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The Pittsburgh Pirates, still looking for a manager and general manager, will pick up the club option on right-hander Chris Archer, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The 31-year-old will be owed $8.25 million in 2020 after going 3-9 with a 5.19 ERA in 23 starts last season before being shut down in August due to inflammation in his pitching shoulder. The team's other option was a $1.75 million buyout. Continue to Article

November 04, 2019 1:31:pm EST

Pittsburgh Pirates have delayed their search for a new coach after firing general manager Neal Huntington. It has been a tumultuous offseason for the MLB side, who have elected to relieve Huntington of his duties a month into his search for a new team manager. Former manager Clint Hurdle was fired on September 29, with owner Bob Nutting giving Huntington his backing at the time. Continue to Article

October 28, 2019 11:48:am EST

The Pittsburgh Pirates' personnel overhaul continues. The team announced on Monday that GM Neal Huntington has been fired. Assistant GM Kevan Graves has been named the interim GM, which the Pirates apparently misspelled as “Kevin” in the original news release. Continue to Article

October 28, 2019 10:36:am EST

Cleveland Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco was named the winner of this year's Roberto Clemente Award for humanitarian work, charcater and community service by Major League Baseball on Friday. The 32-year-old Venezuelan right-hander was diagnosed earlier this year with a form of blood cancer called chronic myeloid leukemia that sidelined him for much of the season. Carrasco and his wife, Karry, provide box lunches for the homeless every other Sunday in the off-season, fund a scholarship for single mothers and donate money for clothes, medicine, food and school supplies to underprivileged areas in the United States, Colombia, Venezuela, and Africa. Continue to Article

October 25, 2019 3:49:pm EST

Ross retired following the 2016 season and served as a Cubs special assistant to baseball operations and an ESPN analyst. Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels and Christian Yelich of the Milwaukee Brewers were selected as winners of the Hank Aaron Award, which goes to the top offensive player in each league. Yelich won the National League honor for the second straight season and is in position to repeat as NL MVP. Continue to Article

October 23, 2019 9:12:pm EST