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In November 2008, the Pirates became the first MLB team to sign Indian players when they acquired the non-draft free agents of Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel. This was also seen by Pirates general manager Neal Huntington, as "not only add two prospects to our system but also hope to open a pathway to an untapped market." The first combined extra inning no-hitter in MLB history took place at Three Rivers Stadium on July 12, 1997. Francisco Córdova and Ricardo Rincón combined to no-hit the Houston Astros, 3–0 in 10 innings.
Former Pirate players who have recently filled in as analysts include Matt Capps, Kevin Young, and Neil Walker. The Pirates broadcast the first ever baseball game over the radio on August 5, 1921. Harold Arlin, a foreman at Westinghouse, announced the game over KDKA from a box seat next to the first base dugout at Forbes Field. KDKA had received its broadcasting license only nine months before, becoming the first commercially licensed radio station in the world. Pirate games would be sporadically broadcast over the radio for the next decade; regular broadcasts began in the mid-1930s, with Rosey Rowswell becoming the voice of the Pirates in 1936. Except for a few years on WWSW in the late 1940s and early 1950s, the Pirates were on KDKA for 61 years.
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However, Hudson then got an inning ending double play off the bat of Jose Lobaton. Blanton got Jordan Luplow to hit into an inning ending double play, closing the book on Gonzalez. In 4 1/3 innings pitched on Sunday Gonzalez allowed six runs on seven hits, three walks, and he struck out two. Saturday night’s hero Max Moroff then ripped a bases clearing three-run double to left field, making the score 4-0 Pirates. Seldom used fourth string catcher Jacob Stallings then hit a ground ball single to center field, Moroff scored and the Pirates led 5-0. August 6 – Sean Rodriguez, in his first game since being re-acquired by the Pirates a day earlier, hits a walk-off home run in the twelfth inning to give the Pirates a 5–4 victory over the San Diego Padres.
The first all-minority lineup in MLB history took the field on September 1, 1971. The lineup was Rennie Stennett, Gene Clines, Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell, Manny Sanguillén, Dave Cash, Al Oliver, Jackie Hernández, and Dock Ellis. The only other team to accomplish this feat is the Toronto Blue Jays in 1993, though theirs came in Game 6. Chief Wilson set the MLB all-time record for triples in a single season in 1912 with 36. Honus Wagner is considered to be one of the greatest shortstops of all time and was a member of the MLB Hall of Fame's Inaugural Class in 1936.
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The Pirates' first home was Exposition Park, located a couple blocks west of the PNC Park. The Pirates split their early years between that ballpark and Recreation Park, which was located further inland from the flood-prone Allegheny River. The Pirates moved back to Exposition Park for good in 1891, and remained there until the 1909 season. The park hosted the first modern World Series ever played in 1903 but by the end of the decade the wooden structure was too small for the Pirates' growing fanbase. Exposition Park hosted several minor league teams before being razed prior to 1920. The site is currently occupied by a parking lot and several restaurants, although a historical marker near the intersection of West Gen. Robinson Street and Tony Dorsett Drive notes it was the location of the first World Series.
Pinch-hitter Mark Smith's three-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning sealed the victory and the no-hitter for the Pirates. After the Pirates moved to the National League Central in 1994, the teams face each other only in two series each year and the rivalry has diminished. However, many fans, especially older ones, retain their dislike for the other team, with regional differences between Eastern and Western Pennsylvania still fueling the rivalry. The Phillies and the Pirates remained together after the National League split into two divisions in 1969. During the period of two-division play (1969–1993), the two National League East division rivals won the two highest numbers of division championships, reigning almost exclusively as NL East champions in the 1970s and again in the early 1990s. The Pirates nine, the Phillies six; together, the two teams' 15 championships accounted for more than half of the 25 NL East championships during that span.
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Once again, every Sunday home game of the 2017 season will be designated as "Kids Day" at PNC Park. There will be fun and games located outside PNC Park on Federal Street prior to each Sunday afternoon home game and all days will feature a kids 14 and younger special giveaway with paid admission to the game. Some of the promotional highlights include kids batting gloves on April 9; kids baseball glove on May 21; kids beach towel on May 28; kids replica alternate Starling Marte jersey on July 2. Depending on how this offseason shakes out, third base could be a huge weak spot for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2018.
Since the 2015 season, the Pirates have worn an alternate camo jersey for select home games. The camouflage alternates were updated for the 2018 season, now white with camo green wordmarks, numbers, piping, and patches. Would they revert to form as the team that made the playoffs each year from 2013 to 2015, or would they come closer to their sub-.500 performance from 2016?
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All the while, Kang's legal problems in South Korea were no closer to being solved, keeping another potential productive bat out of the equation. Fans will have their first opportunity to secure tickets to their favorite promotional games this Friday as the 412 Pirates Holiday Six-Pack ticket plans will go on sale. "Black Friday" at pirates.com/holiday and will be available throughout the holiday season.
The acquisition of the rights means that Clear Channel Communications holds the rights to every major sports team in Pittsburgh. The Pirates have long had a radio network that has extended across four states. Stations for the 2007 season included Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, and Maryland radio broadcasters. The Pirates sank back into mediocrity in the 1980s and returned to post-season play in the early 1990s behind young players like Barry Bonds, Bobby Bonilla, and Doug Drabek. The Pirates won three straight division titles from 1990 to 1992 but lost in the National League Championship Series each time, notably coming within one out of advancing to the World Series in 1992.
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Milo Hamilton and Lanny Frattare took over as the new broadcast team in 1976. Hamilton was unhappy in Pittsburgh; he didn't get along with Frattare and felt that he was being criticized for not being Bob Prince. Hamilton left to join the Chicago Cubs after the 1979 season, and Frattare was elevated to the lead play-by-play announcer.
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