Thursday morning, Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association announced plans for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals to play a special regular season game in conjunction with the 2017 Little League World Series on Sunday, August 20th. The game, originally slated to be played at PNC Park, will instead be played at BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field in Williamsport, Penn., just a few miles up the road from where the Little League World Series ... Read More
AM Joe: Pa. Little League team comes up just short
Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's your day in sports for Monday, August 31, 2015. What's on tap for today: The Pirates (79-50) have a well-deserved day off today after playing 20 games in the last 20 days. Not all of the Pirates will have the day off, however, as general manager Neal Huntington will be working the phones up until the 11:59 p.m. waiver trade deadline. While the big deals usually take place in July, the waiver trade period is still a time when teams can acquire talented ... Read More