For the second straight season, a Pirates player was selected to the Major League Rookie All-Star team. This year, the honoree is Neil Walker, who was named the second baseman for 2010.

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Left-hander Wil Ledezma will return to the club in 2011 after agreeing to a one-year contract with the Pirates on Wednesday. Ledezma's signing was one of many roster moves announced by Pittsburgh on the second official day of baseball's offseason.

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The good news is that for the second consecutive year, the Pirates have a league champion in their organization.

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Andrew McCutchen and John Bowker each hit two-run homers to help the Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 9-6, in the second test of a three-game series at PNC Park.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates can claim their long-awaited 50th victory of the season tonight when they host the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second of three weekend games at PNC Park.

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Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) – Delwyn Young capped a five-run seventh with a two-run homer and James McDonald tossed seven scoreless innings, as the Pittsburgh Pirates shut down the Atlanta Braves, 5-0, in the second test of a three-game series at PNC Park.

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