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Cincinnati Reds' Tyler Naquin follows through on a home run during the third inning of the team's baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)

Naquin stars as Reds pound Pirates for 4th straight win

By JEFF WALLNER - Associated Press

Cincinnati Reds' Nick Castellanos reacts to hitting a solo home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Cincinnati, Monday, April 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)

Castellanos, Moustakas lift Reds to third straight win

By JEFF WALLNER - Associated Press

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Zach Davies throws against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the first inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Sunday, April 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Zach Davies wins Chicago debut as Cubs beat Pirates 4-3

By JAY COHEN - Associated Press

Pittsburgh Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes (13) watches his two-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs Thursday, April 1, 2021, on opening day at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Pirates place 3B Hayes on IL with left wrist strain

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Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta throws against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the first inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Saturday, April 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Arrieta makes triumphant return as Cubs beat Pirates 5-1

By ANDREW SELIGMAN - Associated Press

Pirates prospect Gonzales focusing on present, not future

By WILL GRAVES - Associated Press

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Steven Brault delivers in the first inning during a spring training baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in Port Charlotte, Fla. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Pirates LHP Brault shut down, RHP Cederlind has Tommy John

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FILE - Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Steven Wright throws to the Baltimore Orioles during a baseball game in Baltimore, in this Monday, June 11, 2018, file photo. The Pittsburgh Pirates are taking a flier on knuckleball pitcher Steven Wright. The Pirates have signed the 36-year-old Wright and invited him to big league camp. The right-hander last pitched in the majors in 2019, when he was limited to six appearances with Boston after serving an 80-game suspension following a positive test for human growth hormone.(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Knuckleballer Wright ready to revive career with Pirates

By WILL GRAVES - Associated Press

St. Louis Cardinals' Nolan Arenado (28) follows through on a single during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Monday, March 15, 2021, in Jupiter, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

National League Central Preview Capsules

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Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes talks with first baseman Todd Frazier as they arrive to take on the Baltimore Orioles in a spring exhibition baseball game, Thursday, March 11, 2021, at LECOM Park in Bradenton, Fla. (Matt Freed/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)

Pirates face uncertain present while eyeing positive future

By WILL GRAVES - Associated Press

Trevor Cahill finalizes $1.5 million deal to join Pirates

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Recording, cataloging sports history is his specialty

By JOHN HARTSOCK and The (Altoona) Mirror - Associated Press

FILE - Pittsburgh Pirates' Gregory Polanco singles off Pirates pitcher Joe Musgrove during the team's intrasquad baseball game at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, in this Monday, July 13, 2020, file photo. Polanco is the final holdover of the Pittsburgh Pirates brief mid-decade renaissance, the one that saw them reach the playoffs three straight seasons. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Pirates RF Polanco hoping bumpy road smooths out in 2021

By WILL GRAVES - Associated Press

FILE - Pittsburgh Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes rounds third base after hitting a solo home run off Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks during the first inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, in this Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, file photo. A year ago, Ke'Bryan Hayes entered Pittsburgh Pirates spring training trying to bide his time until he made his big-league debut. Now the third baseman finds himself as the de facto face of the franchise after an abbreviated breakout rookie season. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Pirates 3B Hayes looking to build off breakout 2020

By WILL GRAVES - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, file photo, Pittsburgh Pirates starter Chris Archer pitches against the Washington Nationals in the first inning of a baseball game, in Pittsburgh. Free agent right-hander Archer has finalized a one-year, $6.5 million contract that reunites him with the Tampa Bay Rays. The 32-year-old is back with the AL champions after missing all of the pandemic-shortened 2020 season after having surgery to relieve symptoms of neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome when he was with the Pittsburgh Pirates. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

Archer eager to re-establish himself with AL champion Rays

By FRED GOODALL - Associated Press

FILE- In this June 11, 2019, file photo, Pittsburgh Pirates first-round draft pick, Quinn Priester, a right-handed pitcher out if Cary-Grove High School in Cary Illinois, answers questions during a news conference at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. Priester is already daydreaming about playoff games at PNC Park. Still, the Pittsburgh Pirates top pitching prospect knows there's plenty of work to do to make that dream a reality. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Pirates prospect Priester already daydreaming about PNC Park

By WILL GRAVES - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020 file photo, New York Mets' Todd Frazier gestures toward teammates in the dugout after hitting a double during the fourth inning of the team's baseball game against the New York Yankees in New York. Infielder Todd Frazier has agreed to a minor league deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates that includes an invitation to big league spring training. If Frazier is added to the 40-man roster, he would get a one-year contract paying a $1.5 million salary while in the major leagues. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

Todd Frazier agrees to minor league deal with Pirates

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FILE - San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Tyler Anderson works against the Arizona Diamondbacks during a baseball game in San Francisco, in this Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, file photo. The Pirates are closing in on a one-year deal with left-handed pitcher Tyler Anderson. The deal, which won't be complete until Anderson passes a physical, would be worth $2.5 million. The 31-year-old Anderson went 4-3 with a 4.37 ERA last season while pitching for San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Lefty Tyler Anderson embracing fresh start with Pirates

By WILL GRAVES - Associated Press

Former Pittsburgh Pirates player Grant Jackson acknowledges the crowd during the 40th anniversary celebration of the 1979 World Series team at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, in this Saturday, July 20, 2019, photo. Grant Jackson, the winning pitcher in Game 7 of the 1979 World Series for the &quot;We Are Family&quot; Pittsburgh Pirates and a reliable left-hander for 18 seasons in the majors, died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, from COVID-19 complications. He was 78. The Pirates said Jackson died at Canonsburg Hospital in Pennsylvania.(Matt Freed/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)

Grant Jackson, winning pitcher in ‘79 WS Game 7, dies at 78

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FILE - In this April 25, 2019, file photo, Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Jameson Taillon delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Pittsburgh. A person familiar with the trade talks tells The Associated Press the New York Yankees made the second addition to their starting rotation of the offseason, agreeing to acquire right-hander Taillon from the Pirates for four prospects. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Yankees get Jameson Taillon from Pirates for 4 prospects

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press