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At The Break: Pirates Top Prospects
Pittsburgh (KDKA)- The Pirates have been forced to dip into the farm system this season because of all the injuries. Players like Alex Presley, Chase d’Arnaud, Josh Harrison, Brad Lincoln, Tony Watson...
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Pirates Farm Report
Pittsburgh (KDKA)- Here’s a look at how some of the Pirates top prospects performed last night in our Friday Pirates Farm Report. Indianapolis (AAA) was off Altoona (AA) lost to Bowie, 3-1: *CF...
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Bucs: Tony Sanchez Promoted To Triple-A
PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) — Catcher Tony Sanchez was promoted to Triple-A Indianapolis Sunday after playing in a 2-0 Altoona win. He was told about the promotion after the game and described it as...
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Pirates’ Triple-A Club Clinches Division Crown
PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) — The present looks bleak for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who have slipped to third in the National League Wild Card race, and now look to be a long shot to take down Cincinnati...
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Pirates Prospect Tony Sanchez Grades His 2012 Season, Applauds Uniqiue...
PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) — Pirates Catching Prospect Tony Sanchez joined Seibel, Starkey and Miller on Sportsradio 93.7 The FAN to talk about his 2012 season, his time in the Pirates minor league...
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Catcher Tony Sanchez On His 2013 Season: “It’s Extremely Crucial”
PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) — Pirates catching prospect Tony Sanchez hit the weight room hard this off-season adding 15 pounds of muscle. The former first-round draft pick (fourth overall) in 2009...
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Pirates’ Catcher Tony Sanchez Dishes On Gerrit Cole, Jameson Taillon
PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – The Pirates hopes for the future lie heavily on the arms of Gerrit Cole and Jameson Taillon, and catcher Tony Sanchez has caught both of them and knows what they’re capable...
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Jeff Locke Proves How Gullible Starkey, Miller And Mueller Are
PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – Pirates starter Jeff Locke is fighting for a spot in the Pirates rotation and talked about how the spring is going for him so far. Before getting to talk to Locke though,...
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Pirates’ Top Prospect Jameson Taillon Impressed By Gerrit Cole’s Debut
PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – Pirates top prospect Jameson Taillon got to watch Gerrit Cole make his debut this week, and joined Starkey, Miller and Mueller on The FAN to tell us what he saw and how that...
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Neal Huntington Evaluates First Half Performances, Future For Gerrit Cole
PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – With Gerrit Cole making the fourth start of his career tonight, Pirates General Manager Neal Huntington joined Starkey, Miller and Mueller to talk about what the future...
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Fort Goes Down, Bucs Recall Presley For Key Series Vs. Cardinals
PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) — The Pirates have placed backup catcher Michael McKenry on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Sunday, with a left knee sprain, the team announced a short while ago....
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Pirates Catcher Tony Sanchez Looks Back At Shutout, Opportunity He Has Been...
PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – With backup catcher Michael McKenry out for the year after having knee surgery, Tony Sanchez will get his first extended chance with the big league club, and talks about his...
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Russell Martin Growing Accustomed To Playing Hero
PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – Pirates’ catcher Russell Martin got the day off in the series finale against the Miami Marlins, but when his name was called to pinch hit late in a tied game, he came up...
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Giants Beat Pirates 6-3 To Stop Slide
Buster Posey had three hits, Pablo Sandoval drove in two runs and the San Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Saturday night.
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Tony Sanchez Tracks Down First Home Run Ball
PITTSBURGH (93.7 THE FAN)–Pirates’ catcher, Tony Sanchez joined the Fan Morning Show on Tuesday to talk about the season, and his missing home run ball from his first Major League blast. The Fan who...
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Pirates Demote Locke, Sanchez For Roster Space
PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) — To make room for newcomers Marlon Byrd and John Buck, the Pirates have temporarily sent left-handed starting pitcher Jeff Locke and backup catcher Tony Sanchez down to...
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All-Star Closer Grilli Among Those Rejoining Pirates
PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) — The Pirates have recalled right-handed closer Jason Grilli from his rehab assignment with Double-A Altoona and reinstated him from the disabled list, the team announced...
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Colin Dunlap: A Look Inside Pittsburgh Christmas Lists
This time of year, plenty of letters are addressed to the North Pole and Mr. Santa Claus. Well, it pays to have people in the right places. Lucky enough for me, I was able to intercept a few Christmas...
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Former Bucs Catcher LaValliere: Sanchez Off To Great Start
PITTSBURGH (KDKA 93-7 The Fan)- The Pirates continue their Spring Training workouts in Bradenton. Former Pirates players traditionally come back to help as instructors too. One former player working in...
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Tony Sanchez Talks Battling Criticism, Who The Pirates’ Next Cole/Taillon Is
BRADENTON (93-7 The Fan) – Pirates catcher Tony Sanchez sat down with The Fan Morning Show at Pirates spring training on Monday to chat about his off season and how his career has been progressing....
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Report: Pirates Backup Catcher Chris Stewart To Undergo Knee Surgery
PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – According to multiple reports, Pirates backup catcher Chris Stewart will be undergoing knee surgery for an injury he sustained against the Minnesota Twins back on March 12....
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Pirates Make Another Round Of Roster Moves
PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – As is typical this time of the year, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced another round of roster moves as they trim it down to the 25 it needs to be by Opening Day. The Pirates...
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The Neal Huntington Show – March 23, 2014
PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan)-Pirates General Manager Neal Huntington held his final show of the spring on Sunday from Sarasota, Fla. prior to the Pirates/Orioles Spring Training game. The show opened with...
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Tony Sanchez Explains His Highly Unusual Choice In Walk-Up Music
PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – Pirates catcher Tony Sanchez joined The Fan Morning Show on Friday, and inevitably, before anybody even spoke a word, he was already getting his chops busted for choosing...
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Sanchez Has Winning Hit In 16th, Pirates Beat Cubs
In a game that took 5 hours, 55 minutes, pinch-hitter Tony Sanchez singled in the winning run in the bottom of the 16th inning to give the Pirates a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday...
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Pirates Fall To Cubs, 3-2
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jason Hammel pitched two-hit ball into the seventh inning and the Chicago Cubs edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Thursday for their first win of the season. The right-hander allowed...
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Top 5 Walk Up Songs The Pirates Should Be Using
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Major League Baseball players typically pick the songs they want played when they walk up to the plate. For the Pittsburgh Pirates, they range from the pretty crazy: Tony Sanchez –...
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Pirates Recall Cole, Sanchez & Activate Pimentel From DL
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Pirates made several roster moves on Monday. First, the team recalled starting pitcher Gerrit Cole from rookie-level Bristol. Cole will start the first game of a...
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The Pirates Hot Stove Report With Colin Dunlap: Oct. 29, 2014
PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – In this edition of “The Pirates Hot Stove Report with Colin Dunlap,” Colin talks about Tony Sanchez electing to play winter ball, the increase in Pirates’ ticket prices and...
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Huntington Addresses State Of Pirates As Free Agency Begins
PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – Pirates General Manager Neal Huntington joined “The Fan Morning Show” Thursday to talk about the team as the MLB free agency period gets underway. Huntington explained what...
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Top 10 Hottest Current Pittsburgh Athletes
Between the Steelers, Penguins and Pirates, Pittsburgh has no shortage of professional athletes. So instead of ranking them on their athletic ability, the ladies of the KDKA web team have decided to...
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The Pirates Hot Stove Report With Colin Dunlap: Dec. 11, 2014
PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – In this edition of “The Pirates Hot Stove Report with Colin Dunlap,” Colin talks about the team bringing back Francisco Liriano, the news that the team is in the very early...
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Tony Sanchez Working Hard To Earn A Spot On Pirates’ Roster
PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – It wasn’t that long ago that there were plenty of jobs available during Pirates Spring Training; not so this spring. “That means we’re getting better,” according to Manager...
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Pirates Hit 3 HRs, Beat Tigers 8-7
Tony Sanchez, Starling Marte and Willy Garcia homered, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Detroit Tigers 8-7 Wednesday night.
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Game Notes From The Pirates’ 8-7 Win Over The Tigers
BRADENTON, Fla. (KDKA) — The crowd of 9,018 is a McKechnie Field record. Tony Sanchez, Starling Marte and Willy Garcia all homered. Sanchez’s HR was his 8th hit in his last 9 at bats, his 5th straight...
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Pirates’ Catcher Tony Sanchez Makes Big League Team
PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – To hear him say it, the experience in the Dominican Winter League was not a pleasant one for Pirates catcher Tony Sanchez, but the things he learned there have helped him...
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Polanco, Sanchez HR, Pirates Top Twins In Rain
Gregory Polanco and Tony Sanchez hit solo home runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to rain-shortened 4-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday.
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Mike LaValliere Evaluates Pirates’ Catchers
PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – Saying all Pirates, current and former, are a family, Mike LaValliere is back with the club as a Spring Training Special Instructor. Clint Hurdle called LaValliere about...
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Tony Sanchez: ‘I Earned The Spot’
PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – Former Pirates number one pick Tony Sanchez has four homers, 11 RBI and is batting .375 this spring. Sanchez secured a spot on the 25-man roster due to an injury to catcher...
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Pirates Activate Chris Stewart From DL, Option Tony Sanchez To AAA
PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – The Pittsburgh Pirates have announced two roster moves – both involving catchers. First, the team activated Chris Stewart from the disabled list and have recalled him from...
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