- Barry Bonds
Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24 1964 in Riverside, California) is a Major League Baseball player with the San Francisco Giants. He is the son of former Major League All-Star Bobby Bonds, cousin of Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson, and the godson of Hall of Famer Willie Mays. Bonds holds the single season major league records for home runs (73), on base percentage (.609), slugging percentage (.863), and walks (232). - Jason Bay
Jason Raymond Bay (born September 20, 1978 in Trail, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian baseball player, who plays left field for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He bats and throws right-handed. In his young major league career, Bay has demonstrated well above average power to all fields. He has also shown good discipline at the plate - in 2005, he ranked in the top ten in the National League in walks - although he does also strike out more often than the average hitter. - Freddy Sanchez
Frederick Phillip (Freddy) Sanchez, Jr. (born December 21, 1977 in Hollywood, California) is an infielder in Major League Baseball. Since 2002, Sanchez has played for the Boston Red Sox (2002-03) and Pittsburgh Pirates (2003-Present). He bats and throws right-handed. - Zach Duke
Zachary Thomas (Zach) Duke (born April 19, 1983 in Clifton, Texas) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Duke bats and throws left handed. He is considered one of the best pitching prospects in major league baseball. - Nate McLouth
Nathan Richard McLouth (Born October 28, 1981 in Muskegon, MI) is a Major League Baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Primarily a center fielder, McLouth bats from the left side and throws from the right. He is 5' 11" tall and weighs 185 pounds. His last name is commonly mispronounced; the correct pronunciation rhymes with the word "mouth", rather than the word "couth". - Ian Snell
Ian Dante Snell (born October 30, 1981 in Dover, Delaware) is a pitcher in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He throws and bats right-handed. From 2001-2003, he went by the name Ian Oquendo, which is the last name of his baby's mother. However, Snell was the last name he was born with. He throws a fastball, along with a curveball, a slider and a changeup. - Jack Wilson
Jack Eugene Wilson (born December 29, 1977 in Westlake Village, California) is a shortstop in Major League Baseball who has played with the Pittsburgh Pirates since 2001 and is signed through 2009. He bats and throws right handed. In a five-season career, Wilson has compiled a .263 batting average with 35 home runs and 245 RBI in 720 games. - Dave Parker
David Gene "The Cobra" Parker (born June 9, 1951 in Calhoun, Mississippi) is an American former player in Major League Baseball. He was the 1978 National League MVP and a two-time batting champion. - Matt Capps
Matthew Dicus Capps (born September 3, 1983 in Douglasville, Georgia) is a baseball relief pitcher who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He possesses a noteworthy change up and a 95 MPH fastball, and has excellent command of both. Capps was drafted by the Pirates in the 7th round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. He was a starting pitcher until 2004, never advancing above A-level in the minor leagues. - Tom Gorzelanny
Thomas Stephen Gorzelanny is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Born July 12, 1982 in Evergreen Park, Illinois, Gorzelanny played junior college ball at Triton College. He spent the 2002 summer playing for the St. Cloud River Bats of the Northwoods League. He was drafted the by the Pirates in the second round of the 2003 draft. Gorzelanny spent most of the 2005 season with the Double-A Altoona Curve, … - Ryan Doumit
Ryan Matthew Doumit (born April 3, 1981, in Moses Lake, Washington) is a Major League Baseball catcher/First baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Doumit stands at 6' 1", and weighs 220 pounds. He is a switch-hitter. He was selected by the Pirates in the second round of the 1999 draft. After losing to the Milwaukee Brewers in May of the 2007 season, … - Roberto Clemente
Roberto Clemente Walker (August 18, 1934 - December 31, 1972) was a Major League Baseball right fielder and right-handed batter. He was elected to the Hall of Fame posthumously in 1973 as the first Hispanic American to be selected, and the only exception to the mandatory five-year post-retirement waiting period since it was instituted in 1954. Clemente was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico, the youngest of four children. He played 18 seasons in the majors from 1955 to 1972, … - Xavier Nady
Xavier Clifford Nady (born November 14, 1978 in Salinas, California) is a Major League Baseball first baseman/right fielder with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The St. Louis Cardinals originally drafted Nady in the 4th round of the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft (134th overall) after he was named Northern California Player of the Year in his senior year of high school but he did not sign professionally at that time. - Paul Maholm
Paul Gurner Maholm [Mah-HALL-uhm] (born June 25, 1982 in Greenwood, Mississippi) is a lefthanded pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was a three-year letterman while pitching at Mississippi State, before being selected by the Pirates in the first round (8th overall) of the 2003 Major League Baseball draft. Maholm is a graduate of Germantown High School in Germantown, Tennessee. He made his major league debut, as a starter, on August 30, … - Jeromy Burnitz
Jeromy Neal Burnitz (born April 15, 1969 in Westminster, California) is a former baseball player who was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played with the New York Mets (1993-94, 2002-03), Cleveland Indians (1995-96), Milwaukee Brewers (1996-2001), Los Angeles Dodgers (2003), Colorado Rockies (2004), Chicago Cubs (2005), and Pittsburgh Pirates (2006). On February 2, 2005, the Cubs signed Burnitz to a one-year contract, … - Ronny Paulino
Ronny Paulino (born April 21 1981 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a professional baseball player. Paulino plays catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Paulino signed as a non-drafted free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization on December 29 1997 at the age of 16. In 2002, he was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the Rule 5 draft, but he was returned to the Pirates in spring training of the following year. - Adam Laroche
David Adam LaRoche (born November 6, 1979 in Orange County, California), is a Major League Baseball player. He is currently the starting first baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who traded for him in 2007 after he spent three seasons playing for the Atlanta Braves. - John Grabow
John William Grabow is a left-handed relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was born on November 4, 1978, in Arcadia, California. Through 2006, he has held opposing batters to a .229 batting average and a .289 slugging percentage when there were runners in scoring position. - Chris Duffy
Christopher Ellis Duffy (born April 20, 1980 in Brattleboro, Vermont) is a Major League Baseball player who plays outfield for the Pittsburgh Pirates. - Sean Casey
Sean Thomas Casey (born on July 2, 1974, Willingboro, New Jersey), nicknamed "the Mayor," is a first baseman in Major League Baseball who plays for the Detroit Tigers. A graduate of the University of Richmond, where his .461 batting average in 1995 lead all Division I players, he was drafted in 1995 in the 2nd round by the Cleveland Indians and was traded to the Reds before the 1998 season. Casey had his best year in 1999 hitting .332 with 25 HRs and 99 RBIs in 151 games. - Humberto Cota
Humberto Cota is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball club. His major league debut was on September 9, 2001. As of the end of the 2005 season, he had 98 hits, 12 home runs, and a .242 batting average over the course of 5 seasons and 153 games. - Derek Bell
Derek Nathaniel Bell (born December 11, 1968 in Tampa, Florida) is a former Major League Baseball player. Primarily a right fielder and center fielder, Bell batted from the right side and threw with his right hand. He is 6'2" tall, and during his playing career, he weighed 215 pounds. - Sean Burnett
Sean Burnett (born September 17, 1982 in Dunedin, Florida) was a pitcher from Wellington High School in Wellington, Florida. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first round in 2000, and has stayed with that team since then. Known for his change-up, remarkable control and presence, a low-90s fastball. While he's not overpowering, his off-speed pitches generate an incredible amount of weak groundballs and pop outs. Very few home runs. - Bryan Bullington
Bryan Paul Bullington (b. September 4, 1980, in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a Major League Baseball right handed pitcher who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and attended Ball State. Bullington was the first overall pick in the 2002 draft by the Pirates. He was the first player from the Mid-American Conference to be selected with the first pick in a major sport's draft. - Joe Randa
Joseph Gregory Randa (born December 18, 1969 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a former Major League Baseball player. He was primarily a third baseman during his career. - Kenny Lofton
Kenneth Lofton (born May 31, 1967 in East Chicago, Indiana) is a Major League Baseball center fielder who plays with the Texas Rangers. Previously, Lofton played for the Houston Astros (1991), Cleveland Indians (1992-96, 1998-2001), Atlanta Braves (1997), Chicago White Sox (2002), San Francisco Giants (2002), Pittsburgh Pirates (2003), Chicago Cubs (2003), New York Yankees (2004), Philadelphia Phillies (2005), and Los Angeles Dodgers (2006). He bats and throws left-handed. - John van Benschoten
John Wesley Van Benschoten (Born April 14, 1980 in San Diego, California) is a Major League Baseball player. A starting pitcher who bats and throws from the right side, Van Benschoten is 6'4" tall and weighs 217 pounds. Grew up playing baseball at Milford High School in Milford Ohio. John has one sister, Lyndsey. - Jonah Bayliss
Jonah James Bayliss (born August 13, 1980, in North Adams, Massachusetts) is a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He is an alumnus of Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, and Lawrence Academy at Groton in Groton, Massachusetts. Bayliss was originally a seventh-round draft pick of the Kansas City Royals in 2002, and he made his major league debut with that team on June 21, 2005. - Jody Gerut
Joseph Diego "Jody" Gerut (born September 18, 1977 in Elmhurst, Illinois) is a right fielder who currently is a free agent. He attended Willowbrook High School, and later Stanford University. He made his major league debut in April 26, 2003 with the Cleveland Indians. Jody was acquired by the Cubs from the Cleveland Indians on July 18 2005 in exchange for Jason Dubois. He is known as an excellent defender, and can play left field, right field, and center field. - Orlando Merced
Orlando Luis (Villanueva) Merced (born November 2, 1966 in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico) was a First Baseman and Outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1990-96), Toronto Blue Jays (1997), Minnesota Twins (1998), Boston Red Sox (1998), Chicago Cubs (1998), Montreal Expos (1999) and Houston Astros (2001-03). He helped the Pirates win the National League Eastern Division from 1990 to 1992 and the Astros win the 2001 NL Central Division. - Willie Stargell
Wilver Dornell "Willie" Stargell (March 6, 1940 - April 9, 2001), nicknamed "Pops" in the later years of his career, was a professional baseball player who played his entire Major League career (1962-1982) with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an outfielder and first baseman. Over his 21-year career with the Pirates, he batted .282, with 2,232 hits, 423 doubles, 475 home runs and 1540 runs batted in, … - Brad Eldred
Bradley Ross Eldred (born July 12, 1980 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL) is a first baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nicknamed "Big Country" by Altoona Curve Teammates because of his size (6'5", 270 pounds) and his home run power. Eldred was drafted by the Pirates out of Florida International University in the 6th round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. - Nelson Figueroa
Nelson Figueroa is an American professional baseball player from Brooklyn, New York. He attended Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts where he pitched for three years and earned a bachelors degree in American Studies. He was drafted 833rd overall by the New York Mets in the 30th round of the 1995 MLB Amateur Draft and was subsequently traded along with outfielder Bernard Gilkey to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Jorge Fábregas, Willie Blair and cash considerations. - Pat Meares
Patrick James Meares (born September 6, 1968 in Salina, Kansas) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop. Meares was the 12th round draft pick of the 1990 amateur draft by the Minnesota Twins, from Wichita State University. Meares made his Major League debut on May 5, 1993 with the Minnesota Twins. In 1998, Meares played six full seasons with the Minnesota Twins, with a high of 152 games in 1996, when he was granted free agency. - Bill Madlock
Bill Madlock, Jr. (born January 12, 1951 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a former Major League Baseball player. From 1973 to 1987, Madlock was the only right-handed hitter to win a National League batting title. His record of four batting titles as a third baseman would be eclipsed in 1988 by Wade Boggs. It is also the second most by a National Leaguer since 1970 behind only Tony Gwynn's eight. - Mike Benjamin
Michael Paul Benjamin (born November 22 1965 in Euclid, Ohio) is a former infielder in Major League Baseball who played primarily as a shortstop from 1989-2000 and in 2002. - Mike Johnston
Mike Johnston (born March 30, 1979) is a baseball player, currently playing for the San Diego Padres. In 2004, Johnston made the Pirates team out of spring training despite never previously pitching above the AA level. By doing so, Johnston became the second known person with Tourette syndrome to play in Major League Baseball, after Jim Eisenreich. In October 2006, Johnston underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum. - Britt Reames
Britt William Reames (born August 19, 1973 in Seneca, South Carolina) is a pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He made his career debut in the major leagues for the St.Louis Cardinals in 2000. Since then he has been on the Oakland Athletics, the Montreal Expos, and the Pittsburgh Pirates, always switching between the majors and the minors. On August 11 2006 he was called up by the pirates when Josh Sharpless went on the disabled list. - Mike Edwards
Michael Donald Edwards (born November 24, 1976, in Goshen, New York) is a minor league baseball utility player. He is currently a free agent. Mike Edwards attended High School at Mechanicsburg Area Senior High in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. He holds the MASH records for assists, walks, and saves and is second place in home runs, doubles, RBI's, and hits, all to 1984 #1 pick Shawn Abner. Mike was a three sport athlete at Mechanicsburg, … - Rick Reed
Richard Allen Reed (born August 16, 1964 in Huntington, West Virginia) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1988-1991), Kansas City Royals (1992-1993), Texas Rangers (1993-1994), Cincinnati Reds (1995), New York Mets (1997-2001) and Minnesota Twins (2001-2003). He batted and threw right handed. Reed was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 26th round of the 1986 amateur draft.
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