Pirates 3rd Baseman Jung-ho Kang Rehabbing in Indianapolis

Pirates 3rd Baseman Jung-ho Kang Rehabbing in Indianapolis

After months of recovery and extensive physical therapy, Pirates third baseman Jung-ho Kang is finally rehabbing his leg in Indianapolis. Kang suffered a broken leg and torn MCL when he was slid into by then-Cubs left fielder Chris Coghlan who was trying to break up a double play back in September. 

Kang is expected to be back in Pittsburgh sometime in the next week or two and will hopefully be the Pirates every day third baseman again at some point soon after that. 

Voting for the 2016 MLB All-Star Game has Officially Started!

Voting for the 2016 MLB All-Star Game has Officially Started!

Only 20 games into the 2016 Major League Baseball regular season and all star voting has started already. The 2016 MLB All-Star Game will be held on July 12th, 2016 at Petco Park in San Diego, home of the San Diego Padres. 

The all star game happens in Major League Baseball every year in the middle of July and while it is supposed to be fun and games, it is important for the post season as it pits the American League's best against the National League's best and the winning team gets home field advantage in the World Series! So go and vote for your favorite players to see them at the mid season classic! 

Pirates Charities Host Home Run 5K and 10K Races

Pirates Charities Host Home Run 5K and 10K Races 

On April 16th, 2016 the Pittsburgh Pirates Charity group hosted their annual Home Run 5K and 10K races to raise money for Pirates Charities, a fund raising group within the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball organization that builds fields throughout the greater Pittsburgh area for kids with special needs. Canfield, OH native Scott Denham won the 5K with a time of 15 minutes and 38 seconds and Gregory Opp of Somerset, PA won the 10K event with a time of 35 minutes and 17 seconds and it was a fun time for all who attended and all who participated and a great way for the Pirates to give back to the community. 

Top 10 World Series Championship Winners List

 Top 10 World Series Championship Winners List

List of the teams that have won the World Series in Baseball History and the number they have one and the last year that they won one. 

1. New York Yankees (27, Last was in 2009)

2. St. Louis Cardinals (11, last was in 2011)

3. Oakland Athletics (9, last was in 1989)

4. San Fransisco Giants (8, last was in 2014)

4. Boston Red Sox (8, last was in 2013)

6. Los Angeles Dodgers (6, last was in 1988)

7. Cincinnati Reds (5, last was in 1990)

7. Pittsburgh Pirates (5, last was in 1979) 

9. Detroit Tigers (4, last was in 1984)

10. Atlanta Braves (3, last was in 1995)

10. Chicago White Sox (3, last was in 2005)

10. Baltimore Orioles (3, last was in 1983) 

2016 MLB Power Rankings: Week 3

 2016 MLB Power Rankings: Week 3

ESPN's rankings of all 30 teams in order of performance thus far as of Week 3 (April 25th, 2016) 

 TOP 10                              

1. Chicago Cubs (14-5)                                                   

2. Washington Nationals (14-4) 

3. Kansas City Royals (12-6)

4. Baltimore Orioles (11-6)

5. Los Angeles Dodgers (12-7)

6. Chicago White Sox (13-6)

7. New York Mets (10-7)

8. Texas Rangers (10-9) 

9. St. Louis Cardinals (10-8)

10. Pittsburgh Pirates (9-9)

EVERYONE ELSE 

11. Oakland Athletics (10-9)

12. Arizona Diamondbacks (10-9)

13. San Fransisco Giants (9-11) 

14. Cleveland Indians (9-7) 

15. Toronto Blue Jays (10-10) 

16. Detroit Tigers (8-9)

17. Boston Red Sox (9-9)

18. Colorado Rockies (9-9)                                                          

19. Seattle Mariners (9-9)

20. Tampa Bay Rays (8-10) 

21. New York Yankees (7-10) 

22. Los Angeles Angels (8-11) 

23. Cincinnati Reds (9-10)

24. Houston Astros (6-13)

25. Philadelphia Phillies (9-10)

26. Miami Marlins (6-10)

27. San Diego Padres (7-12)

28. Milwaukee Brewers (8-11)

29. Minnesota Twins (5-14)

30. Atlanta Braves (4-14) 

Diamondbacks Score 9 in the 6th, Go On to Defeat the Cardinals 12-7.

Diamondbacks Score 9 in the 6th, Go On to Defeat the Cardinals 12-7

Backed by a big night from leadoff hitter Jean Segura who went 4 for 6 with one run and three runs batted in (RBI's) coming off one swing which was a three run homer off of Cardinals reliever Kevin Siegrist, the Arizona Diamondbacks came back to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks by a final score of 12 to 7 that included a 9 run sixth inning. The Diamondbacks were down by a score of 5-2 going to the bottom of the 6th inning when the Arizona offense exploded for nine runs off of Cardinals starter Jaime Garcia as well as a few relievers and they never looked back. 

Updated 2016 MLB Season Standings for Each Division as of 4/26/16

Updated 2016 MLB Season Standings for Each Division as of 4/26/16
                                              
A. AL EAST

                                     Wins  Losses   PCT  GB
1. Baltimore Orioles     11          7       .611   --
2. Boston Red Sox       10          9       .526  1.5
3. Toronto Blue Jays    10         11      .476  2.5
4. Tampa Bay Rays      9          10      .474   2.5
5. New York Yankees   8          10     .444   4.0


B. AL Central            

                                      Wins  Losses  PCT  GB

1. Chicago White Sox   14        6        .700  --
2. Kansas City Royals   12        7        .632  1.5
3. Cleveland Indians      9         8         .529  3.5
4. Detroit Tigers            9         9         .500  4.0
5. Minnesota Twins       6         14       .300  8.0

C. AL WEST

                                      Wins  Losses  PCT  GB
1. Seattle Mariners         10         9       .526   --
2. Oakland Athletics      10        10       .500  0.5
3. Texas Rangers            10        10       .500  0.5
4. Los Angeles Angels    9         11      .450   1.5
5. Houston Astros           6         14      .300   4.5

D. NL EAST

                                        Wins  Losses PCT  GB
1. Washington Nationals   14        4      .778   --
2. New York Mets             11        7      .611   3.0
3. Philadelphia Phillies      9         10    .474   5.5
4. Miami Marlins               7         11    .389   7.0
5. Atlanta Braves               4         15    .211   10.5

E. NL CENTRAL

                                       Wins  Losses PCT  GB
1. Chicago Cubs             14          5      .737  --
2. Pittsburgh Pirates       11          9       .550  3.5
3. St. Louis Cardinals    10          9       .526  4.0
4. Cincinnati Reds          9          11       .450 5.5
5. Milwaukee Brewers   8          11       .421 6.0

F. NL WEST

                                           Wins  Losses PCT  GB
1. Los Angeles Dodgers     12         8      .600  --
2. Arizona Diamondbacks  11        10     .524  1.5
3. San Fransisco Giants      10        11     .476  2.5
4. Colorado Rockies           9          10     .474  2.5
5. San Diego Padres           7           13    . 350 4.0