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Pirates third baseman Andy LaRoche stands in the rain during yesterday's game.
To look at Adam LaRoche, one never could imagine he had nearly lived out a baseball player's fantasy. (Today)
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Pirates right outfielder Delwyn Young tries to make a diving catch but misses the ball hit by the Mets third baseman David Wright in the fifth inning yesterday. Young was ejected by home plate umpire Chad Fairchild in the seventh inning.
Neither the Pirates nor anyone is going to sign elite Dominican prospect Miguel Angel Sano until next week, at the earliest, but the team did make some moves on the opening day of the international signing period. (Today)
The game yesterday between the Padres and Houston Astros created quite a buzz in San Diego, when it was delayed for 52 minutes in the top of the ninth inning yesterday as a swarm of bees took over (Today)
The Pirates frittered away an early five-run lead, fought back to tie it on an Adam LaRoche two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth, but Ryan Church's RBI single in the 10th gave the New York Mets a 9-8 victory today at PNC Park. (Yesterday)
Two sources confirmed today that the Pirates have, indeed, made an offer to elite Dominican prospect Miguel Angel Sano. Neither source -- one inside, one outside the team -- would divulge the dollar figure or otherwise characterize the offer. (Yesterday)