hayes, Mitch Keller (pitcher), David Bednar (pitcher), Andrew McCutchen (pitcher)
2022-23 Regular Season: 76-86 (4th in NL Central)
2023 Postseason: Did not qualify
Legendary Former Players: Roberto Clemente, Honus Wagner, Barry Bonds, Willie Stargell, Bill Mazeroski, Arky Vaughan, Bob Friend (pitcher), Babe Adams (pitcher)
World Series Titles: 5 (1909, 1925, 1960, 1971, 1979)
For anyone under the age of 50 these days, stories of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ glories are no more than the stuff of legend, stories passed down from dads or grandfathers or other old fans with gray hair ringing the edge of their yellow and black baseball caps. The Pirates have indeed been (mostly) very bad for many years, punctuated by one of the worst slumps in MLB history, where they failed to record a single winning season (over .500) between 1993 and 2012 (a very much unwanted major league record), spending most of that time in the Davy Jones’s locker of the NL Central division. Much like the Golden Ages of actual pirates, the team’s best days require some archaeology to discern, hearkening back to the turn of the century when the PIrates, who had been around since 1882, won the last two National League championships leading up to the first proper World Series in 1903. The Pirates won the National League again, earning the right to play the Boston Americans (soon to become the Boston Red Sox) in a nine-game (!!) series, but lost five games to three. Led by the statuesque Honus Wagner, the Pirates tried again in 1909, battling the Detroit Tigers through six tough games before blowing their opponents away 8-0 in Game Seven to bring the World Series to Pittsburgh for the first time. They would add a second title in 1925, coming from behind after being down three games to one against the Washington Senators (later the Minnesota Twins) and from 7-6 down in the bottom of the eighth inning of Game Seven to claim the World Series in front of a delirious home crowd of over 40,000. The Pirates would be put to the sword two years later by the New York Yankees and Babe Ruth’s “Murderers Row” in a four game sweep, but get revenge, albeit served cold (long after the Babe’s death) in 1960. This third World Series triumph for the Pirates is often considered one of the best, and certainly most dramatic, of all time, with Bill Mazeroski clubbing a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth in Game Seven to avoid extra innings and win the Series on a walkoff home run for the first time in history (Joe Carter, in 1993 for the Toronto Blue Jays, has been the only other man to do it). One of the best players ever to swing a bat in the major leagues, and the first massive Latin-American star of the game, Roberto Clemente, would lead the Pirates back to the promised land, when they faced the surging Baltimore Orioles in the 1971 World Series. The Orioles had won the previous year and were considered heavy favorites, but the series was a back and forth battle to the end, with the O’s going up 2-0 at home before the Pirates took all three games in Pittsburgh to head back to Baltimore with the advantage. Baltimore leveled matters with a 3-2 extra innings win in Game Six, thrilling their home fans by scoring the winning run with a close play at the plate. All the momentum seemed on the Orioles’ side going into Game Seven, but the Pirates won 2-1 on the back of a home run from Clemente. The Pirates went on to have a strong decade throughout the 1970s, beating the Orioles again in the 1979 World Series, again in seven games, this time overturning a three games to one series deficit. Willie Stargell hit the Pirates out of trouble in Game Seven, going four for give and hitting a massive two-run dinger in the sixth from which they never looked back. To a Pirates fan embarking on the beginnings of the 1980 season, success must have seemed the only landmark on the horizon ahead. But alas, apart from a brief resurgence in the early 1990s with (pre-musclebound) Barry Bonds leading the team to three consecutive NLCS appearances (the last two lost to the Atlanta Braves, each in seven games), there has been very little for baseball fans in Pittsburgh to get excited about since the end of the Cold War. With so much great history, however, and such a passionate fanbase that still packs out spectacular new PNC Park, we may not have seen the last postseason voyage of the Pirates just yet.
Pittsburgh Pirates Rivalries
The Pittsburgh PIrates have developed historical rivalries with many of the geographically nearby teams that have shared the league with the Pirates since the early days, particularly teams in the New York Yankees, the Cincinnati Reds, the Detroit Tigers, and (especially) their fellow Pennsylvanians, the Philadelphia Phillies. The Pirates’ two dramatic World Series victories over the Baltimore Orioles also give encounters between the two teams added spice. Interleague play has led to the Tigers rivalry being embraced by fans in recent years already captivated by the heated NHL hockey rivalry between the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins.
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