The 2010

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

season was the 129th season of the franchise; the 124th in the

National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team s ...

. This was their tenth season at

PNC Park PNC Park is a baseball stadium on the North Shore (Pittsburgh), North Shore of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the fifth home of the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). It was opened during the 2001 Major League Baseball season, ...

. The 2010 season was the Pirates' MLB-record 18th consecutive losing season. (This is also the longest for any major professional North American sport). The Pirates finished sixth and last in the

National League Central The National League Central is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was created in 1994, by moving two teams from the National League West (the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros) and three teams from the National League ...

with a record of 57–105, their worst record since

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

Off-season

The Pirates used the off-season to pick up bullpen help, signing relievers Javier López,

Brendan Donnelly Brendan Kevin Donnelly (born July 4, 1971) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. A right-hander, Donnelly pitched for twenty-one teams (two of them independents), twelve organizations, two independent leagues, eleven organized minor ...

and former closer

Octavio Dotel Octavio Eduardo Dotel Diaz (born November 25, 1973) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. Dotel played for 13 major league teams, the second most teams played for by any player in the history of Major League Baseball (MLB), setti ...

to one-year contracts. They also added a shortstop,

Bobby Crosby Robert Edward Crosby (born January 12, 1980) is an American former professional baseball infielder and current coach. He played in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Arizona Diamondbacks. The son of former ...

and re-signed shortstop

Ronny Cedeño Ronny Alexander Salazar Cedeño (born February 2, 1983), is a Venezuelan former professional baseball shortstop, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Seattle Mariners, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, Houston Astros ...

. The Pirates were intent on not having a losing season for the 18th straight year, though it happened.

Regular season

Divisional standings

Roster

Opening Day lineup

2010 Results

Game log

, - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , , April 5 , ,

Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

, , 11–5 , , Duke (1–0) , , Padilla (0–1) , , — , , 39,024 , , 1–0 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , , April 7 , ,

, , 4–3 (10) , , Donnelly (1–0) , , Ortiz (0–1) , , — , , 31,061 , , 2–0 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 3 , , April 8 , ,

, , 2–10 , , Billingsley (1–0) , , Maholm (0–1) , , — , , 9,352 , , 2–1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 4 , , April 9 , , @

Diamondbacks The Arizona Diamondbacks (colloquially known as the D-backs) are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The f ...

, , 1–9 , , Lopez (1–0) , , Morton (0–1) , , — , , 21,316 , , 2–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , , April 10 , , @

, , 6–3 , , Duke (2–0) , , Haren (1–1) , , Dotel (1) , , 22,407 , , 3–2 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 6 , , April 11 , , @

, , 6–15 , , Jackson (1–1) , , McCutchen (0–1) , , — , , 21,061 , , 3–3 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 7 , , April 12 , , @

Giants A giant is a being of human appearance, sometimes of prodigious size and strength, common in folklore. Giant(s) or The Giant(s) may also refer to: Mythology and religion *Giants (Greek mythology) *Jötunn, a Germanic term often translated as 'gi ...

, , 3–9 , , Zito (2–0) , , Burres (0–1) , , — , , 26,011 , , 3–4 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 8 , , April 13 , , @

, , 6–5 , , Meek (1–0) , , Affeldt (2–1) , , Dotel (2) , , 28,030 , , 4–4 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 9 , , April 14 , , @

, , 0–6 , , Sanchez (1–0) , , Morton (0–2) , , — , , 29,028 , , 4–5 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 10 , , April 16 , ,

Reds Reds may refer to: General * Red (political adjective), supporters of Communism or socialism * Reds (January Uprising), a faction of the Polish insurrectionists during the January Uprising in 1863 * USSR (or, to a lesser extent, China) during th ...

, , 4–3 , , Dotel (1–0) , , Masset (2–1) , , — , , 14,758 , , 5–5 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 11 , , April 17 , ,

, , 5–4 , , Taschner (1–0) , , Cordero (1–1) , , — , , 25,196 , , 6–5 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 12 , , April 18 , ,

, , 5–3 , , Maholm (1–1) , , Arroyo (0–1) , , Dotel (3) , , 13,860 , , 7–5 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 13 , , April 20 , , Brewers , , 1–8 , , Bush (1–0) , , Morton (0–3) , , — , , 9,386 , , 7–6 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 14 , , April 21 , , Brewers , , 0–8 , , Gallardo (1–2) , , Duke (2–1) , , — , , 12,192 , , 7–7 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 15 , , April 22 , , Brewers , , 0–20 , , Wolf (2–1) , , McCutchen (0–2) , , — , , 13,634 , , 7–8 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 16 , , April 23 , , @

Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League West, West division, having moved to the div ...

, , 3–4 , , Oswalt (2–2) , , Maholm (1–2) , , Lindstrom (5) , , 30,018 , , 7–9 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 17 , , April 24 , , @

, , 2–5 , , Rodriguez (1–2) , , Jakubauskas (0–1) , , Lindstrom (6) , , 30,562 , , 7–10 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 18 , , April 25 , , @

, , 3–10 , , Myers (1–1) , , Morton (0–4) , , — , , 27,210 , , 7–11 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 19 , , April 26 , , @ Brewers , , 3–17 , , Gallardo (2–2) , , Duke (2–2) , , — , , 25,892 , , 7–12 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 20 , , April 27 , , @ Brewers , , 7–3 , , Donnelly (2–0) , , Hoffman (1–2) , , — , , 28,991 , , 8–12 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 21 , , April 28 , , @ Brewers , , 6–5 (14) , , Carrasco (1–0) , , Parra (0–1) , , — , , 28,401 , , 9–12 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 22 , , April 29 , , @

, , 2–0 , , Burres (1–1) , , Kershaw (1–1) , , Meek (1) , , 40,185 , , 10–12 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 23 , , April 30 , , @

, , 2–6 , , Billingsley (2–1) , , Morton (0–5) , , — , , 46,775 , , 10–13 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 24 , , May 1 , , @

, , 1–5 , , Ortiz (1–1) , , Duke (2–3) , , — , , 40,483 , , 10–14 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 25 , , May 2 , , @

, , 3–9 , , Kuroda (3–1) , , Karstens (0–1) , , — , , 39,339 , , 10–15 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 26 , , May 4 , , Cubs , , 3–2 , , Maholm (2–2) , , Dempster (2–2) , , Dotel (4) , , 10,972 , , 11–15 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 27 , , May 5 , , Cubs , , 4–2 , , Morton (1–5) , , Lilly (1–2) , , Dotel (5) , , 11,053 , , 12–15 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 28 , , May 6 , , Cubs , , 11–1 , , Burres (2–1) , , Wells (3–1) , , — , , 11,085 , , 13–15 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 29 , , May 7 , ,

Cardinals Cardinal or The Cardinal may refer to: Animals * Cardinal (bird) or Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds **''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae **''Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, the ...

, , 3–4 , , Franklin (2–0) , , Meek (1–1) , , — , , 16,473 , , 13–16 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 30 , , May 8 , ,

, , 2–0 , , Karstens (1–1) , , Garcia (3–2) , , Dotel (6) , , 25,047 , , 14–16 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 31 , , May 9 , ,

, , 4–11 , , Wainwright (5–1) , , Maholm (2–3) , , — , , 17,342 , , 14–17 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 32 , , May 10 , ,

, , 1–2 , , Arroyo (2–2) , , Ohlendorf (0–1) , , Cordero (11) , , 9,045 , , 14–18 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 33 , , May 11 , ,

, , 0–9 , , Cueto (2–1) , , Morton (1–6) , , — , , 9,027 , , 14–19 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 34 , , May 12 , ,

, , 0–5 , , Bailey (1–2) , , Duke (2–4) , , — , , 20,064 , , 14–20 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 35 , , May 14 , , @ Cubs , , 10–6 , , Meek (2–1) , , Zambrano (1–3) , , — , , 39,082 , , 15–20 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 36 , , May 15 , , @ Cubs , , 4–3 , , Maholm (3–3) , , Dempster (2–4) , , Dotel (7) , , 41,336 , , 16–20 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 37 , , May 16 , , @ Cubs , , 3–4 , , Marshall (2–1) , , Carrasco (1–1) , , Marmol (6) , , 40,636 , , 16–21 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 38 , , May 17 , , @

Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citizen ...

, , 2–12 , , Kendrick (2–1) , , Morton (1–7) , , — , , 45,371 , , 16–22 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 39 , , May 18 , , @

, , 2–1 , , Duke (3–4) , , Halladay (6–2) , , Dotel (8) , , 45,007 , , 17–22 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 40 , , May 19 , , Brewers , , 6–4 , , Lopez (1–0) , , Wolf (3–4) , , Dotel (9) , , 9,526 , , 18–22 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 41 , , May 20 , , Brewers , , 3–4 , , Narveson (4–1) , , Maholm (3–4) , , Villanueva (1) , , 13,975 , , 18–23 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 42 , , May 21 , ,

Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. The Braves ...

, , 0–7 , , Hudson (5–1) , , Ohlendorf (0–2) , , — , , 22,470 , , 18–24 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 43 , , May 22 , ,

, , 2–4 , , Lowe (6–4) , , Morton (1–8) , , Wagner (5) , , 26,519 , , 18–25 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 44 , , May 23 , ,

, , 3–2 (10) , , Dotel (2–0) , , Saito (0–2) , , — , , 23,045 , , 19–25 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 45 , , May 24 , , @

, , 5–7 , , Harang (3–5) , , Burres (2–2) , , Cordero (15) , , 13,385 , , 19–26 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 46 , , May 25 , , @

, , 2–1 , , Hanrahan (1–0) , , Masset (3–3) , , Dotel (10) , , 14,471 , , 20–26 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 47 , , May 26 , , @

, , 0–4 , , Arroyo (5–2) , , Ohlendorf (0–3) , , — , , 18,137 , , 20–27 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 48 , , May 27 , , @

, , 2–8 , , Cueto (5–1) , , Morton (1–9) , , — , , 16,834 , , 20–28 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 49 , , May 28 , , @

, , 3–7 , , Lowe (7–4) , , Duke (3–5) , , — , , 23,442 , , 20–29 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 50 , , May 29 , , @

, , 3–6 , , Medlen (2–1) , , Burres (2–3) , , Wagner (6) , , 29,132 , , 20–30 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 51 , , May 30 , , @

, , 2–5 , , Saito (1–2) , , Hanrahan (1–1) , , Wagner (7) , , 31,078 , , 20–31 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 52 , , May 31 , , Cubs , , 2–1 , , Meek (3–1) , , Marshall (5–2) , , Dotel (11) , , 20,235 , , 21–31 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 53 , , June 1 , , Cubs , , 3–2 , , Hanrahan (2–1) , , Lilly (1–5) , , Dotel (12) , , 11,334 , , 22–31 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 54 , , June 4 , ,

, , 4–6 , , Sanchez (4–4) , , Duke (3–6) , , Wilson (14) , , 17,817 , , 22–32 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 55 , , June 5 , ,

, , 6–3 , , Maholm (4–4) , , Wellemeyer (3–5) , , — , , 36,687 , , 23–32 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 56 , , June 6 , ,

, , 5–6 (10) , , Wilson (2–0) , , Dotel (2–1) , , Casilla (1) , , 24,068 , , 23–33 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 57 , , June 7 , , Cubs , , 1–6 , , Silva (8–0) , , Eveland (0–1) , , Marshall (1) , , 12,768 , , 23–34 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 58 , , June 8 , , @ Nationals , , 2–5 , , Strasburg (1–0) , , Karstens (1–2) , , Capps (19) , , 40,315 , , 23–35 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 59 , , June 9 , , @ Nationals , , 5–7 , , Storen (2–0) , , Carrasco (1–2) , , Capps (20) , , 18,876 , , 23–36 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 60 , , June 10 , , @ Nationals , , 2–4 , , Hernandez (5–3) , , Duke (3–7) , , Clippard (1) , , 21,767 , , 23–37 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 61 , , June 11 , , @

Tigers The tiger (''Panthera tigris'') is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus ''Panthera''. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange fur with a white underside. An apex predator, it primarily preys on un ...

, , 2–6 , , Verlander (7–4) , , Ohlendorf (0–4) , , — , , 33,236 , , 23–38 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 62 , , June 12 , , @

, , 3–4 (10) , , Coke (4–0) , , Donnelly (2–1) , , — , , 34,501 , , 23–39 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 63 , , June 13 , , @

, , 3–4 , , Thomas (4–0) , , Lopez (1–1) , , Valverde (13) , , 31,243 , , 23–40 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 64 , , June 15 , ,

White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and ...

, , 4–6 , , Garcia (7–3) , , Lincoln (0–1) , , Jenks (12) , , 12,693 , , 23–41 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 65 , , June 16 , ,

, , 2–7 , , Danks (6–5) , , Duke (3–8) , , — , , 15,218 , , 23–42 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 66 , , June 17 , ,

, , 4–5 , , Buehrle (5–6) , , Ohlendorf (0–5) , , Jenks (13) , , 23,170 , , 23–43 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 67 , , June 18 , , Indians , , 3–4 , , Hernandez (6–5) , , Maholm (4–5) , , Wood (5) , , 28,478 , , 23–44 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 68 , , June 19 , , Indians , , 6–4 , , Karstens (2–2) , , Huff (2–9) , , Dotel (13) , , 38,008 , , 24–44 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 69 , , June 20 , , Indians , , 5–3 , , Donnelly (3–1) , , Lewis (2–2) , , Dotel (14) , , 29,845 , , 25–44 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 70 , , June 22 , , @ Rangers , , 3–6 , , Hunter (3–0) , , Ohlendorf (0–6) , , Feliz (20) , , 23,083 , , 25–45 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 71 , , June 23 , , @ Rangers , , 3–13 , , Ogando (3–0) , , Maholm (4–6) , , Harrison (1) , , 33,646 , , 25–46 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 72 , , June 24 , , @ Rangers , , 5–6 , , Francisco (6–3) , , Jackson (0–1) , , — , , 19,567 , , 25–47 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 73 , , June 25 , , @

Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...

, , 4–14 , , Sheets (3–7) , , Lincoln (0–2) , , — , , 11,154 , , 25–48 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 74 , , June 26 , , @

, , 0–5 , , Cahill (7–2) , , McCutchen (0–3) , , — , , 25,068 , , 25–49 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 75 , , June 27 , , @

, , 2–3 , , Breslow (3–1) , , Meek (3–2) , , Bailey (14) , , 15,238 , , 25–50 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 76 , , June 28 , , @ Cubs , , 2–1 , , Maholm (5–6) , , Cashner (0–2) , , Dotel (15) , , 38,512 , , 26–50 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 77 , , June 29 , , @ Cubs , , 1–3 , , Lilly (3–6) , , Karstens (2–3) , , Marmol (14) , , 36,914 , , 26–51 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 78 , , June 30 , , @ Cubs , , 2–0 , , Lincoln (1–2) , , Cashner (0–3) , , Dotel (16) , , 37,391 , , 27–51 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 79 , , July 1 , ,

, , 3–2 , , McCutchen (1–3) , , Hamels (6–7) , , Dotel (17) , , 25,323 , , 28–51 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 80 , , July 2 , ,

, , 2–0 , , Ohlendorf (1–6) , , Moyer (9–7) , , Dotel (18) , , 30,339 , , 29–51 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 81 , , July 3 , ,

, , 4–12 , , Kendrick (5–3) , , Maholm (5–7) , , — , , 38,052 , , 29–52 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 82 , , July 4 , ,

, , 8–5 , , Meek (4–2) , , Contreras (3–3) , , Dotel (19) , , 28,698 , , 30–52 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 83 , , July 6 , , @

, , 2–6 , , Rodriguez (6–10) , , Lincoln (1–3) , , — , , 23,210 , , 30–53 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 84 , , July 7 , , @

, , 3–6 , , Daigle (1–1) , , McCutchen (1–4) , , Lindstrom (20) , , 23,123 , , 30–54 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 85 , , July 8 , , @

, , 0–2 , , Oswalt (6–10) , , Ohlendorf (1–7) , , — , , 24,416 , , 30–55 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 86 , , July 9 , , @ Brewers , , 4–5 (10) , , Axford (4–1) , , Meek (4–3) , , — , , 27,767 , , 30–56 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 87 , , July 10 , , @ Brewers , , 3–4 , , Bush (4–6) , , Karstens (2–4) , , Axford (10) , , 38,588 , , 30–57 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 88 , , July 11 , , @ Brewers , , 5–6 , , Axford (5–1) , , Dotel (2–2) , , — , , 34,598 , , 30–58 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 89 , , July 16 , ,

, , 2–5 , , Myers (7–6) , , Duke (3–9) , , Lindstrom (22) , , 23,273 , , 30–59 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 90 , , July 17 , ,

, , 12–6 , , Lopez (2–1) , , Norris (2–7) , , — , , 36,665 , , 31–59 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 91 , , July 18 , ,

, , 9–0 , , Maholm (6–7) , , Oswalt (6–11) , , — , , 16,638 , , 32–59 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 92 , , July 19 , , Brewers , , 1–3 , , Capuano (1–1) , , Karstens (2–5) , , Axford (12) , , 12,375 , , 32–60 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 93 , , July 20 , , Brewers , , 11–9 , , Carrasco (2–2) , , Bush (4–8) , , Dotel (20) , , 13,202 , , 33–60 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 94 , , July 21 , , Brewers , , 15–3 , , Duke (4–9) , , Wolf (7–9) , , — , , 13,532 , , 34–60 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 95 , , July 22 , , Brewers , , 2–3 , , Gallardo (9–4) , , Ohlendorf (1–8) , , Axford (13) , , 18,715 , , 34–61 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 96 , , July 23 , ,

Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penna ...

, , 3–5 , , Correia (7–6) , , Maholm (6–8) , , Bell (28) , , 18,611 , , 34–62 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 97 , , July 24 , ,

, , 2–9 , , Latos (11–4) , , Karstens (2–6) , , — , , 36,967 , , 34–63 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 98 , , July 25 , ,

, , 3–6 , , LeBlanc (5–8) , , Lincoln (1–4) , , Bell (29) , , 18,800 , , 34–64 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 99 , , July 27 , , @

Rockies The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in great-circle distance, straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Can ...

, , 4–2 , , Duke (5–9) , , De La , , Dotel (21) , , 46,608 , , 35–64 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 100 , , July 28 , , @

, , 6–2 , , Gallagher (1–0) , , Cook (4–7) , , — , , 35,128 , , 36–64 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 101 , , July 29 , , @

, , 3–9 , , Jimenez (16–2) , , Maholm (6–9) , , — , , 34,158 , , 36–65 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 102 , , July 30 , , @

, , 0–1 (10) , , Franklin (6–1) , , Lopez (2–2) , , — , , 44,534 , , 36–66 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 103 , , July 31 , , @

, , 1–11 , , Suppan (1–6) , , McCutchen (1–5) , , — , , 45,783 , , 36–67 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 104 , , August 1 , , @

, , 1–9 , , Wainwright (15–6) , , Duke (5–10) , , — , , 43,338 , , 36–68 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 105 , , August 2 , ,

, , 0–4 , , Wood (2–1) , , Ohlendorf (1–9) , , — , , 15,172 , , 36–69 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 106 , , August 3 , ,

, , 7–6 , , Maholm (7–9) , , Leake (7–3) , , Hanrahan (1) , , 13,623 , , 37–69 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 107 , , August 4 , ,

, , 4–9 , , Cueto (11–2) , , Karstens (2–7) , , — , , 20,420 , , 37–70 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 108 , , August 5 , ,

, , 5–1 , , McDonald (1–1) , , Francis (4–4) , , — , , 17,131 , , 38–70 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 109 , , August 6 , ,

, , 3–6 , , Hammel (8–6) , , Park (0–1) , , Street (7) , , 30,711 , , 38–71 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 110 , , August 7 , ,

, , 8–7 (10) , , Gallagher (2–0) , , Street (2–3) , , — , , 38,147 , , 39–71 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 111 , , August 8 , ,

, , 4–8 , , Rogers (2–2) , , Maholm (7–10) , , — , , 22,716 , , 39–72 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 112 , , August 10 , , @

, , 1–4 , , LeBlanc (6–10) , , Karstens (2–8) , , Bell (32) , , 23,249 , , 39–73 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 113 , , August 11 , , @

, , 5–8 , , Correia (9–7) , , McDonald (1–2) , , Bell (33) , , 28,335 , , 39–74 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 114 , , August 12 , , @

, , 0–3 , , Garland (11–8) , , Duke (5–11) , , Bell (34) , , 25,897 , , 39–75 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 115 , , August 13 , , @

, , 1–4 , , Lopez (4–0) , , Meek (4–4) , , Lyon (3) , , 36,124 , , 39–76 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 116 , , August 14 , , @

, , 2–3 , , Norris (5–7) , , Maholm (7–11) , , Lyon (4) , , 31,608 , , 39–77 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 117 , , August 15 , , @

, , 2–8 , , Happ (3–1) , , Karstens (2–9) , , — , , 34,372 , , 39–78 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 118 , , August 16 , ,

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, , 7–1 , , McDonald (2–2) , , Volstad (6–9) , , — , , 13,396 , , 40–78 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 119 , , August 17 , ,

, , 0–6 , , Nolasco (14–8) , , Duke (5–12) , , — , , 14,156 , , 40–79 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 120 , , August 18 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Johnson (11–5) , , Ohlendorf (1–10) , , Oviedo (27) , , 12,242 , , 40–80 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 121 , , August 19 , ,

, , 2–4 , , Sanabia (2–1) , , Maholm (7–12) , , Oviedo (28) , , 15,783 , , 40–81 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 122 , , August 20 , ,

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, , 2–7 , , Pelfrey (12–7) , , Karstens (2–10) , , — , , 23,695 , , 40–82 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 123 , , August 21 , ,

, , 1–5 (5) , , Niese (8–5) , , McDonald (2–3) , , — , , 28,759 , , 40–83 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 124 , , August 22 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Duke (6–12) , , Santana (10–8) , , Hanrahan (2) , , 24,730 , , 41–83 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 125 , , August 23 , ,

, , 2–10 , , Lohse (2–5) , , Ohlendorf (1–11) , , — , , 12,393 , , 41–84 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 126 , , August 24 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Hanrahan (3–1) , , Wainwright (17–8) , , Meek (2) , , 13,302 , , 42–84 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 127 , , August 25 , ,

, , 5–2 , , McCutchen (2–5) , , Westbrook (1–2) , , — , , 12,686 , , 43–84 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 128 , , August 27 , , @ Brewers , , 2–7 , , Narveson (10–7) , , McDonald (2–4) , , — , , 32,130 , , 43–85 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 129 , , August 28 , , @ Brewers , , 7–8 (11) , , Loe (3–3) , , Ledezma (0–1) , , — , , 37,782 , , 43–86 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 130 , , August 29 , , @ Brewers , , 4–8 , , Bush (7–11) , , Morton (1–10) , , Hoffman (8) , , 35,733 , , 43–87 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 131 , , August 30 , , @ Cubs , , 2–14 , , Zambrano (6–6) , , Maholm (7–13) , , — , , 29,538 , , 43–88 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 132 , , August 31 , , @ Cubs , , 14–7 , , Karstens (3–10) , , Dempster (12–9) , , — , , 31,369 , , 44–88 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 133 , , September 1 , , @ Cubs , , 3–5 , , Diamond (1–3) , , McDonald (2–5) , , Marmol (25) , , 33,555 , , 44–89 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 134 , , September 3 , , Nationals , , 8–5 , , Duke (7–12) , , Hernandez (9–10) , , Hanrahan (3) , , 19,734 , , 45–89 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 135 , , September 4 , , Nationals , , 2–9 , , Lannan (7–6) , , Maholm (7–14) , , — , , 30,263 , , 45–90 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 136 , , September 5 , , Nationals , , 1–8 , , Marquis (2–7) , , Morton (1–11) , , — , , 18,057 , , 45–91 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 137 , , September 6 , ,

, , 3–1 , , Burres (3–3) , , Hanson (9–11) , , Hanrahan (4) , , 15,330 , , 46–91 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 138 , , September 7 , ,

, , 5–0 , , McDonald (3–5) , , Hudson (15–7) , , — , , 11,070 , , 47–91 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 139 , , September 8 , ,

, , 3–9 , , Lowe (12–12) , , Duke (7–13) , , — , , 13,113 , , 47–92 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 140 , , September 10 , , @

, , 3–4 (12) , , Smith (3–2) , , Ledezma (0–2) , , — , , 24,908 , , 47–93 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 141 , , September 11 , , @

, , 4–5 (10) , , Cordero (6–4) , , Thomas (0–1) , , — , , 36,101 , , 47–94 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 142 , , September 12 , , @

, , 3–1 , , Park (1–1) , , Cordero (6–5) , , Hanrahan (5) , , 26,617 , , 48–94 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 143 , , September 13 , , @

, , 0–1 (10) , , Takahashi (9–6) , , Park (1–2) , , — , , 24,384 , , 48–95 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 144 , , September 14 , , @

, , 1–9 , , Dickey (11–6) , , Duke (7–14) , , — , , 27,438 , , 48–96 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 145 , , September 15 , , @

, , 7–8 , , Valdes (3–3) , , Maholm (7–15) , , Takahashi (7) , , 29,000 , , 48–97 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 146 , , September 16 , , @

, , 2–6 , , Pelfrey (15–9) , , Ledezma (0–3) , , — , , 28,790 , , 48–98 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 147 , , September 17 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Meek (5–4) , , Vasquez (1–6) , , — , , 22,939 , , 49–98 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 148 , , September 18 , ,

, , 9–6 , , McDonald (4–5) , , Enright (6–5) , , — , , 25,981 , , 50–98 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 149 , , September 19 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Hanrahan (4–1) , , Heilman (5–8) , , Meek (3) , , 18,331 , , 51–98 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 150 , , September 21 , ,

, , 5–2 , , Maholm (8–15) , , Westbrook (2–4) , , Meek (4) , , 15,478 , , 52–98 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 151 , , September 22 , ,

, , 11–6 , , Morton (2–11) , , Lohse (4–8) , , — , , 11,785 , , 53–98 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 152 , , September 23 , ,

, , 2–9 , , Suppan (2–7) , , Burres (3–4) , , — , , 15,802 , , 53–99 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 153 , , September 24 , ,

, , 7–10 , , Myers (14–7) , , Leroux (0–1) , , Lyon (19) , , 22,279 , , 53–100 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 154 , , September 25 , ,

, , 6–4 , , Duke (8–14) , , Norris (9–9) , , Hanrahan (6) , , 25,350 , , 54–100 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 155 , , September 26 , ,

, , 9–3 , , Maholm (9–15) , , Happ (6–3) , , — , , 23,208 , , 55–100 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 156 , , September 27 , , @

, , 4–6 , , Reyes (3–1) , , Gallagher (2–1) , , McClellan (2) , , 38,592 , , 55–101 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 157 , , September 28 , , @

, , 7–2 , , Burres (4–4) , , Suppan (2–8) , , — , , 38,315 , , 56–101 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 158 , , September 29 , , @

, , 1–4 , , Walters (2–0) , , McDonald (4–6) , , — , , 38,112 , , 56–102 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 159 , , September 30 , , @

, , 9–11 , , Volstad (12–9) , , Duke (8–15) , , Oviedo (30) , , 21,021 , , 56–103 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 160 , , October 1 , , @

, , 5–1 , , Park (2–2) , , Mendez (1–3) , , — , , 23,124 , , 57–103 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 161 , , October 2 , , @

, , 0–2 , , Sanches (2–2) , , Morton (2–12) , , Hensley (6) , , 25,332 , , 57–104 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 162 , , October 3 , , @

, , 2–5 , , Sanchez (13–12) , , Burres (4–5) , , Hensley (7) , , 31,803 , , 57–105 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member''

Record vs. opponents

Detailed records

Awards and honors

2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game The 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 81st midseason exhibition between the All-Stars of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 13, 2010, ...

Evan Meek Evan David Meek (born May 12, 1983) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He is best known for giving up Derek Jeter's final hit at Yankee Stadium. He has played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Baltimore Orioles in Major League Bas ...

, P, Reserve NL Player of the Week Award * Pedro Alvarez (September 20–26, 2010)

Statistics

;Hitting ''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' ;Pitching ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Transactions

Pre-Season

''(November 4, 2009 – April 4, 2010)'' *On November 20, 2009 the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed

Chris Jakubauskas Christopher James Jakubauskas (born December 22, 1978) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Baltimore Orioles. College career Jakubauskas ...

off waivers from the

Seattle Mariners The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League West, West division. The team joined the American League ...

. *On November 30, 2009 the Pittsburgh Pirates lost free agent Rubén Gotay to the

St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals hav ...

. *On November 30, 2009 the Pittsburgh Pirates signed

Toronto Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto. The Blue Jays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since 1989, the team has played its home games ...

free agent

Wil Ledezma Wilfredo Jose Ledezma Acosta (born January 21, 1981) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He previously played for the Detroit Tigers, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks, Washington N ...

to a minor league contract. *On December 3, 2009 the Pittsburgh Pirates promoted Kevan Graves to assistant director of baseball operations and hired Mike Basso as a major league scout, Toshi Nagahara as assistant trainer and Tyrone Brooks as director of baseball operations. *On December 7, 2009 the Pittsburgh Pirates signed

Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive F ...

free agent

Vinnie Chulk Charles Vincent "Vinnie" Chulk (born December 19, 1978) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He is of Cuban heritage. Early life Chulk played baseball at the Perrine Khoury League throughout much of his childhood, and graduated in 19 ...

to a minor league contract. *On December 10, 2009 the Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent

to a 1-year/$1 million contract, claimed John Raynor in Rule 5 major league draft (#2 overall from

Florida Marlins The Miami Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in Miami. The Marlins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The club's home ballpark is LoanDepot Park. The franc ...

) and claimed Rodolfo Cardona in Rule 5 AAA draft (#2 overall from

Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East division. As one of the American L ...

). *On December 13, 2009 the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed

to a 1-year/$1.125 million contract. *On December 18, 2009 the Pittsburgh Pirates signed

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

free agent Javier López to a 1-year contract. *On December 23, 2009 the Pittsburgh Pirates signed

Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...

free agent

Jack Taschner Jack Gerard Taschner (born April 21, 1978) is a former left-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He played for the San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Los Angeles Dodgers. In his major league career (2005� ...

to a minor league contract. *On January 12, 2010 the Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent

Ryan Church Ryan Matthew Church (born October 14, 1978) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Montreal Expos / Washington Nationals, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Arizona Diamondbacks. Career Minors Drafte ...

to a 1-year contract and signed

Brian Bass Brian Michael Bass (born January 6, 1982) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and former pitching coach for the Stevenson University Mustangs in addition to offering private pitching instructions. He played for the Minnesota Twin ...

, Luke Carlin and

Brian Myrow Brian Shawn Myrow (born September 4, 1976) is former American baseball player. Early and personal life Myrow was born on September 4, 1976, in Fort Worth, Texas. He attended Louisiana Tech University.D. J. Carrasco Daniel J "D. J." Carrasco (born April 12, 1977) is a former American professional baseball pitcher. He is currently the pitching coach of the Syracuse Mets. Career Baltimore Orioles Carrasco was originally drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 39 ...

to a minor league contract. *On January 16, 2010 the Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent

to a 1-year/$1.5 million contract. *On January 18, 2010 the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Brian Bixler to the

in exchange for Jesus Brito. *On January 19, 2010 the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed

Zach Duke Zachary Thomas Duke (born April 19, 1983) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Arizona Diamondbacks, Washington Nationals, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox, St. ...

to a 1-year contract and claimed Brandon Jones off of waivers from the

Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. The Braves ...

. *On January 21, 2010 the Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent

to a 1-year contract. *On March 2, 2010 the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed Ramon Aguero,

José Ascanio José Eleazar Ascanio (born May 2, 1985) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball for the Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates. Ascanio Has Two Children Jord ...

Jeff Clement Jeffrey Burton Clement (born August 21, 1983) is an American former professional baseball player. Clement was a catcher and first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners and Pittsburgh Pirates. Clement attend ...

, Argenis Diaz,

Joel Hanrahan Joel Ryan Hanrahan (born October 6, 1981) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. Hanrahan was originally a starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB) before moving to the closer role for the ...

Kevin Hart Kevin Darnell Hart (born July 6, 1979) is an American comedian and actor. Originally known as a stand-up comedian, he has since starred in Hollywood films and on TV. He has also released several well-received comedy albums. After winning se ...

Gorkys Hernández Gorkys Gustavo Hernández Lugo (born September 7, 1987) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Miami Marlins, San Francisco Giants, and ...

, Jason Jaramillo, Brandon Jones,

Garrett Jones Garrett Thomas Jones (born June 21, 1981) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Miami Marlins and New York Yankees. Hi ...

Andy LaRoche Andrew Christian LaRoche (born September 13, 1983) is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Oakland Athletics, and Toronto Blue Jays. La ...

Brad Lincoln Brad Eric Lincoln (born May 25, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays, and Philadelphia Phillies. Prior to playing professionally, he atten ...

Andrew McCutchen Andrew Stefan McCutchen (born October 10, 1986) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, Philadelphia P ...

Daniel McCutchen Daniel Thomas McCutchen (born September 26, 1982) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers. Amateur career McCutchen attend ...

Lastings Milledge Lastings Darnell Milledge (born April 5, 1985) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Washington Nationals, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Chicago White Sox and then in Nip ...

Bryan Morris Avery Bryan Morris (born March 28, 1987) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Miami Marlins and San Francisco Giants. Early life Morris was born in Woodbury, T ...

, Charlie Morton,

Brandon Moss Brandon Douglas Moss (born September 16, 1983) is an Americans, American former professional baseball outfielder / first baseman / designated hitter (DH). He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Phil ...

Ross Ohlendorf Curtis Ross Ohlendorf (born August 8, 1982) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, Washington Nationals, Texas Rangers, and Ci ...

, Steve Pearce, John Raynor,

José Tábata José Nicolas Tábata (born August 12, 1988) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He was an international signee (2005) of the New York Yankees and, by 2008, became the Yankees' No. 2 prospect. He played in Major L ...

, Ronald Uviedo,

Donnie Veal Donald Tyrone Veal (born September 18, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Veal played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, and Atlanta Braves. He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs ...

Neil Walker Neil Martin Andrew Walker (born September 10, 1985) is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates (2009–2015), New York Mets (2016–17), Milwaukee Brewers ( ...

and

Delwyn Young Delwyn Rudy Young (born June 30, 1982) is an American former professional baseball utility player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates. He is currently the manager of the State College Spike ...

to 1-year contracts. *On March 29, 2010 the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed Hayden Penn off of waivers from the

In-Season

''(April 5, 2010 – November 1, 2010)'' *On April 8, 2010 the Pittsburgh Pirates released Ramon Vazquez. *On April 24, 2010 the Pittsburgh Pirates traded

Jonathan Van Every Jonathan Eugene Van Every (born November 27, 1979) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder. Amateur career Van Every attended Itawamba Community College in Fulton, Mississippi where he played college baseball. At Itawamba CC, Van Ev ...

to the

in exchange for a player to be named later. *On May 18, 2010 the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Latin American prospects Angel Sanchez, Brayan Almonte, Jose Acosta, Jose Roman, Oderman Rocha and Willy Garcia. *On June 1, 2010 the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Ronald Uviedo to the

in exchange for

Dana Eveland Dana James Eveland (born October 29, 1983) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, Pittsburgh Pirates, L ...

. *On June 15, 2010 the Pittsburgh Pirates signed draft picks Chase Lyles, Justin Bencsko, Justin Ennis, Kelson Brown, Kevin Decker and Matt Skirving and signed non-drafted free agent Kevin Mort. *On June 18, 2010 the Pittsburgh Pirates signed draft picks Tyler Waldron and Vince Payne. *On June 25, 2010 the Pittsburgh Pirates signed draft pick Justin Howard. *On June 28, 2010 the Pittsburgh Pirates signed draft picks

Casey Sadler Casey Scott Sadler (born July 13, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Seattle Mariners organization. He has previously played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs and Mariners. Caree ...

, James Archibald and Jason Townsend. *On July 2, 2010 the Pittsburgh Pirates signed draft pick Matt Curry. *On July 7, 2010 the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Sean Gallagher from the

San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penna ...

in exchange for cash considerations. *On July 15, 2010 the Pittsburgh Pirates signed draft pick Mel Rojas, Jr. *On July 20, 2010 the Pittsburgh Pirates signed non-drafted free agents Yunior Aquiles, Cristian Henriquez, Yunior Montero, Melvin Rosario, Miguel De Aza, Rodney Polonia, Isaac Sanchez and Heriberto Figueroa. *On July 31, 2010 the Pittsburgh Pirates traded

to the

Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

in exchange for James McDonald and

Andrew Lambo Andrew Francis Lambo (born August 11, 1988) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and first baseman . He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Oakland Athletics. Career Los Angeles Dodgers Lambo ...

. *On July 31, 2010 the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Javier López to the

San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New Yor ...

in exchange for Joe Martinez and John Bowker. *On July 31, 2010 the Pittsburgh Pirates traded

D. J. Carrasco Daniel J "D. J." Carrasco (born April 12, 1977) is a former American professional baseball pitcher. He is currently the pitching coach of the Syracuse Mets. Career Baltimore Orioles Carrasco was originally drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 39 ...

and

to the

Arizona Diamondbacks The Arizona Diamondbacks (colloquially known as the D-backs) are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The f ...

in exchange for

Chris Snyder Christopher Ryan Snyder (born February 12, 1981) is an American former professional baseball catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Houston Astros and the Baltimore Ori ...

Pedro Ciriaco Pedro Joel Ciriaco Leguisamon (born September 27, 1985) is a Dominican former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) primarily for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres, Kansas City Royals, ...

and cash considerations. *On August 4, 2010 the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed

Chan Ho Park Chan Ho Park (; ; born June 30, 1973) is a South Korean former professional baseball pitcher. Park was the first South Korea-born player in MLB history. He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, New York Mets, ...

off of waivers from the

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Amer ...

and

Chris Resop Christopher "Chris" Paul Resop (born November 4, 1982) is a former American professional baseball right-handed pitcher. He has since entered a career as a real estate professional. Early life Resop graduated from Barron G. Collier High School i ...

off of waivers from the

. *On August 9, 2010 the Pittsburgh Pirates signed draft picks

Nick Kingham Nicholas Gordon Kingham (born November 8, 1991) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Toronto Blue Jays, in the KBO League for the SK Wyverns and Hanwha ...

Brandon Cumpton Brandon Tyler Cumpton (born November 16, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 9th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft and made his MLB debut for them in 2013. He att ...

and Ryan Hafner. *On August 16, 2010 the Pittsburgh Pirates signed draft picks

Drew Maggi Andrew Jerome Maggi (born May 16, 1989) is an American professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. Maggi is of Italian descent and he played for the Italy national baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic. He has previously pla ...

Jared Lakind Jared Talor Lakind (born March 9, 1992) is an American-Israeli professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He also plays for Team Israel. In high school, Lakind played first base, outfield, and pitcher, and in his senior year in 2010 was ...

Jameson Taillon Jameson Lee Taillon ( ; born November 18, 1991) is a Canadian-American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees. The Pirat ...

and Stetson Allie. *On August 24, 2010 the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Luis Heredia. *On August 25, 2010 the Pittsburgh Pirates signed

Dilson Herrera Dilson José Herrera García (born March 3, 1994) is a Colombian professional baseball second baseman for the Staten Island FerryHawks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the ...

. *On September 13, 2010 the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed

Chris Leroux Christopher Adam Leroux (born April 14, 1984) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher and television personality. He played for the Florida Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates, and New York Yankees in Major League Baseball (MLB) and for the ...

off of waivers from the

. *On October 4, 2010 the Pittsburgh Pirates announced that John Russell has been relieved of his duties as the club's manager.

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Altoona, VSL Pirates

References

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