pirates

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Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani makes an early exit against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday because of inflammation in his left knee.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Pitcher Shohei Ohtani leaves the game with a three-run lead, but bullpen can’t hang on and Dodgers lose to the Pirates.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The Dodgers put together a 10-run seventh inning en route to a 12-3 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

In 2021, he went from the Chicago Cubs to the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Diamondbacks and then to Triple-A in the span of about six weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The tune for this ditty was suspiciously like a tune from Pirates on Holiday, the nautical operetta whose first act Penelope and the children had witnessed while visiting London some months earlier.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood