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In ESPN The Magazine, Sam Miller writes that even though the L.A. Angels and Dodgers have the money for big-name veterans, young talent wins in today's game.

Andrew McCutchen had three hits and two RBIs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Chicago Cubs 4-2 on a rainy Thursday for their fourth straight win.

Here's a quick look at the Chicago Cubs' 1-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday: How it happened: The Pirates scored their lone run in the first on back-to-back hits with two outs by Andrew McCutchen and Garrett Jones. But Jeff Samardzija...

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For the third straight season, baseball fans bought more Derek Jeter jerseys than any other.

Andrew McCutchen homered and reached base four times, and the Pittsburgh Pirates held off a late rally to snap a seven-game losing streak with a 7-6 win over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.

Still harboring the illusion that your favorite team will make the playoffs? Here's a handy guide to bring you back to reality.

MVP candidate Andrew McCutchen has the Pirates in uncharted waters.

Detroit prospect Nick Castellanos hit a three-run homer during a nine-run sixth inning, and Royals minor leaguer Wil Myers added three RBIs to lead the U.S. team to a 17-5 rout of the World team in the All-Star Futures Game on Sunday.

PITTSBURGH -- Andrew McCutchen and the Pittsburgh Pirates can relate to what the Chicago Cubs are going through. Perhaps more than anyone, they know what it feels like to be on an extended losing streak -- 12 in a row, in the Cubs' case. The P...

Pedro Alvarez, Andrew McCutchen and Garrett Jones homered, Erik Bedard pitched six shutout innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Chicago 10-4 Sunday and sent the Cubs to their 12th consecutive defeat.

Three ESPN contributors discuss storylines from section 26 to 50 of the top 500 player rankings for 2012.

As part of the ESPN top 500, Keith Law looks ahead to 2017 and predicts who the top 10 players will be five years from now.

Blog | Conversation | March 26, 2012

With Andrew McCutchen's deal complete with the Pirates, Buster Olney writes that the Royals' Eric Hosmer could be the next young star ready for a long-term deal. For the Pirates and Royals, it's mandatory.

Blog | Conversation | March 05, 2012

Heading into spring training, every general manager has a list of questions that he wants answered. Whether that's seeing if a player has rebounded from surgery or if an aging veteran has any gas left in the tank. It might be a position battle that n...

Blog | February 22, 2012

The Pittsburgh Pirates have activated first baseman Derrek Lee from the 15-day disabled list and inserted him into the cleanup spot against the Chicago Cubs.